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The group formed in 1946 at Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C., with members Harold Lucas, Billy Shelton, and Thomas Woods. John "Buddy" Bailey was added soon after, and they began calling themselves the "Four Clovers", with Bailey on lead. In perfecting their sound, the group pushed Shelton and Woods out in 1948, and brought in Matthew McQuarter and Harold Winley.

Their break came in 1950, when they were introduced to Lou Krefetz, who became their manager. They signed to New York's Rainbow Records and released two singles, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" and "When You Come Back To Me". Soon after, Krefetz brought them to Atlantic Records' Ahmet Ertegun, and they were signed to Atlantic in 1951. At this point, Bill Harris was added as their guitarist. Their first appearance came in February of that year at the Apollo Theater.

Their very first Atlantic session produced their first big hit, "Don't You Know I Love You", which hit #1 on the national charts in June of 1951. "One Mint Julep" (written by Rudy Toombs) and "Fool Fool Fool" also went #1 in September. Bailey was drafted in 1952, and John Phillip was brought in to replace him. He stayed for just a few months, before leaving and being replaced by Charlie White, who had been in the Dominoes and the Checkers.

With personal problems, White was fired near the end of 1953. His replacement was Billy Mitchell. The group continued recording with Atlantic, without as much success as they'd previously seen. Buddy Bailey was discharged from the Army in May of 1954, and rejoined the group, making them a quintet. They continued in recording, and in 1955, found moderate success with "Devil or Angel".

Mitchell left in 1957 to do solo work, but rejoined shortly thereafter, opting to do both solo work and work with the Clovers. Their Atlantic contract expired, and Krefetz moved them to his own label, Poplar Records. Poplar was purchased by United Artists Records shortly thereafter. The group's work with United Artists put them in contact with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. After a few recordings there, they had their biggest hit, "Love Potion #9", which came in July of 1959, and featured Mitchell on lead.

Their UA contract expired in 1961, and they moved to Winley Records. With little success there, the group split. Lucas and Mitchell brought in new members James "Toy" Walton and Robert Russell, and recorded shortly for Atlantic. John Bailey recorded with his own Clovers group in 1962 for Winley (owned by Harold's brother Paul).

Mitchell left in 1962, and was replaced by Roosevelt "Tippie" Hubbard. They recorded as "Tippie and the Clovermen" and "Tippie and the Clovers" for Tiger Records, a subsidiary of Rust Records. John Bailey's group, by this time consisting of Nathaniel Bouknight, Peggy Winley Mills (sister of Paul and Harold), and Ann Winley, Paul's wife, recorded for another Paul Winley label, Porwin records. Near the end of 1963, the two groups came back together, into a Clovers trio featuring Harold Lucas, John Bailey, and the returning Harold Winley.

Following The Searchers' remake of "Love Potion #9" in 1965, some of the old Winley and Porwin tracks were leased to Pickwick International Records, who released them as the album The Original Love Potion #9 By The Clovers. Winley left for the second time in 1965. Bailey and Lucas recorded briefly for Atlantic with the returning Robert Russell and Jimmy Taylor. The sides were sold to Port Records and released with little success. Lucas and Bailey split that year.

Lucas and Russell brought back Tippie Hubbard and Toy Walton and, with fifth member Al Fox, recorded as "Tippie and the Wisemen" for Washington D.C.'s Shrine Records. With Fox out, the changed back to The Clovers. John Bailey also formed a Clovers group, who re-recorded "Devil or Angel" and "Love Potion #9" for Lana Records in 1965. To add to this confusion, Harold Winley started a third Clovers group in 1968, with members Bobby Adams, Johnny Taylor, and Ray Loper, and recorded for Josie Records.

Robert Russell died in 1969 and Lucas replaced him with John Bowie. They released a disco tune, "Bump Jive!", on D.C. based Alladin Records in 1975. Shortly after the recording, Toy Walton died, and was replaced by Johnnie Mason. Tippie Hubbard died in 1980 and was replaced by Steve Charles.

