We Can Be Lovers
Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman Lyrics
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Girl -A girl has got to eat
Guy -All you need is love
Girl -I shall end up on the street
Guy -All you need is lo-ove
Girl -Love is just a game
Guy -I was made for lovin you baby,
Girl -The only way of lovin me baby,
is to pay a lovely fee
Guy -Just one night, just one night
Girl -Theirs no way, cause you can't pay
Guy -In the name of love, one night in
the name of love
Girl -You crazy fool, I won't give in to
you
Guy -Don't, leave me this way, I can't
survive, without your sweet love
oh baby, Don't leave me this way
Girl -You think that people would have
had enough of silly love songs
Guy -I look around me and i see, it
isn't silly, oh no
Girl -Some people want to fill the world
with silly love songs
Guy -Well whats wrong with that, i'd
like to know, cause here i go
AGA-AIN!
Guy -Love lifts us up where we belong,
where eagles fly, on a mountain
high
Girl -Love makes us act like we are
fools, throw our lives away, for
one happy day
Guy -WE COULD BE HERO'S!, just for one
day
Girl -You, you will be mean
Guy -No, I won't
Girl -And I, i..i'll drink all the time
Guy -We should be LOVERS!
(oooooooooo)
Girl -We can't do that!
Guy -We should be LO-OVERS!,(oooooooo)
thats a fact!
Girl -No nothing, will keep us TOGETHER!
Guy -We could still time
Both -just for one day
Both -We could be hero's, forever and
ever
Both -We could be hero's, forever and
ever
Both -We could be hero's
Guy -Just because I.... love....you
obviously
Both -I love you!
Girl -How wonderful life is, now
Both -Now your in the world
The song "We Can Be Lovers" is a duet between two characters in the musical film "Moulin Rouge!," played by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. The song is a medley of popular love songs and is used to progress the story between the two characters. The girl is hesitant to give in to the guy's persistent advances only for one night, ultimately leading him to declare his love for her.
The song opens with the famous Beatles' line, "All you need is love," which the guy uses to convince the girl to give in to his advances. However, she is aware that love won't be enough for her to survive and that it's just a game. The guy responds with "I was made for lovin you baby," referencing the Kiss song "I Was Made for Lovin' You." The girl then demands a fee for her love, leading the guy to propose just one night. However, the girl is not convinced, and the guy tries to appeal to her with a few more love songs.
The song ends with the two characters professing their love for one another. Overall, "We Can Be Lovers" combines various popular love songs to illustrate the push-and-pull dynamics between the two characters. It emphasizes that love can be a tricky game, and sometimes it takes something special to make it last.
Line by Line Meaning
All you need is love
Love is the most important thing in a relationship.
A girl has got to eat
Money is also important in a relationship because it's necessary to survive.
I shall end up on the street
Without money, the girl will be homeless.
Love is just a game
The girl doesn't take love seriously.
I was made for lovin you baby, you were made for lovin me
The guy and girl were meant to be together.
The only way of lovin me baby, is to pay a lovely fee
The girl values money more than love and requires payment to be with the guy.
Just one night, just one night
The guy only wants one night together.
Their's no way, cause you can't pay
The girl won't agree to just one night because payment is required for her love.
In the name of love, one night in the name of love
The guy wants a night together for the sake of love.
You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
The girl thinks the guy is foolish for paying to be with her and won't give in to his request.
Don't leave me this way, I can't survive, without your sweet love oh baby, Don't leave me this way
The guy cannot imagine life without the girl and pleads for her to stay.
You think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
The girl believes that love songs are overrated.
I look around me and I see, it isn't silly, oh no
The guy disagrees and thinks that love songs are important.
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
The girl thinks that people talk about love too much.
Well what's wrong with that, I'd like to know, cause here I go AGA-AIN!
The guy thinks that there's nothing wrong with expressing love and will continue to do so.
Love lifts us up where we belong, where eagles fly, on a mountain high
Love elevates and creates a wonderful feeling within a relationship.
Love makes us act like we are fools, throw our lives away, for one happy day
Love sometimes can make people do crazy things.
WE COULD BE HERO'S!, just for one day
They could be heroes in love, even if it was just for one day.
You, you will be mean
The girl accuses the guy of potentially being mean to her.
No, I won't
The guy denies the girl's accusation.
And I, i..i'll drink all the time
The girl admits to potentially drinking a lot.
We should be LOVERS! (oooooooooo)
The guy wants to be the girl's lover.
We can't do that!
The girl rejects the idea of being lovers with the guy.
We should be LO-OVERS!, (oooooooo) that's a fact!
The guy reiterates that they should be lovers, emphasizing its importance.
No nothing will keep us TOGETHER!
Nothing external can keep their love apart.
We could still time just for one day
They could pause time just to be together for one day.
We could be hero's, forever and ever
They could be heroes in love forever.
Just because I.... love....you obviously
The guy loves the girl with all his heart.
I love you!
Both the guy and girl profess their love for each other.
How wonderful life is, now
Life is wonderful now that they have found each other.
Now your in the world
The girl's presence in the guy's life makes it better.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@zepcrazyfre
”I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU BABY YOU WERE MADE FOR LOVING ME!”
”LOVE LIFTS US UP WHERE WE BELONG…..WHERE THE EAGLES FLY….ON A MOUNTAIN HIGH!”
”WE COULD BE HEROES!!!” -Ewan McGregor
Still gives me chills….20 years later 🤣😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉💯🔥
@lilmissrockchick4962
Let's face it, who didn't have a crush on Ewan McGregor in this film ❤
@FromNoWhereXIII
Halitosis
@bearhugsplans
To be honest I was feeling something I first watched this when I was 13-14. His singing voice was entrancing. 😩 To high standards now lol.
@edosan1068
more like, who didn't have a crush on ewan mcgregor on any of his films, lol
@daemon2470
Not me. I was Nicole Kidman, team.
@djsosonut
Both of them.
@iphiko9638
Satine (Nicole Kidman) in this scene deserves all the appreciation we can give her for being gorgeous in that stunning dress, but also for being one of the only musical characters that understands the dangers of singing on the precarious ledges of high buildings.
@bigmamisvea3318
Lol
@mua4ever632
one of the only musical characters that understands the dangers of singing on the precarious ledges of high buildings <--- truest words were never spoken.... and completely appreciate Satine in this movie!!!!!!!!!!! amazing
@wasbear
So that's why Obi-Wan's girlfriend in Clone Wars is named Satine!