Lene Lovich (born Lili-Marlene Premilovich on March 30, 1949, U.S.A.) is an… Read Full Bio ↴Lene Lovich (born Lili-Marlene Premilovich on March 30, 1949, U.S.A.) is an artist best known for her new wave and post-punk inspired singles such as "Lucky Number" and "New Toy". Lovich met the guitarist/songwriter Les Chappell, who became her longtime collaborator, when they were teenagers. Born in Detroit, Michigan to a British mother and a Serbian father, her father became mentally unstable, and her mother took her and her three siblings to live in Hull, England.

In late 1968, Chappell and Lovich went to London, England to attend art school. It was there that Lovich first tied her hair into the plaits that later became a visual trademark, though at first she did it to keep her hair out of the clay when studying sculpture. Expressing a variety of artistic interests, she sought to find the best outlets for her work.

Over the following decade, Lovich attended several art schools, busked around the London Underground and appeared in cabaret clubs as an "Oriental" dancer. She also travelled to Spain, where she visited Salvador Dalí in his home. She played acoustic rock music around London, sang in the mass choir of a show called Quintessence at the Royal Albert Hall, played a soldier in Arthur Brown's show, worked as a "go-go" dancer with the Radio One Roadshow, toured Italy with a West Indian soul band, and played saxophone for Bob Flag's Balloon and Banana Band and for an all-girl cabaret trio, The Sensations. She recorded screams for horror films, adapted lyrics for French disco star Cerrone (including the sci-fi dance smash "Supernature," later recorded by Lovich in her own version) and worked with various fringe theatre groups. She was also one of thousands of people in the audience at the 1972 Lanchester Arts Festival when Chuck Berry recorded the risqué "My Ding-a-Ling" for Chess Records. As the audience was encouraged to sing-a-long technically this could be described as her first appearance on record. The record was a No. 1 hit in the U.K. and the U.S.A.

In 1975, Lene joined The Diversions, a funk group that put out five singles and an album on Polydor Records without success. In 1978, disc jockey and author Charlie Gillett presented her to Stiff Records boss, Dave Robinson, who quickly signed her to a contract. Her first single for Stiff was "I Think We're Alone Now", a cover of a song originally performed by Tommy James & The Shondells.

Invited to join the Be Stiff Route 78 Tour on 1978, Lovich quickly recorded her first album for Stiff, Stateless, which spawned the remixed hit singles "Lucky Number" and "Say When." Lovich's musical style combined ethnic influences with then current punk rock and new wave.

Maintaining her long term writing partnership with Les Chappell, Lovich recorded the albums Flex and No-Man's-Land for Stiff over the next few years, as well as an EP titled New Toy, the title cut penned by touring band member Thomas Dolby. She also recorded vocals for the track 'Picnic Boy' by The Residents. Following her departure from Stiff, Lovich released "Don't Kill The Animals," a single with Nina Hagen, with whom she had previously appeared in Cha Cha, a film that also starred Herman Brood; together, the three created the film's soundtrack.

In 1989, after an absence of several years, she recorded the album, March which was only moderately successful and was not released until nearly a year after the album's single "Wonderland" had been issued and become an American dance hit. Lovich continues to perform in much the same style she did back in the 1970s and 1980s, with Les Chappell still at her side. In 2005 she appeared on Hawkwind's Take Me to Your Leader CD, as well as appearing occasionally on stage with them.

Lovich's first album since March, entitled Shadows and Dust received a limited release on Mike Thorne's Stereo Society label on September 13, 2005.

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Lene Lovich Lyrics

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Home is where the heart is
Home is so remote
Home is just emotion
Sticking in my throat

Let?s go to your place
Let?s go to your place

Home is where the heart is
Home is so remote
Home is just emotion
Sticking in my throat
Home is hard to swallow
Home is like a rock
Home is good clean living
Home is - I forgot

Let?s go to your place
Let?s go to your place

Home is so suspicious
Home is close control
Home is will you miss us
Home is - I don?t know

Let?s go to your place
Let?s go to your place

Home is aggravation
Home is so much fuss
Home is mind your business
Thank you very much

Let?s go to your place
Let's go to your place

I don?t want to go back

I don?t want to go back
I don?t want to go back any more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lene Lovich's song "Home" depict the complicated relationship that the singer has with the concept of home. The opening lines describe home as "where the heart is," indicating that it is a place of emotional attachment. However, the repetition of the phrase "home is so remote" suggests that the singer feels disconnected from the idea of a physical home. The line "home is just emotion sticking in my throat" further emphasizes this sense of discomfort, indicating that the singer feels choked up by their feelings about home.

As the song progresses, the singer becomes increasingly critical of the idea of home. The line "home is hard to swallow" suggests that the singer finds it difficult to accept the notion of home, while the line "home is like a rock" implies that it is inflexible and unyielding. The lyrics also suggest that home is a place of control and restriction, with lines like "home is so suspicious" and "home is mind your business."

By the end of the song, the singer has grown so disillusioned with the idea of home that they declare "I don't want to go back anymore." Despite this, the repeated refrain of "let's go to your place" suggests that the singer is seeking a new kind of home, one that is not tied to the traditional notion of a physical dwelling.

Line by Line Meaning

Home is where the heart is
Home is the place where you feel most loved and valued

Home is so remote
Home can sometimes feel very far away or distant

Home is just emotion
Home is primarily a feeling, rather than a physical place

Sticking in my throat
However, this emotional connection to home can sometimes be challenging or difficult to express

Let's go to your place
The artist suggests going to someone else's home, rather than their own

Home is hard to swallow
The idea of home can be difficult to accept or comprehend

Home is like a rock
Home is a solid foundation or source of stability

Home is good clean living
Home is a place characterized by cleanliness and healthy habits

Home is - I forgot
The artist can't remember what home is supposed to be like or mean to them

Home is so suspicious
Home can sometimes feel untrustworthy or uncertain

Home is close control
Living at home can entail strict rules and limitations on personal freedom

Home is will you miss us
The artist wonders if their absence will be noticed or appreciated at home

- I don't know
The singer is uncertain or indecisive about how to think of home

Home is aggravation
Home can be a source of frustration or annoyance

Home is so much fuss
Living at home can entail a lot of drama and conflict

Home is mind your business
Home can be a place where people are expected to stay out of each other's affairs

Thank you very much
The artist sarcastically expresses gratitude for this expectation

I don't want to go back
The singer expresses reluctance to return to their own home

I don't want to go back any more
The singer is firm in their decision to avoid returning home

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ROSANGLIANA, H. S. LALRUATLIANA, JOSHUA ZORAMLIANA, P. B. LIANMAWIA

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