1. One of… Read Full Bio ↴There is at least three bands / artists called Loose Ends.
1. One of the top British dance and urban contemporary trios in the early 1980s, Loose Ends formed in London, United Kingdom. They were originally called Loose End and included Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol. Virgin signed them in 1981, and their début was written by Chris and Eddie Amoo. The group changed its name to Loose Ends in 1983 and signed with MCA in America in 1984. Their single 'Hanging on a String (Contemplating)' topped the R&B charts in 1985, and they repeated that achievement in 1986 with 'Slow Down'. Their last hit was 'Watching You' in 1988, which reached number two. The group shuffled its line-up in 1990 for the release of the album, Look How Long, with McIntosh now joined by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman. McIntosh also produced several artists, notably Caron Wheeler.
2. Formed in Bexley Heath, Kent, United Kingdom, in late 1963, Loose Ends were led by singer Alan Marshall. By the time they landed a semi-residency at the Mayfair club, The Scotch of St. James (in February 1966) the group had signed to Decca. A July 1966 début single ('Send The People Away' b/w 'I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore') while the group's soulful rendition of George Harrison's 'Taxman' curiously came out on 5 August 1966, the same day The Beatles' version came out on their 'Revolver' LP. The band fell apart in the autumn of 1966. Marshall assembled a new Loose Ends (with the aid of a Croydon band called The Subjects), while keyboardist Roy Davies and bassist Dave Collman formed a rival line-up, almost inevitably called New Loose Ends.
3. Loose Ends was an early / mid 1980s influenced hardcore punk band from central New Jersey, NJ. United States. Their first EP, 'Cut Loose', was released in 2011.
Stay a Little While Child
Loose Ends Lyrics
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To make you love me
But everything I try
Just takes you further from me
You don't love me, oh no
So you treat me cruel
But no matter how you hurt me
I'll always be your fool
And if you don't need me forever
And if you can't love me forever
Take me for a little while
So I can hold you, baby
(Take me for a little while)
So I can make you want me
I gotta stop it
There should be a law
(Baby, I need you)
'Cause every time you put me down
I love you more
And I feel so helpless
(Baby, I need you)
And it ain't funny
(You know, I need you)
'Cause deep down inside I know
You're never gonna love me
But if you don't want me forever
And if you don't need me forever
And if you can't love me forever
Take me for a little while
So I can hold you, baby
(Take me for a little while)
So I can make you want me
(Take me for a little while)
I got to have you, baby
(Take me for a little while)
Don't you know anyway you want me I'm yours
(Take me for a little while)
(Take me for a little while)
Won't you have me, baby?
(Take me for a little while)
Anyway you want me I'm yours
(Take me for a little while)
Anything you want me to do
(Take me for a little while)
"Stay A Little While Child" by Loose Ends is a touching song about an unrequited love. The lyrics convey the desire to be with someone who doesn't love them the same way. The song's chorus "Take me for a little while, so I can hold you baby” indicates the singer's need to hold on to the person they love, even if it's just for a little while. They want to make themselves wanted and longed for by the person they desire.
The song has a sort of a pleading tone, the words show that the singer's love goes beyond the one-sided affair. The singer is aware that they're being mistreated, but their love for the person doesn't allow them to give up easily. The lines, "I love you more, and I feel so helpless" depict the struggle of their emotions, where they realize that they're being used, but they can't do anything to change it.
Overall, the song is a reflection of the complexity of human emotions, where love can make us both happy and sad at the same time. It highlights the need to hold on to someone, even when we know deep within that they will never love us in the same way.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been trying
I have been putting in effort
To make you love me
To earn your affection
But everything I try
Every attempt I make
Just takes you further from me
Drives you away from me
You don't love me, oh no
Your love for me is absent
So you treat me cruel
You are unkind to me
But no matter how you hurt me
Even though you cause me pain
I'll always be your fool
I will always act foolish for you
But if you don't want me forever
If you do not desire me indefinitely
And if you don't need me forever
And if you do not require me indefinitely
And if you can't love me forever
And if you cannot love me indefinitely
Take me for a little while
Spend a brief time with me
So I can hold you, baby
So I can embrace you
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
So I can make you want me
So I can inspire your desire for me
I gotta stop it
I need to cease my behavior
There should be a law
This action should be prohibited
(Baby, I need you)
Chorus interjection
'Cause every time you put me down
Because every time you belittle me
I love you more
I grow fonder of you
And I feel so helpless
I experience powerlessness
(Baby, I need you)
Chorus interjection
And it ain't funny
This is not humorous
(You know, I need you)
Chorus interjection
'Cause deep down inside I know
Because I am aware
You're never gonna love me
You will never have romantic feelings for me
But if you don't want me forever
If you do not desire me indefinitely
And if you don't need me forever
And if you do not require me indefinitely
And if you can't love me forever
And if you cannot love me indefinitely
Take me for a little while
Spend a brief time with me
So I can hold you, baby
So I can embrace you
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
So I can make you want me
So I can inspire your desire for me
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
I got to have you, baby
I need you
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
Don't you know anyway you want me I'm yours
You have control over me
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
Won't you have me, baby?
Will you accept me?
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
Anyway you want me I'm yours
You have control over me
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
Anything you want me to do
Any task you request of me
(Take me for a little while)
Repeated chorus line
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: CARL MCINTOSH, JANE EUGENE, STEVE NICHOL
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