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Baby take off your coat
Real slow
And take off your shoes
I'll take off your shoes
Baby take off your dress
Yes yes yes

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Go on over there
Turn on the light
No all the lights
Come over here
Stand on this chair
That's right
Raise your arms up into the air
Now shake 'em
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live
You give me a reason to live
Sweet darling

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
Feeling
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Suspicious minds a talkin'
Try'n' to tear us apart
They don't believe
In this love of mine
They don't know I love you
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
I know what love is
Sweet darling

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
Feeling




You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Luciano Pavarotti and Joe Cocker's song You Can Leave Your Hat On have a very sensual and suggestive tone. The singer asks his lover to remove her clothes slowly, step-by-step, while encouraging her to leave her hat on. The removal of clothing is a symbol of vulnerability and trust, which is an essential component of physical intimacy. The song is about the singer's appreciation for his lover's body and how it makes him feel alive. As the song progresses, the singer becomes more aggressive, urging his lover to turn on all the lights, stand on a chair, and raise her arms in the air. He sees this as an expression of her freedom and liberation.


The lyrics of the song also touch on the doubts and suspicions of others who do not believe in their love. The singer acknowledges that some may be trying to tear them apart and suggests that others do not really understand what love is. However, he knows exactly what love is, and in his eyes, his lover is everything. The song is about the trust and vulnerability that are necessary for intimacy and the need to celebrate one's body without shame.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby take off your coat Real slow
Take off your coat slowly and seductively


And take off your shoes I'll take off your shoes
You take off your shoes, and I'll take off your shoes as well


Baby take off your dress Yes yes yes
Take off your dress while I watch


You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on
You can keep your hat on, it's sexy


Go on over there Turn on the light No all the lights Come over here
Go turn on the light, no all the lights, then come back to me


Stand on this chair That's right Raise your arms up into the air Now shake 'em
Stand on this chair, raise your arms up and shake your body


You give me a reason to live You give me a reason to live You give me a reason to live You give me a reason to live Sweet darling
You make my life worth living, my sweet darling


You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on Feeling You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on
You really don't have to take off your hat, it's that sexy


Suspicious minds a talkin' Try'n' to tear us apart They don't believe In this love of mine They don't know I love you They don't know what love is They don't know what love is They don't know what love is I know what love is Sweet darling
People are trying to ruin our relationship, but they don't know what love is like we do, my sweet darling




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Randy Newman

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