wild honey
Mike Love Lyrics


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Sweet sweet honey bee
Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey

Mama I'm tellin' you as sure as I'm standing here
She's my girl and that's the way I'm keeping it now mama dear
No good will it do you to stand there and frown at me
The girl's got my heart and my love's coming down on me
My love's coming down
Since I got a taste of wild honey

You know she's got the sweetness of a honey bee
Wild honey
She got it on and stung me good yes sirree

With all the other stud bees buzzing all around her hive
She singled me out, single handed took me alive
Well can you can, you gonna take my life eating up her wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

Mama!

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

Oh mama she's sweeter
Gettin' sweeter
Sweeter, sweeter
Sweet

Wild honey
Let me tell you how she really got to my soul
It ain't funny
The way she make want to sing a little rock 'n' roll
There's nothing quite nice as a kiss of wild honey
I break my back working just to save me some money
So I can spend my life with her
Sock it to me wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

Wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

Wild honey





(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)

Overall Meaning

In Mike Love's song "Wild Honey," the lyrics tell the story of a man who is hopelessly in love with a woman who has captured his heart. He tells his mother that she is his girl, and he intends to keep it that way. He declares that no matter how she tries to dissuade him, the girl has his heart, and his love is coming down on him like a hammer. He got a taste of wild honey, and there is no turning back for him.


The woman is compared to a honey bee, with her sweetness being compared to that of honey. She has stung the singer and singled him out from all the other men buzzing around her hive. He declares that he will do anything to be with her, including breaking his back to save money to be with her.


The lyrics speak to the power of love and the lengths to which someone will go to be with the person they love. The use of honey and bees as metaphors adds to the sweetness and lightness of the song, making it a catchy and enjoyable listen.


Line by Line Meaning

Sweet sweet honey bee
Addressing the subject of his affection; comparing her to a bee that makes sweet honey


Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey
Telling the subject of his affection to enjoy himself and indulge in the good things in life


Mama I'm tellin' you as sure as I'm standing here
Addressing his mother and stating his intentions regarding the subject of his affection


She's my girl and that's the way I'm keeping it now mama dear
Asserting that the subject of his affection belongs to him and that he plans to keep it that way


No good will it do you to stand there and frown at me
Implying that his mother disapproves of his choice, but that it won't change his mind


The girl's got my heart and my love's coming down on me
Reiterating his strong feelings for the subject of his affection and how they are affecting him emotionally


My love's coming down
Further emphasizing the intensity of the emotions he is feeling for the subject of his affection


Since I got a taste of wild honey
Attributing his strong feelings to his experience with the subject of his affection


You know she's got the sweetness of a honey bee
Comparing the subject of his affection to a sweet honey bee once again, emphasizing her appeal


Wild honey
Repeating the title of the song, referring to the subject of his affection


She got it on and stung me good yes sirree
Describing how the subject of his affection captured his attention and affection


With all the other stud bees buzzing all around her hive
Alluding to potential competition for the subject of his affection from other men


She singled me out, single handed took me alive
Implying that despite the competition, she chose him and he is happy about it


Well can you can, you gonna take my life eating up her wild honey
Acknowledging the risks and consequences of his feelings for the subject of his affection, but saying it's worth it


Oh mama she's sweeter
Revisiting his mother's opinions on the matter, but emphasizing how much he likes the subject of his affection


Gettin' sweeter
Implying that his feelings for the subject of his affection are only growing stronger


Sweeter, sweeter
Continuing to emphasize the sweetness of the subject of his affection


Sweet
Summing up his feelings in one word


Wild honey
Repeating the title of the song once again, referring to the subject of his affection


Let me tell you how she really got to my soul
Beginning to explain the depth of his feelings for the subject of his affection


It ain't funny
Implying that his feelings for the subject of his affection are serious and not a laughing matter


The way she make want to sing a little rock 'n' roll
Describing the positive impact the subject of his affection has had on his life and emotions


