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.
Laser Love
Marc Bolan Lyrics
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Lay beside me a solid company
You move on up, you move on back
Your laser love is like a heart attack
Lean clean woman lay a kiss on me
My love is strong like a raging sea
Dance dance dance till the crack of dawn
Dance dance dance till your shoes are worn
The lyrics to Marc Bolan's song "Laser Love" can be interpreted as an ode to desire and sensuality. The first two lines, "Gold mouth lady mix a drink for me/Lay beside me a solid company," depict a longing for physical intimacy and companionship, with the "gold mouth lady" symbolizing someone who exudes wealth and glamour. The next two lines, "You move on up, you move on back/Your laser love is like a heart attack," seem to describe the passionate and sudden nature of the relationship, with the "laser love" referring to a powerful and intense romantic attraction.
The third and fourth lines, "Lean clean woman lay a kiss on me/My love is strong like a raging sea," continue the theme of yearning for physical touch, with the desire for a kiss from a pure and clean woman. The comparison of love to a "raging sea" indicates the depth and intensity of emotion. Finally, the last two lines, "Dance dance dance till the crack of dawn/Dance dance dance till your shoes are worn," evoke the idea of losing oneself in the moment and enjoying the pleasures of the night.
Overall, "Laser Love" can be seen as a celebration of the joys and passion of physical relationships, with a focus on the intensity and excitement of new romance.
Line by Line Meaning
Gold mouth lady mix a drink for me
Please prepare a beverage for me, kind female with shiny teeth
Lay beside me a solid company
Keep me company by laying next to me
You move on up, you move on back
You go back and forth, you change your direction
Your laser love is like a heart attack
Your intense affection is comparable to the sudden onset of heart failure
Lean clean woman lay a kiss on me
Thin and tidy woman, please kiss me
My love is strong like a raging sea
My love is powerful, like a violent ocean
Dance dance dance till the crack of dawn
Keep dancing until the sun rises
Dance dance dance till your shoes are worn
Keep dancing until your footwear is completely worn out
Lyrics © SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN C. STEWART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MRSHYYETI
My favourite T-Rex single - it's such a great song, I can't understand why it didn't do better.
Chantelle Adlington
Me neither!
Chantelle Adlington
One of my favourites! It deserved to do better in the charts for sure
dummytree
One of the best of the latter T.Rex singles I think. Someday, people will realize that Bolan was consistently good, even if the records didn't sell...
pewsterbaby
I call that his candy apple jacket. I finally properly dove into T. Rex at 41. What a treasure trove of visual excellence on You Tube. I think that must've been why they didn't hit big in America. Had You Tube & MTV been there, he'd have ruled the Rock World kinda like Zeppelin but with no wherewithal.
JC
How was this not a hit?
JC
Latte Cat He was good right up until the end, even though his records pretty much stopped selling after 1973
John DiMare
why not? this song is cool
Daniela Schwarz
This song is timeless,so amazing<3<3<3
ㅤBruno Augusto
Tenho nostalgia de um tempo que não vivi....