Marc had played guitar since the age of 9, but started to pursue music more seriously around 1964, when he became Toby Tyler, covering songs by Bob Dylan, and Dion.
(A track recorded around this time as Mark Feld, "All At Once" has recently been discovered will be released soon.) In his teen years, Marc became known as one of the first "mods". This led him to a brief stint as a model, and he chose to leave school when he was 14 years old. He also played guitar in a band called John's Children. Marc was needed for this group as a 'Pete Townshend' figure, but after 3 months, he left the band.
Together with Steve Peregrin Took, he formed his own duo Tyrannosaurus Rex, which quickly gained a large underground following. After 3 successful albums, Steve Peregrin Took's drug habits and suggestion of doing some of his own songs was enough for Marc to kick him out of the duo. Mickey Finn quickly replaced Steve, and the new duo recorded the album A Beard Of Stars, with Marc replacing Steve's backing vocals on the tracks they already began recording.
On Marc's second album with Finn, he decided to shorten the name of the band to T. Rex, and found fame and chart succes in 1970 with Ride a White Swan.
Following that success, Marc wrote several more top 10 hits and albums, Electric Warrior(1971), The Slider (1972), Tanx(1973), Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow Or a Creamed Cage In August)(1974), Bolan's Zip-Gun(1975), Futuristic Dragon(1976) and the final album
Dandy In the Underworld(1977).
Marc Bolan tried to make it clear during his lifetime that he was NOT to be grouped in the lot called Glam Rock. In 1973, he appeared under the headline "Glam Rock Is Dead: Says Marc" - he felt he was not being treated seriously as an artist, so with Zinc Alloy onward, he moved into a Rock & Soul sound, radically different than what was the musical trend at the time. Many of Marc's fans stayed behind with the Glam movement, but Marc pursued further into less commercial music adventures, with the help of his soul-singer girlfriend, Gloria Jones. Together they had a son, Rolan Bolan, in 1975.
Tragically, Marc died in a car crash on 16 September 1977 in a purple Mini driven by Gloria Jones.
Jitterbug Love
Marc Bolan Lyrics
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We`ve got to get together
Oh yes we have
Oh yes we have
Because jitterbug love
Is going all around
Jitterbug love is going all around now
Here it comes again
We`ll even stroll together
Oh yes we will
Oh yes we will
One, Two, Three
The lyrics to Marc Bolan's song Jitterbug Love are about the contagious nature of love and how it spreads around like a jitterbug dance. The repetition of "We've got to get together" emphasizes the importance of unity and the need to come together to experience love. With the repeated usage of "Oh yes we have," Bolan reinforces the idea that there's no doubt about the presence of love and that it's a force that cannot be avoided.
The line "Here it comes again" represents the cyclical nature of love and how it has a way of coming back around. Jitterbug love is an energetic dance, and Bolan uses this metaphor to show how love can be a lively and fun experience. The mention of "rock and roll" and "stroll together" represent the joys of being in love and the many ways in which one can experience it.
Overall, Jitterbug Love is a song about the joy and excitement of being in love and how it brings people together in a way that nothing else can.
Line by Line Meaning
We`ve got to get together
It is imperative that we come together
We`ve got to get together
It is imperative that we come together
Oh yes we have
Indeed, we must
Oh yes we have
Indeed, we must
Because jitterbug love
As a result of our affection for jitterbug dancing
Is going all around
The buzz around jitterbug love is spreading
Jitterbug love is going all around now
The excitement around jitterbug love is pervasive
Here it comes again
The feeling of jitterbug love is returning
We`ll rock and roll together
We will dance together energetically
We`ll even stroll together
We will walk together leisurely
Oh yes we will
Certainly, we shall
Oh yes we will
Certainly, we shall
One, Two, Three
The count-off for the dance, indicating the start of our fun
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: MARC BOLAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@napoleonsolo5929
He could write
He could sing
He could play
He could dance
Marc Bolan: the complete Rock Star
@megaspongebob6
and he could look good
@MARVELOUDIO
Very often his B-sides were equally as good! His lyrics are 1st class , much underrated!
@jamesmichael3607
Drumming is fire
@abbeyprice7413
Should have been a number one hit
@djw1439
Bolan was a genius, and this is just a B side !
@jeffreycafferelli6973
Flo and Eddie were huge on most of the T Rex songs from 71-73
@tinofiniquity6083
Flo & Eddie were huge period:
@buddygripple7512
Flo and Eddie were the shit, but this was after they quit working with him. That's Marc on the backing vocals.
@nicholasalvarez9843
Got this single when it first came out. I was 10 years old. My best friends Mom really liked this tune.