There's nothing quite nice as a kiss of wild honey
Continuing to emphasize the sweetness of the subject of his affection and how it makes him feel


I break my back working just to save me some money
Talking about the sacrifices he is willing to make in order to be with the subject of his affection


So I can spend my life with her
Stating his ultimate goal of being with the subject of his affection permanently


Sock it to me wild honey
Ending the song with one last reference to the subject of his affection and how he feels about her




Writer(s): Brian Douglas Wilson, Mike E. Love

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木倉谷哲也

Lyrics:

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

Mama, I’m tellin’ you as sure as I’m standing here
She’s my girl and that’s the way I’m keeping it now, mama dear

No good will it do you to stand there and frown at me
The girl’s got my heart and my love’s coming down on me
My love’s coming down since I got a taste of wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
You know she’s got the sweetness of a honey bee
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
Wild honey
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
She got it on and stung me good, yes siree
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

With all the other stud bees buzzing all around her hive
She singled me out single-handed took me alive
Well, can you dig I’m gonna take my life eating up her wild honey?

(Sweet, sweet wild honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

Oh, mama, she’s sweeter
(Sweeter)
And sweeter
(And sweeter)
Sweeter, sweeter (mmm)
(Good, good, good)
Sweet and, ooh honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
Let me tell you how she really got to my soul
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
It ain’t funny
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
The way she make wanna sing a little rock’n’roll
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

There’s nothing quite nice as a kiss of wild honey
I break my back workin’ just to save me some money
So I can spend my life with her
Sock it to me, wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
Wild honey, she’s mine
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
Oh, wild honey, she’s mine
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)……



Call me, Agori.

John 3:16
[16]For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Luke 13:3
[3]I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

John 14:6
[6]Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Matthew 18:11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

John 8:12
[12]Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Luke 6:27-38
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.


Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Matthew 5:2-12
King James Version
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matthew 24:4-14
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.


Exodus 20
King James Version
20 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.



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All comments from YouTube:

Larrys Music Channel

Really love this song. Great video animation. Good job. May Dennis and Carl rest in peace.

Danah Els

I ❤ it! I'm seeing Brian Wilson with Chicago in Charlotte NC. I love you guys!

木倉谷哲也

Lyrics:

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

Mama, I’m tellin’ you as sure as I’m standing here
She’s my girl and that’s the way I’m keeping it now, mama dear

No good will it do you to stand there and frown at me
The girl’s got my heart and my love’s coming down on me
My love’s coming down since I got a taste of wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
You know she’s got the sweetness of a honey bee
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
Wild honey
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
She got it on and stung me good, yes siree
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

With all the other stud bees buzzing all around her hive
She singled me out single-handed took me alive
Well, can you dig I’m gonna take my life eating up her wild honey?

(Sweet, sweet wild honey bee)
(Eat up, eat up, eat up, honey)
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

Oh, mama, she’s sweeter
(Sweeter)
And sweeter
(And sweeter)
Sweeter, sweeter (mmm)
(Good, good, good)
Sweet and, ooh honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
Let me tell you how she really got to my soul
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
It ain’t funny
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
The way she make wanna sing a little rock’n’roll
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)

There’s nothing quite nice as a kiss of wild honey
I break my back workin’ just to save me some money
So I can spend my life with her
Sock it to me, wild honey

(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
Wild honey, she’s mine
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
Oh, wild honey, she’s mine
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)
(Sweet, sweet, honey bee)
(Eat, eat it up, eat it up, honey)……

Mr. Nobody

Carl just hits different on this track

Martin Fitzgerald

Seem like a nice bunch of gents.😀

your mother

Carls vocals rip on this man. Is this a new mix or the one on the box set that came out a few years ago?

your mother

@Thomas Ogg ok kid

Thomas Ogg

@your mother Glad you like it, mum.

your mother

@Thomas Ogg I think it sounds alright

Thomas Ogg

It's a new one, and it's utter shit. Another classic ruined by awful modern-day mixing and mastering.

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