After ten plus years of periodic collaboration on poetry, art and music projects, Adam Stolorow (vocals, keyboards) and Baxter Holland (bass) arrived in Brooklyn by way of late 90’s Providence and the requisite diet of utopian thinking and freak flag waving. What started in Chicago as an experimental ripple of drums, cheap keyboards and onstage loops between Stolorow and drummer Matthew Berland in 2004 became a focused vibrational wave by the time it reached the coast. Increasingly, the Miracles sound threatens to burst living through the brick and asphalt of the metropolis.
With the addition of Chicago transplant Gabriel Fowler on drums in 2006, the re-formed trio went almost immediately into New York’s legendary and now defunct Funcity studio to record “Pioneers” with producer Wharton Tiers (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Unrest), which the band self-released as a limited edition silkscreened 12” in 2007. The Funcity session was followed by visits to Brooklyn’s Civil Defense studio, where the band recorded Colony Collapse (Creative Capitalism) with Jeremy Scott in 2007 and 2008. Fowler left the band in 2008 to pursue other projects and Amanda Huron (Vertebrates, DC) rotated into the mix, writing, touring and recording the Ovum EP (Creative Capitalism 2010). Drummer Chris Carson joined the band in late 2009.
Miracles work in skyscrapers but worship like beasts.
Love Machine
Miracles Lyrics
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I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
Yeah baby, I'm just a love machine
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I think it's high time you knew
Whenever I think of you
When I look in you eyes
My meter starts to rise, and I become confused
My voltage regulator cools,
When I'm sitting next to you
Electricity starts to flow
And my indicator starts to glow, woo
I, I I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, na nah
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I'm gentle as a lamb
I'm not that hard to program
There's no way that you can lose
My chassis fits like a glove
I've got a button for love
That you have got-to-use
If you look into my file
I am sure you can find out how
To turn me on just set my dial
And let me love you for a little while, ooh
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, na naaah
Push it, push it baby
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (hey baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Oh, yeah
Love machine
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Oh, yeah
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
The song "Love Machine" by the Miracles is a playful and upbeat love song. The singer describes himself as a "love machine," who only works for one person, his lover. He claims to be a "huggin', kissin' fiend" who becomes confused and overwhelmed whenever he thinks of his lover. The song continues on to describe the singer's abilities as a lover, boasting that he is not hard to program and that his love is like a glove that fits perfectly. He urges his lover to push his buttons and turn him on, promising to operate solely for her.
The lyrics of the song are fun and playful, setting a mood of flirtation and seduction. The singer's comparison of himself to a machine suggests that he is willing to do anything to fulfill his lover's desires. The use of electrical metaphors throughout the lyrics adds a playful and quirky vibe to the song.
Overall, "Love Machine" is a song about being completely and utterly devoted to one's lover. The singer is willing to be programmed and controlled, as long as it means he can be with his beloved. The song is a lighthearted celebration of the joys and pleasures of falling in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh yeah
Expression of confidence and excitement
I'm just a love machine
Metaphorical representation of being devoted to someone
And I won't work for nobody but you
Devotion to the person the song is directed to
Yeah baby, I'm just a love machine
Reaffirming the devotion as stated in the previous lines
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Expressing the strong physical desire towards the subject of the song
I think it's high time you knew
Implying that the devotion is something that the intended recipient should be aware of
Whenever I think of you
The individual is constantly preoccupied with thoughts of the other person
My mind blows a fuse (baby)
The subject is so enamored with the other person that they become overwhelmed with emotions and sensations
When I look in you eyes
The other person's eyes hold great significance to the subject
My meter starts to rise, and I become confused
The subject becomes flustered and overwhelmed by the physical and emotional impact of being close to the other person
My voltage regulator cools,
The person's feelings are overwhelmed momentarily before being regulated again
When I'm sitting next to you
The proximity to the other person only intensifies the subject's feelings
Electricity starts to flow
The feelings between the two individuals are described with a physical metaphor of electricity flowing
And my indicator starts to glow, woo
The subject is completely overcome with feelings of attraction towards the other person
If you look into my file
A computer metaphor is used here to compare the subject's anatomy to that of a machine
I've got a button for love
The subject describes the ease at which they can demonstrate their love for the other person
That you have got-to-use
Implying that the intended recipient should reciprocate these feelings in order to take full advantage of the love that is being offered
To turn me on just set my dial
A continuation of the previous computer metaphor, urging the other person to act on the subject's feelings
And let me love you for a little while, ooh
Asking for the subject's feelings to be reciprocated, even if only for a brief moment
Push it, push it baby
A metaphorical suggestion that the other person should act on their feelings towards the subject
Love making
A phrase that further emphasizes the physical desire described throughout the song
Earth quacking, sole shaking
An exaggeration of the feelings that the subject has towards the other person
And I won't operate for anybody but you
A reaffirmation of the subject's devotion towards the other person
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, SOUND OASIS PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Written by: Warren Moore, William Griffin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@andressa1161
Oh yeah
I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
Yeah baby, I'm just a love machine
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I think it's high time you knew
Whenever I think of you
My mind blows a fuse (baby)
When I look in you eyes
My meter starts to rise, and I become confused
My voltage regulator cools,
When I'm sitting next to you
Electricity starts to flow
And my indicator starts to glow, woo
I, I I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, na nah
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I'm gentle as a lamb
I'm not that hard to program
There's no way that you can lose
My chassis fits like a glove
I've got a button for love
That you have got-to-use
If you look into my file
I am sure you can find out how
To turn me on just set my dial
And let me love you for a little while, ooh
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, na naaah
Push it, push it baby
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (yeah baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
I, I, I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you
I'm just a love machine (hey baby)
A huggin', kissin' fiend
Oh, yeah
Love machine
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Oh, yeah
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
Love making
Earth quacking, sole shaking
Love machine
And I won't operate for anybody but you
@HISTORYGRL
Heard this song way before but I’m not ashamed to say it always reminds me of heavyweights dance scene 🕺🕺
@MRF1983
When the formally fat skinny camp counselor dances, right? God I loved that movie as a kid. FEEL THE CHI! REPULSE THE MONKEY! PART THE WILD HORSE'S MANE!
@shanefowler9443
YES
@levelimeade9613
Facts 💯👍🏽🍾
@manuelluna5695
You're right
@17Watman
Same
@buddylove346
If I had a nickel for every time I've danced to this song I would be rich. If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 90's with all of the golden classic movies, music and concerts, YOU were blessed!
@tay2944
My Grandaddy loved this song
R.I.P. 1946-2018
@prussianmillionaire5055
he had great taste.rip.
@ownSystem
Guess it was soul that saved his soul. :)