Formed circa 1968/69, the original core members included percussionist Patrick Olive, guitarist Franklyn De Allie and drummer Ian King, along with bass player Tony Wilson, pianist Larry Ferguson and with Jamaican-born songwriter/vocalist Errol Brown. For Apple, they released a reggae version of "Give Peace A Chance", and backed Mary Hopkins on "Think About Your Children" before the Apple label dissolved. In 1970, they signed to Rak Records, a label owned by UK producer Mickie Most who had the group compose the final chart hit for Herman's Hermits. On their own they were to become one of the U.K's best loved charts groups, with 25 UK top 40 hit singles in their career. Hot Chocolate enjoyed their first UK hit in 1970 with "Love Is Life" followed by many more U.K. Top 10 hits including "I Believe (In Love)," "Brother Louie" (a stateside #-1 for U.S Stories), "A Child's Prayer," "Put Your Love In Me," "No Doubt About It," "Girl Crazy," "It Started With A Kiss" and "What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl)."
While popular in the U.K, it wasn't until 1974 that they secured a U.S record deal with Big Tree records, releasing the single "Emma", and becoming associated with burgeoning disco scene with "Disco Queen." Their second US album featured "You Sexy Thing" which hit #3 on the US top 40 charts. By 1978 they were affiliated with Infinity Records in the U.S and hit #6 on the charts with "Every 1's A Winner." 1979 sees the band release the LP "Going Through The Motions" obviously burning out on disco, but still commercially aiming for the dancefloor market with the irionic track "Mindless Boogie". They continued for some years afterwards but never regained the chart action or a U.S label, with lead singer Errol Brown finally leaving in 1987, basically putting an end to the group.
In 1992, with a new line-up, manager and agent, Ric Martin, took control over the band's bookings and live appearances. Hot Chocolate continue to make live appearances in the UK and Europe. A minor resurgence in interest in Hot Chocolate's music occurred after the 1998 film "The Full Monty" used "You Sexy Thing" prominently in the soundtrack. Errol brown was also known under the nickname, "the singing malteser" due to his bald head.
It Started With A Kiss
Hot Chocolate Lyrics
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In the back row of the classroom
How could I resist
The aroma of your perfume
You and I were inseparable
It was love at first sight
You made me promise to marry you
I made you promise to be my wife
And I had just about turned nine (just about turned nine)
I thought that life was always good
I thought you always would be mine
Started with a kiss
Never thought it would come to this
It started with a kiss
I never thought it would come to this
I remember every little thing
Like fighting in the playground
'Cause some good looking boys
Had started to hang around
That boy hurt me so bad
But I was happy 'cause you cried
Still I couldn't help but notice
That new distant look in your eyes
And then when you were sixteen
And I had just turned seventeen (just turned seventeen)
I couldn't hold on to your love
I couldn't hold on to my dream
It started with a kiss
I never thought it would come to this
Started with a kiss
Never thought it would come to this
You don't remember me, do you?
You don't remember me, do you?
Walking down the street
Came the star of my love story
And my heart began to beat so fast
So clear was my memory
I heard my voice cry out your name
And as she looked and looked away
I felt so hurt, I felt so small
It was all that I could say
You don't remember me, do you?
You don't remember me, do you?
You don't remember me, do you?
You don't remember me, do you?
It started with a kiss
Never thought it would come to this
It started with a kiss, oh
Never thought it would come to this
The lyrics of Hot Chocolate's song "It Started With A Kiss" tell a story of two childhood sweethearts who promise to marry each other but are forced to separate as they grow older. The song reminisces about the innocence of young love in the back row of a classroom, with the aroma of the loved one's perfume being irresistible. The singer remembers how they fought in the playground to protect each other and how they promised to be each other's spouse. As they grew older, the boy couldn't hold onto the girl's love, and the girl couldn't hold onto her dreams.
The lyrics of the song tell a poignant story of unrequited love and how two people grew apart as they went through life. Particularly in the chorus, the singer makes it clear that they didn't think things would turn out this way, which implies a sense of regret that their love didn't last. The repetition of the line "You don't remember me, do you?" suggests that although the singer has moved on with their life, they still hold onto the memory of their young love.
Overall, the song evokes feelings of nostalgia and lost love while highlighting the fragility of childhood romances.
Line by Line Meaning
It started with a kiss
Our love story began with a simple kiss
In the back row of the classroom
The kiss happened while we were seated at the back of the class
How could I resist
Your charm was irresistible to me
The aroma of your perfume
Your sweet scent made me fall in love with you
You and I were inseparable
We were always together and couldn't be separated easily
It was love at first sight
I knew I loved you the moment I saw you
You made me promise to marry you
You proposed and asked me to marry you
I made you promise to be my wife
I too promised to marry you
But you were only eight years old
You made the proposal at a very young age
And I had just about turned nine (just about turned nine)
I was only a year older than you at the time
I thought that life was always good
I was naive and thought life was always good
I thought you always would be mine
I thought we would be together forever
Never thought it would come to this
I never imagined our love would end like this
I remember every little thing
I can recall every detail about our past
Like fighting in the playground
We used to fight with other kids in the playground
'Cause some good looking boys
We fought over some boys who liked you
Had started to hang around
Those boys started to hang around us
That boy hurt me so bad
One of those boys ended up hurting me badly
But I was happy 'cause you cried
Despite getting hurt, I was happy to see you cry for me
Still I couldn't help but notice
I couldn't ignore the fact that you were changing
That new distant look in your eyes
You had a distant look in your eyes that I noticed
And then when you were sixteen
When you turned sixteen
And I had just turned seventeen (just turned seventeen)
I was only a year older than you at the time
I couldn't hold on to your love
I couldn't make you love me anymore
I couldn't hold on to my dream
I couldn't hold on to the dream we had of us being together forever
Walking down the street
While I was walking on the street
Came the star of my love story
I saw the person who used to be the star of my love story
And my heart began to beat so fast
My heart started racing
So clear was my memory
I remembered everything so clearly
I heard my voice cry out your name
I ended up shouting out your name
And as she looked and looked away
You saw me, but quickly looked away
I felt so hurt, I felt so small
That made me feel really hurt and insignificant
It was all that I could say
I didn't know what to say or do
You don't remember me, do you?
You don't seem to remember me or our love story
Started with a kiss, oh
Our love story began with a simple kiss
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Christina Ginger Berry, George Melvin Brown, David Young
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@leannehaynes8954
My Nan loved this song so much much, she passed away from cancer a few months ago and every time I played this for her she would come out of the trance and wake for a moment it was amazing and the line “you don’t remember do you?” She kept saying “ I DO” it’s my birthday today and I miss her so much she was my mum more than a Nan and this will forever remind me of her and the love and my grandad shared, who she is reunited with now. RIP to all the older generation. They don’t make them like they used too! ♥️
@ciztueta
Happy birthday sweetie !!! A big big big hug for you in your day. Best regards. Kisses
@sheenavanderloos3922
U rite🙏
@philcarey7981
God bless
@valerieebrahimi3515
🌟
@ennesshay5040
It started with a 'vote' - in 2019 - UK !!!!!
@cereaneyre1966
Everytime I listen to this song I end up crying like a baby. My grandad used to sing this song everytime he drank hot chocolate. And it's coming up to his 3rd anniversary of his passing. It's never gets any easier I miss him so much, words can't even describe.
@lynettegreig4763
🤗
@josephsharp5678
I sympathize with you. I miss my Grandparents tremendously everyday but also feel so blessed to have had such amazing Grandparents growing up as a kid.
@geop7497
he knows he is stillin your heart....nice taoughts btw....God bless you/