Love Machine
Shocking Blue Lyrics


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Grandma told the doctor's son
Boy, without love you can't go on
It makes the whole world turn around
The love machine
The love machine makes a woman feel bound

Love started to weep and dream
Day overcame the first grief
And now just in time to learn
The love machine
The love machine makes the world torn around

Grandma told the doctor's son
Boy, without love you can't go on
It makes the whole world turn around
The love machine
The love machine makes a woman feel bound

Love started to weep and dream
Day overcame the first grief
And now just in time to learn
The love machine
The love machine makes the world torn around
Makes the world torn around




The love machine makes the world torn around
Makes the world torn around

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Shocking Blue's song Love Machine are a reflection on the power and importance of love in the world. The song begins with a snippet of wisdom passed down by the grandmother of the doctor's son, who insists that love is a fundamental requirement for human survival. Grandma recognizes that without love, life is meaningless and unfulfilling, and implies that it is something that cannot be ignored or neglected if we hope to find happiness.


The verse then transitions to a more dreamlike and poetic description of love's effect on the world. Love is portrayed as something that gives rise to hope and optimism in the face of grief and challenges. The love machine - presumably a metaphor for the power of love - is described as binding women to a feeling of emotional intensity and profound attachment. The song then returns to the original theme of the necessity of love. Love is something that makes the world turn and gives it meaning. Without it, life would be directionless and chaotic.


The lyrics may be interpreted as a call to action, urging those who hear them to recognize the value of love and appreciate how it influences and shapes their lives. The song's hopeful and optimistic tone implies that love is something that is always worth striving for and seeking out.


Line by Line Meaning

Grandma told the doctor's son
The singer is relaying advice from their grandmother to someone with a high social status.


Boy, without love you can't go on
The singer is stating that love is necessary to live a fulfilling life.


It makes the whole world turn around
The singer believes that love is an integral part of the world and its functioning.


The love machine
The artist is using the term 'love machine' as a metaphor for the power of love to control people's emotions.


The love machine makes a woman feel bound
The artist suggests that love can make people feel trapped or tied down to a specific person or situation.


Love started to weep and dream
The singer is describing the emotional response to love in a poetic way, using the verbs 'weep' and 'dream.'


Day overcame the first grief
The singer suggests that the passage of time can sometimes help people move on from past romantic pain and challenges.


And now just in time to learn
The artist implies that they have gained wisdom or understanding regarding love through their experiences.


Makes the world torn around
Repeating the phrase 'makes the world torn around' reinforces the idea that love can have a powerful, destabilizing effect on people and society.


The love machine makes the world torn around
The repetition of the previous line, with slightly different wording, reinforces the central metaphor of the song and its message about the nature of love.




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Grandma told the doctor's son
Boy, without love you can't go on
It makes the whole world turn around

The love machine makes a woman feel bound

Love started to weep and dream
Day overcame the first grief
And now just in time to learn

The love machine makes the world torn around

Grandma told the doctor's son
Boy, without love you can't go on
It makes the whole world turn around

Love started to weep and dream
Day overcame the first grief
And now just in time to learn



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Алексей Ч

Супер музыка! Супер голос!

ra91342

Classic ! Love her voice a lot !

Jamolly

Kick ass bass sound and line! All-together a great song!

JAIR BORBA

Grande som!!! Desde Brasil!!!

Sea Soul

One of the best songs ever

honey bozo

the whole album is a classic - and puts Shocking Blue ahead of Jefferson Airplane I think...

Joe Kinneary

Agreed. They wrote melodies.

Peter Lydon

no.

Peter Lydon

...but a Dutch B plus fer sure.

honey bozo

@Peter Lydon well Peter - pls educate us and share which Jefferson Airplane album trumps this...

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