Love grew out of the Los Angeles garage band The Grass Roots, changing their name in 1965 to avoid confusion with the P.F. Sloan-managed band of the same name. The band lived communally in Bela Lugosi's former LA residence The Castle, and the house forms the background to the cover of their first two album sleeves.
Love released their eponymous début album in July 1966. This was followed later the same month by the single "Seven and Seven Is/No. Fourteen", neither side of which was included on the album, and which gave the band their only U.S. Billboard top 40 hit.
Love's second album Da Capo was released in January 1967. The album is split between a more conventional first side, featuring 6 tracks (including Seven and Seven is) and a second side featuring just one near twenty-minute track, Revelation.
The band's critical reputation far exceeds the limited success they experienced: their second album to be released in 1967, Forever Changes, is consistently cited by critics as one of the most outstanding albums in the history of rock music. The album features full and complex orchestration throughout, accompanying Lee and MacLean's increasingly elaborate song writing. The album sold poorly in the U.S., reaching #154 on the Billboard charts, although it performed better in some European territories.
Although the band continued to record after Forever Changes, subsequent releases saw frequent large-scale personnel changes, and a move away from the more baroque style of that album towards traditional rock and latterly to soul and funk.
Of the later albums, 1970's False Start is notable for featuring a guest appearance by Jimi Hendrix from one of his last recording sessions.
Lee continued the band until 1975, having lost all the other members to drug problems. He formed other bands called Love (sometimes with former band mate Echols) through the 1990s.
2. Love is also an R'n'B musician based in Manchester, United Kingdom, with Zimbabwean and Malawian roots. His début singles, 'In My Tee' and '3' b/w 'Black Coffee' were released in 2018.
3. The alter ego of Japanese pop singer Ai Otsuka (大塚愛).
4. Former lead singer of disbanded CORE OF SOUL, Fukiko Nakamura's solo work's alias.
5. Love is a Japanese pop/R&B vocal duo, produced by Hiro of Exile's production agency, LDH. They debuted in 2009 with the single "First Love: Love Letter." Their song "Tada Hitotsu no Negai Sae" was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 full-length cellphone downloads.
The band's name comes from the first word in their production company (LDH)'s non-acronym name (Love Dance Happiness).
The band was formed in 2008 by former Paradise Go!! Go!! member Misaki Matsumoto, and quarter Italian Stephanie. The pair met through production agency LDH, when they were given the roles of the two vocalists in a dance performance group called Real Force. When the plans for this unit fell through, the duo formed Love. Both members had been in the entertainment industry for over ten years.
The group's first activity together was releasing a cover of Zone's "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" as a ringtone (as well as releasing the full version in a special CD attached to the August issue of Gekkan Exile magazine). A year later, the group released their debut single, "First Love: Love Letter," with this cover as a B-side.
The group's songs have been popular through digital markets, with all lead tracks from their singles reaching the top 5 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart (including "Taisetsu na Kimochi" from their debut album Taisetsu na Kimochi which was not released as a physical single).
The duo have had two collaborations with Exile twice: once before their debut on the song "Love, Dream & Happiness" on Exile's compilation album Exile Ballad Best in 2008, and in 2009 Misaki recorded background vocals for Exile's song "If (I Know)" on their album Aisubeki Mirai e.
Alone Again Or
Love Lyrics
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I won't forget
All the times I waited patiently for you
I think you'll do just what you choose to do
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me
I think that people are the greatest fun
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me
You know that I could be in love with almost everyone
I think that people are the greatest fun
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
The lyrics to Love's song "Alone Again Or" seem to be about a person who is resigned to being alone, even though they have waited patiently for someone they love. The song expresses a sense of acceptance and a realization that the person they've been waiting for may not come back to them, but also a recognition of the broader human experience - the fact that we are all essentially alone, even if we are in love or surrounded by others.
The first verse speaks to this idea of patience and acceptance: "I won't forget / All the times I waited patiently for you / I think you'll do just what you choose to do / And I will be alone again tonight, my dear." The singer is acknowledging that they have waited for their loved one, but also that they can't control what that person does. They will be alone again, even though they don't necessarily want to be.
The second verse broadens the theme to include other people: "Yeah, I heard a funny thing / Somebody said to me / You know that I could be in love, with almost everyone / I think that people are the greatest fun / And I will be alone again tonight, my dear." Here, the singer is saying that they could potentially fall in love with anyone, because they find people to be fascinating and enjoyable. But despite this, they will still be alone, indicating a certain level of melancholy or resignation.
One possible interpretation of the song is that it's about the paradox of human connection - we all crave love and companionship, but ultimately we are all on our own. The song seems to suggest that while this can be sad, it's also just a fact of life. People are endlessly interesting and worth getting to know, but ultimately we will always be separate from one another.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, said it's all right
I'm trying to convince myself that everything is fine
I won't forget
I'll always remember the memories we shared
All the times I waited patiently for you
I waited for you even when it was hard
I think you'll do just what you choose to do
I accept that you'll make your own decisions
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
I'll be spending another night by myself without you
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
I heard something that made me think
Somebody said to me
Someone told me something interesting
You know that I could be in love, with almost everyone
I'm open to loving lots of different people
I think that people are the greatest fun
I find joy in spending time with others
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
But despite this, I'll still be on my own tonight
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Written by: BRIAN MACLEAN
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