While in her last year at school, Claire Johnston joined Mango Groove (founded in 1984 by John Leyden, who teamed up with Andy Craggs and ‘Big Voice Jack’ Lerole’). She quickly established herself as the face and voice of Mango Groove.
For the next two decades, they had an enormous impact on the South African music scene. At the time, popular multiracial music groups were not common in South Africa and Mango Groove was seen as a symbol of unity in a country struggling to shake itself free of apartheid.
Their unique blend of marabi, kwela and pop music, together with the voice and presence of Claire Johnston and the penny whistle of Mduduzi Magwaza, made them very popular.
Some of the highlights of Mango Groove’s career include:
* The direct satellite link-up to the The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London in 1992 to an estimated audience of a billion people.
* Their performance in front of 200,000 people at a "Rock Against Racism" concert in Paris
* Their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival where they received 3 encores.
Love Is
Mango Groove Lyrics
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That love isn't other than breaking your heart
There's a time when people in love
One another find love
Only love is the hardest part
When the tears fall
And your loneliness
Leaves you hurtful
People who love one another find love
Only love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Someday we'll recover
From all of the things that have torn us apart
There's a time when people
Who thought they were lonely find love
Only love is the hardest part
When the moonlight
Makes your tears bright
And the sad refrain
Says it's midnight
People who love one another find love
Only love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is
Love is, love is
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is
Love is, love is
The lyrics of Mango Groove's song "Love Is" convey the idea that love can be a challenging and even painful experience, but it is also essential for human connection and healing. The lines "Sometimes I discover that love isn't other than breaking your heart" and "Someday we'll recover from all of the things that have torn us apart" suggest that love can be a difficult journey that involves risk and vulnerability, but it is also a process of healing and growth.
The song emphasizes the importance of love amidst loneliness and heartache. The lines "There's a time when people in love/One another find love/Only love is the hardest part" and "When the tears fall/And two hearts call/And your loneliness/Leaves you hurtful" express the idea that love is vital to overcoming loneliness and pain, even though it can also bring its own challenges.
The chorus repeats the lines "Love is, love is the hardest part" several times, emphasizing the central theme of the song – that love is a challenging and complex emotion. However, the repeated refrain also connects the idea of love's difficulty with its essential nature, suggesting that despite the hardships, love is a fundamental aspect of human experience.
Overall, "Love Is" is a poignant and insightful reflection on the complicated nature of love, and the way that it can bring both pain and healing to our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I discover
That love isn't other than breaking your heart
Love can sometimes just end up breaking your heart rather than providing happiness.
There's a time when people in love
One another find love
Only love is the hardest part
When two people in love find each other, it's the love itself that is the most difficult part.
When the tears fall
And two hearts call
And your loneliness
Leaves you hurtful
When you're feeling lonely and hurt, it's hard to find someone to connect with who reciprocates your love.
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is, love is the hardest part
Love is the most difficult part of being in a romantic relationship, and it can be a constant struggle.
Someday we'll recover
From all of the things that have torn us apart
There's a time when people
Who thought they were lonely find love
Only love is the hardest part
It may take time, but we can heal from past heartbreak and find love again, although the search for love is still the hardest part.
When the moonlight
Makes your tears bright
And the sad refrain
Says it's midnight
People who love one another find love
Only love is the hardest part
In moments of sadness and loneliness, it's hard to find someone to love, but when two people who love one another do connect, it's the love itself that requires the most effort.
Love is, love is
Love is, love is
Love is a complicated emotion with many nuances and facets that can be hard to understand and navigate.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BHENGU SIPHO, JOHN LEYDEN, K BOTHA
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