Spinning Wheel
Hate/Love Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Take off your shirt - take off your pants
Take off your stockings - take off your bra
Take off your makeup and let's see it all
Now peel on the spinning wheel
Say you are a singer - come and sing
Take off your necklace - take off your rings
Take off your perfume want to see your nakedness
Now peel on the spinning wheel
In your set of three you can be anything you want to be
In your set of three you think of me anything you want now peel
Say you are a dancer - come and dance
Take off your shirt - take off your pants
Take off your stockings - take off your bra
Take off your makeup and let's see it all
Now peel on the spinning wheel
Now peel get on your poles and ride
The lyrics of "Spinning Wheel" by Hate/Love are meant to be provocative and suggestive. The verses address dancers and singers, encouraging them to peel and reveal themselves on the spinning wheel. The spinning wheel is a metaphor for the cycle of life, where things repeat themselves endlessly, with the illusion of progress. The phrase "peel on the spinning wheel" symbolizes the stripping away of layers, masks, and societal expectations, to reach the core of one's identity and desires. By shedding clothes, jewelry, and makeup, the performers expose their vulnerability, sensuality, and authenticity.
The chorus repeats the invitation to "peel on the spinning wheel" and adds the element of choice. The reference to "your set of three" implies that the performers have a trio of personalities, a triad of selves that they can embody. They can be anything they want to be, and they can think of the person who is singing to them, presumably the singer of the band, who is offering them the chance to explore their fantasies and break free from their routine. The line "ride on your poles" is a double entendre, referring both to the poles that dancers use in their performances and to the phallic shapes that suggest sexual pleasure. The overall tone of the song is sensual, seductive, and empowering, inviting the audience to participate in the liberation of the performers and the celebration of their bodies.
Line by Line Meaning
Say you are a dancer - come and dance
The singer is inviting someone who identifies as a dancer to dance.
Take off your shirt - take off your pants
The singer is encouraging the dancer to remove their clothing.
Take off your stockings - take off your bra
The singer is requesting the dancer to take off additional items of clothing.
Take off your makeup and let's see it all
The artist is asking the dancer to remove their makeup to show their true self.
Now peel on the spinning wheel
The artist is asking the dancer to perform on a pole as a form of stripping.
Say you are a singer - come and sing
The singer is inviting someone who identifies as a singer to sing.
Take off your necklace - take off your rings
The singer is encouraging the singer to remove their jewelry.
Take off your garter belt - take off your dress
The artist is requesting the singer to remove their clothing.
Take off your perfume want to see your nakedness
The artist is asking the singer to remove their perfume and become vulnerable.
Now peel on the spinning wheel
The artist is asking the singer to perform on a pole as a form of stripping.
In your set of three you can be anything you want to be
The singer is suggesting that in threesomes, people can explore new identities and experiences.
In your set of three you think of me anything you want now peel
The artist is expressing a desire for the listener(s) to participate in sexual activity with them.
Now peel get on your poles and ride
The singer is instructing people to perform on poles and continue stripping.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: David Clayton-Thomas
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@josephgold3702
I remember cutting this video but what I remember better about that time period was cutting every drum track to that record in one single session with no overdubs and no splicing. I drummed my ass off for a month to prep for that record. Just played the Whisky in Hollywood two Saturday nights ago with Pearl for a 30 year anniversary show of our first record release - Blackout. He can still sing. It was epic fun and I still loved drumming to Spinning Wheel.
@SteveIronedOut
That's a hell of an achievement.. my band is still finishing the writing of our songs while we record them. Haha
@thisdude8810
That's fucking bad ass! Thank you for sharing this story it'll be blasting in my ears for a long ass time!!!
@andym28
I remember buying the record.i was buying classic albums on weekly basis in 92 and got this in a whim. I was disappointed because it wasn't major league quality more like great demo quality but it is a great record I reach out for regularly. Kinda grungy like other classic albums sound of white noise art of Rebellion motley crue subhuman race dogman.Even dream theaters awake has grunge influences on tracks like lie and caught in a Web. This was one instance where the a and r guys were bang on the money.
Great job on the drum tracks especially wrong side of the grape lol.
@kangoftherang7468
ECW. The crowd needed a diversion. Thank this song and Kimona for that.
@adambennett2737
If the ring hadn't broke it never would have happened
@markboyd1696
Love/Hate was a totally underrated band. Lumped in with the LA scene, but they were so much more heavy and diverse. Even a sleazy song like this is just HEAVY.
@robh.5595
I remember hearing this in heavy rotation back in 93-94 on Z--Rock...shame they never got the recognition they deserved.
@favorites51066
One of the best songs in history
@stirfry5560
Kimona wanalaya