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.
Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale
Love Lyrics
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Gotta go but I'll see you again
And oh, the music is so loud
And then I fade into the
Crowds of people standing everywhere
'Cross the street I'm at this laugh affair
And here they always play my songs
Wrong or right they come here just the same
Telling everyone about their games
And if you think it obsolete
Then you go back across the street
Yeah, street, hey hey
When I leave now don't you weep for me
I'll be back, just save a seat for me
But if you just can't make the room
Look up and see me on the
Moon's a common scene around my town
Here where everyone is painted brown
And if we feel that's not the way
Let's go paint everybody gray
Yeah, gray, yeah
The first verse of Love's song "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale" gives us insight into the social scene depicted in the song. The singer of the song is meeting someone and has to leave but will come back. The music is loud, but the singer fades into the crowds of people that are standing everywhere. The singer then goes to a place where they always play their songs, and the singer wonders if it's wrong or right that people come here just the same to tell everyone about their games. The reference to "games" could be read as people's self-aggrandizement, the use of drugs, alcohol, or sex as escapism, or even a metaphor for the political machinations occurring at the time.
In the second verse of "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale," the singer describes the people who come to their shows as "painted brown." This could be a reference to the hippie movement and their embrace of earth tones or a nod to the "painting" of racial identity. The singer then states that they feel that's not the way, and suggest painting everyone gray - this could be a reference to equalizing society or rejecting the superficialities of identity. The song ends with the singer saying that if they leave, the other person should not weep for them because they will come back, and if there's no room, look up and see them on the moon.
Line by Line Meaning
What is happening and how have you been
Hey there, what’s been going on with you lately?
Gotta go but I'll see you again
I have to leave now, but I promise to come back later
And oh, the music is so loud
Wow, the music here is really loud!
And then I fade into the
I get lost in the music and the atmosphere
Crowds of people standing everywhere
There are so many people here, it feels like a crowd
'Cross the street I'm at this laugh affair
Across the street, there’s a party going on and people are having a good time
And here they always play my songs
They always play the songs I’ve written here
And me, I wonder if it's
I wonder whether it’s a good or a bad thing
Wrong or right they come here just the same
Regardless of whether it’s good or bad, people still come here
Telling everyone about their games
They come here and talk about their lives, what they’ve been up to and what they’re playing at
And if you think it obsolete
If you think it’s old-fashioned or outdated
Then you go back across the street
Then you’re welcome to go back to the other side of the street
Yeah, street, hey hey
Yeah, the street, hey hey!
When I leave now don't you weep for me
Don’t be sad when I leave now
I'll be back, just save a seat for me
I promise to come back, so save a seat for me
But if you just can't make the room
If there isn’t enough space in the room
Look up and see me on the
Look up and you might see me in the sky
Moon's a common scene around my town
Seeing the moon in the sky is a common thing where I come from
Here where everyone is painted brown
Everyone here has a similar look or vibe
And if we feel that's not the way
And if we don’t like that, we can change it
Let's go paint everybody gray
Let’s change everyone’s appearance to be more similar or uniform
Yeah, gray, yeah
Yeah, gray, yeah!
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ARTHUR LEE
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