Love for Sale
Ray Brown Oscar Peterson Ed Thigpen Lyrics
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Appetizing, young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love for sale.
Who will buy?
Who will like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
I know every type of love better far than they.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
Love for sale.
Appetizing young love for sale.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
Love for sale.
The song "Love for Sale" speaks about the act of selling love - which is particularly interesting because the concept itself contradicts the very definition of love. The lyrics describe love as if it is a commodity that can be bought and sold, and the singer even goes as far as saying that they know every type of love better than the poets, implying that love is almost like a marketable product that can be studied and categorized in different ways.
The lines "Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slightly soiled" demonstrate a sense of objectification towards the subject of love, reducing it to something that can be graded based on its condition. The song also conveys the idea that the act of buying love is a means to an end, a "trip to paradise," implying that love is something that can be used to fulfill one's own desires rather than as an expression of genuine feelings.
Overall, the lyrics to "Love for Sale" are thought-provoking as they reveal the darker side of love and how it can be perceived as a means of exploitation and objectification.
Line by Line Meaning
Love for sale.
Love is being sold by someone.
Appetizing, young love for sale.
The love being sold is said to be tempting and attractive.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love is portrayed as a commodity that can be sold as being clean or slightly spoiled.
Who will buy?
The artist is questioning who is willing to buy love.
Who will like to sample my supply?
The artist is asking who would be interested in trying his love.
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
The singer is asking who would be willing to pay the price to experience love.
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
The singer believes that poets romanticize love in a naive manner.
I know every type of love better far than they.
The artist is confident in his understanding of love compared to that of the poets.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
The artist is suggesting that he has experienced the ups and downs of love and is therefore qualified to provide it to others.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
The artist has experienced many types of love, but not true love.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
If interested in purchasing the love being sold, the buyer should follow the singer and go upstairs with him.
Love for sale.
The song's title is repeated to emphasize the theme of selling love.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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