Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are an American rock band led by artist Joan … Read Full Bio ↴Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are an American rock band led by artist Joan Jett. After The Runaways split in 1979, Jett pursued a solo career to explore the same aggressive punk style and met Kenny Laguna. Jett soon released her self-titled debut.

Shortly after that, with Kenny's assistance, Joan formed the backing group "The Blackhearts" with three obscure New York area musicians: Gary Ryan on bass, Eric Ambel (replaced shortly thereafter by Rick Byrd) on guitar and Lee Crystal on drums. After almost a year of touring, Joan's first album with The Blackhearts, entitled I Love Rock'N'Roll came out in December of 1981. The album included a version of "Little Drummer Boy" on the pre-Christmas editions. The album's impact on the music scene was immediate with the LP reaching the Top Five, while the single "I Love Rock'n'Roll" hit the very top of the Billboard's Charts on March 20, 1982 and stayed #1 for 7 weeks. Joan Jett had come back from nowhere.

A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well as sellout tours with The Police, Queen, and Aerosmith, among others. Jett was the second American act of any kind to perform behind the Iron Curtain, the first one being Blood, Sweat & Tears in Romania in 1969. She was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic.

Forced label changes in the 80's led to a decline in popularity. Despite the follow-up albums "Album" and "Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth" being praised by her devout fans, neither got the attention or radio play the first two albums received.

After receiving her own MTV New Year's Eve special, Jett beat out a number of contenders to appear in the movie Light of Day with Michael J. Fox. It was about this time that Ryan and Crystal left the Blackhearts. They were soon replaced by the powerful rhythm section of Thommy Price and Kasim Sulton. Later that year, Jett released "Good Music", which featured appearances by The Beach Boys, The Sugarhill Gang and singer Darlene Love. The album only spawned two minor singles which received little airplay. This label decided the band had to either take in outside help or they would lose their contract.

And so they did. Her next release, Up Your Alley, went multi-platinum and was followed by "The Hit List", which was an international hit. Popular songwriter/producer Desmond Child was brought in, resulting in the release of album "Up Your Alley". This album brought the band a resurgence in popularity, with top 10 singles "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Little Liar".

This return to the spotlight would be short-lived, however. Follow-up album "The Hit List", an all-cover songs release, spawned only a minor hit with Jett's version of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds".

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became the first rock band to perform a series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, breaking the record at the time for the fastest ticket sell-out ever.

1991 and 1994 had two more releases, "Notorious" and "Pure & Simple". But radio had started looking to grunge by this time, and neither album got the attention they deserved.

In the 1990s, Jett and Laguna released "Flashback", a compilation of her career so far on their own Blackheart Records. Her next release, "Notorious" (which featured The Replacements' Paul Westerberg) was the last with Sony/CBS as Jett switched to Warner Brothers.

In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well received Pure and Simple, which featured tracks written with Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland), Donita Sparks (L7) and Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill).

While a slew of hits packages, some with an occasional new or previously unreleased track were released following this, it would be 10 years before a new studio album would appear.

This would be 2004's "Naked", and thus far has been a Japan-only release. The album sees Jett returning to a more raw and experimental sound, closer to that of her first 4 releases than the polished material that began with "Good Music".

Failing to get "Naked" released in other markets, Jett released on a more international level "Sinner" in June 2006, on Blackheart Records, her own label.. This album featured many remixed tracks from "Naked", and a complete rewrite of "Stuck in the Middle" to new version "Riddles". Lead-off single and video was a cover of "A.C.D.C." by Sweet.

To support the album, the band appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour, and embarked on a Fall 2006 tour with Eagles of Death Metal.

After a long break from recording, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released a 6-song EP of new material, "Mindsets," in June 2023.

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Love Me Two Times
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Lyrics

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Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times girl
I'm goin' away
Love me two times girl
One for tomorrow, one just for today
Love me two times I'm goin' away

Love me one time
Could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak
Love me two times girl

Last me all through the week
Love me two times I'm goin' away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' song Love Me Two Times highlight the desire to be loved and cherished in a relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer, who is leaving soon, wants to be loved twice as much before they leave. It seems like the singer wants to make the most out of the remaining time they have by ensuring that they have enough love to last them through the week. The singer wants to make memories that they can cherish while they are away.

The lyrics emphasize the importance of love in one's life. The singer wants to be loved twice because they believe that it is essential to have a sufficient amount of love to survive. The song highlights the bittersweetness of love and the fear of not having enough love in life. The singer wants to make sure that they have enough love because they believe that it will help them when they are away. The song showcases the singer's vulnerability, and it is easy to empathize with them.

Line by Line Meaning

Love me two times baby
Please show me affection and attention two times.

Love me twice today
Please show me affection and attention twice today.

Love me two times girl
Please show me affection and attention two times, my female partner.

I'm goin' away
I will be leaving soon.

Love me two times girl
Please show me affection and attention two times, my female partner.

One for tomorrow, one just for today
Please show me affection and attention once today and once tomorrow.

Love me two times I'm goin' away
Please show me affection and attention two times before I leave.

Love me one time
Please show me affection and attention one time.

Could not speak
I am unable to speak or communicate my feelings in this moment.

Love me one time
Please show me affection and attention one time.

Yeah, my knees got weak
Your affection and attention caused me to feel physically weak or unsteady.

Love me two times girl
Please show me affection and attention two times, my female partner.

Last me all through the week
Your affection and attention will sustain me emotionally for the entire week.

Love me two times I'm goin' away
Please show me affection and attention two times before I leave.

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Kara Whalen

6y↑4

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, baby
I'm goin' away
Love me two times, baby
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me one time
Could not speak
Love me one time
Yeh my knees got weak
love me two times, baby
Last me all though the week
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Oh, yes

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, baby
I'm goin' away
Love me two times, baby
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, baby
I'm goin' away
Love me two times, baby
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

All comments from YouTube:

danii Cazz

12y↑3

Muy bueno el cover... ¡¡¡VIVA EL ROCK AND ROLL!!!

JumpingTomato

14y↑3

This sounds really good! Great cover!

punkist

14y↑7

damn joan jett can pull off any song!!

Kara Whalen

6y↑4

Ivanova Courson

11y↑1

Simplemente amo a esta mujer! Una combinación perfecta, una canción de mi banda favorita interpretada por mi cantante femenina predilecta! Alucinante!

Brian Jones

Ivanova Courson
Una de mis bandas preferidas son de "Doors", y aunque he de decir que nunca he escuchado demasiado de esta mujer, hace muy bien esta versión.