After Wings disbanded in 1981, Juber embarked on a career as a solo artist, composer and arranger, and soon developed a reputation as a world-class guitar virtuoso, being voted #1 by Fingerstyle Guitar magazine. He has released 12 critically acclaimed solo albums, including "LJ Plays the Beatles", "Guitarist" and "One Wing". His latest release "I've Got The World On 6 Strings", is a collection of solo guitar arrangements of tunes by Harold Arlen, composer of 'Over The Rainbow', and 'Stormy Weather' among many other classics.
Juber's DVD "Guitar Noir" is 'DVD Etc.' magazine's top pick for surround-sound 5.1 audio and earned a 2005 CEA "Demmy" award for sonic excellence. His solo guitar arrangement of "The Pink Panther Theme" is featured on the Best Pop Instrumental GRAMMY®-winning album "Henry Mancini-Pink Guitar".
Folios and DVDs of his compositions and arrangements are published by Alfred Publications and Hal Leonard. The venerable C.F. Martin Company currently offers an ‘LJ’ Signature model guitar and GHS Strings market Juber's Signature guitar strings.
Can't Buy Me Love
Laurence Juber Lyrics
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Can't buy me love
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I'll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel all right
Cause I don't care too much for money
I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I've got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money
For money can't buy me love
Can't buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love
No, no, no, no
Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want those kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
For money can't buy me love
Can't buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love
No, no, no, no
Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want those kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Cause money can't buy me love
Oh, can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love, no
The lyrics to Laurence Juber's song Can't Buy Me Love is essentially a commentary on the value of money and how it relates to love. The song is saying that although money can buy material possessions and gifts, it cannot buy love or happiness. The singer acknowledges that he has the financial ability to buy his friend a diamond ring or anything else they desire, but he emphasizes that being able to provide love and support is much more important than what material possessions can offer. He then goes on to say that he will give his friend all he can if they reciprocate his feelings of love, despite not having much material wealth.
The line 'Say you don't need no diamond ring / And I'll be satisfied / Tell me that you want those kind of things / That money just can't buy' is particularly important in the song. It emphasizes the point that money can buy material things, but it cannot provide the emotional and sentimental value of love. The singer is saying that he is happy to provide whatever emotional support he can, even if it is not as flashy or glamorous as a diamond ring. The overall message of the song seems to be that love is the most valuable thing in life and that it cannot be bought or replaced by money.
Line by Line Meaning
Can't buy me love, love
Love cannot be purchased with money.
Can't buy me love
Money cannot buy love.
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I will purchase a diamond ring for you if it makes you feel good.
I'll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I will buy you anything if it makes you feel good.
Cause I don't care too much for money
For money can't buy me love
Money is not important to me as it cannot buy love.
I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I will give you everything I have, but only if you love me too.
I may not have a lot to give
But what I've got I'll give to you
I may not possess much, but I will still offer you everything I have.
Can't buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Everyone tells me that money cannot buy love.
Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
If you say that you do not need a diamond ring, I will be content.
Tell me that you want those kind of things
That money just can't buy
Let me know that you want things that cannot be purchased with money.
Cause money can't buy me love
Oh, can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love, no
Money cannot buy love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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