Éléphant
Nicole Kidman Ewan McGregor and Jamie Allen Lyrics
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Love lifts us up where we belong
All you need is love!
Please, don't start that again
All you need is love
All you need is love
Or she'll end up on the streets
All you need is love
Love is just a game
I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me
The only way of loving me baby, is to pay a lovely fee
Just one night, give me just one night
There's no way, 'cause you can't pay
In the name of love, one night in the name of love
You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
Don't leave me this way
I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way
You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
I look around me and I see, it isn't so, oh no
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again!
Love lifts us up where we belong
Where eagles fly, on a mountain high
Love makes us act like we are fools
Throw our lives away, for one happy day
We could be heroes! Just for one day
You, you will be mean
No I won't!
And I, I'll drink all the time
We should be lovers
We can't do that
We should be lovers, and that's a fact
Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time
Just for one day
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes
Just because I will always love you
I
Can't help loving you
How wonderful life is
Now you're in the world
The Elephant Love Song Medley is a duet that takes us through the ups and downs of a romantic relationship. The lyrics oscillate between the two characters, with Ewan claiming that all they need is love while Nicole is pragmatic, pointing out that she needs to eat. Ewan's character seems to be more committed to the relationship, while Nicole's seems dubious, insisting that love is just a game and that the only way to love her is to pay her. Ewan begs for just one night, while Nicole is resolute that she won't give in.
The song is catchy, with each line blending seamlessly into the next. The lyrics are a patchwork of several classic love songs, including "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles, "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss, and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. The effect is a sort of nostalgic longing for the romance of old, blended with the more modern cynicism of relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is a many splendored thing
Love is a delightful and wonderful thing
Love lifts us up where we belong
Love takes us to a place where we feel our best
All you need is love
Love is the only essential thing in life
Please don't start that again
Please do not repeat that idea once more
A girl has got to eat
Everyone must attend to their basic human needs, including eating
She'll end up on the street
If a girl does not attend to her basic needs, she will have no place to live
Love is just a game
Love is a trivial activity
I was made for loving you baby
I was created to love you, darling
You were made for loving me
You were created to love me
The only way of loving me baby
The only way to love me, my dear
Is to pay a lovely fee
Is to provide compensation for your love
Just one night
Only one evening together
There's no way
There is no possibility
Cause you can't pay
Because you are unable to provide compensation
In the name of love
For love's sake
One night in the name of love
One evening devoted to love
You crazy fool
You are foolish and illogical
I won't give in to you
I will not submit to your wishes
Don't leave me this way
Do not depart from me in this manner
I can't survive without your sweet love
I am unable to live without your lovely affection
Oh baby don't leave me this way
Please do not leave me in such a manner, my dear
You think that people would have enough of silly love songs
You feel that people would become tired of trivial love songs
I look around me and I see it isn't so, oh no
When I examine my surroundings, I see that is not the case
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs
Some individuals wish to inundate the world with trivial love songs
Well what's wrong with that
What is the problem with that idea?
Cause here I go again
I am beginning once more
Where the eagles fly
Where the majestic birds soar through the sky
On a mountain high
Atop a towering mountain peak
Love makes us act like we are fools
Love can make us behave foolishly
Throw our lives away
Discard our entire existence
For one happy day
For a single day of contentment
We can be heroes
We have the potential to become heroic
Just for one day
Only for a solitary day
Forever and ever
Eternally
Just because I, and I will always love you
Simply because I will always love you
You, you will be mean
You, my dear, will be cruel
No I won't
No, I will not be cruel
And I, I'll drink all the time
And I, in turn, will drink excessively
We should be lovers
We ought to be romantic partners
Though nothing will keep us together
Despite the fact that nothing will prevent our separation
We could steal time
We could take time for ourselves
How wonderful life is now
Life is currently so fantastic
You're in the world
You are here among us
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Phil Collins, David Bowie, Paul Francis Webster, Andy Scott, Trevor Griffin, Will Jennings, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble, Bernie Taupin, Dolly Parton, Bono, Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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