A reunion was planned in 1988 in Austin, Texas. Lucas brought his Clovers, as well as reuniting with John Bailey, Matthew McQuarter, and Harold Winley. Lucas' group also performed at a benefit concert later that year for Bill Harris, the groups long-time guitarist. Also in 1988, Lucas' group recorded for Ripete records, in Elliott, South Carolina.

Chuck Battle[1] replaced Charles around 1990. Harold Lucas became ill and stopped touring around 1993. His place was taken by Richard Merritt. Battle left in 1992 and was replaced by Preston Monroe, who was later replaced by David Warren. This lineup performed on the PBS special, Doo Wop 51. John Bowie died in 2002, and the group split.[2]

Following the 1988 reunion, Bailey and Winley joined Jimmy Nabbie's Ink Spots. Winley is still in that group. Prior to his death, Bailey also performed solo, sometimes backed up by The Calvanes, who feature former Bailey-Clovers member Bobby Adams. No remnants of the former Bailey groups or Winley's group exist.

The Clovers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

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The Clovers is a celtic punk band from Japan[3].

Love Love Love
The Clovers Lyrics

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涙をこらえて
何かを探して
僕は今も君といるから

おんなじ歩幅で
辿り着いたんだ
みんなスペースカウボーイ
地球は青かった

時空を超えてめぐり合い
同じ星の奇跡
そんな僕らを繋ぐ love

La la la 愛も変わらず歌うよ
一緒なら聴こえるファンファーレ
La la la, one heart, two heart あの空へ
願った頃のように glory
So まだまだ続くよ story
さあこの愛確かめよう

笑顔に閉じ込めた lonely
君といれば no worries
気付けたらほら
なんだって乗り越えられる (come on)

Everyday がそうステージでショータイム
一歩ずつ no smile no life
らしくいられたら
Oh beautiful days

時空を超えて惹かれ合い
歩んできた軌跡
そんな僕らに捧ぐ love

La la la 愛も変わらず歌うよ
一緒なら聴こえるファンファーレ
La la la, one heart, two heart あの空へ
願った頃のように glory
So まだまだ続くよ story
さあこの愛確かめよう

L! Love stays, forever
O! One heart 愛で包もう
V! Very special thanks to this
E! Endless story

君がいるから
僕がいるから
全ては始まったんださあ歌おう
感じるままに
いつも stand by me
愛のままに
Let's join the love parade

La la la la la la
La la la la la la

ひとりじゃ抱えきれない love
最高の瞬間を君と
La la la, one heart, two heart あの空へ
願った頃のように glory

So まだまだ続くよ story
さあこの愛分かち合おう

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Clovers' song Love Love Love express the idea of an ever-present longing for someone despite the vast distances of the universe. The songwriter uses imagery such as shooting stars and distant galaxies to convey the depth of this longing, and the chorus of the song -- "I can fly!/Love, love, love!" -- emphasizes the soaring, almost spiritual aspect of this desire. The song shifts between different perspectives, touching on universal questions of fate and destiny, as well as personal questions of love and identity. At times the lyrics are infused with a sense of desperation ("I'm always teary because you're so close, yet so far away"), while at other times they are buoyed by an overwhelming sense of hope ("I'll look for you wherever you are in this universe, and no matter how far apart we are, my feelings for you will never die").

Line by Line Meaning

ウーワオ!
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm

宇宙の果ての果てでもキミの事想う
Thinking of you even at the farthest ends of the universe

幾多の流れ星に願いをまき散らす
Making wishes upon numerous shooting stars

遠くて (近くて) 逢いたくて (逢えなくて) 届きそうで (届かなくて) いつだって涙目
Feeling faraway (or close) to you, wishing to meet (or unable to meet), tears always at the brink of eyes

誰だって (いつかは) 星となり (消えていく) 運命? 宿命? 誰のせい?
Everyone (eventually) turns into stars and disappears, is it destiny? Fate? Whose fault?

ボクの全て捧げるから激烈! 炸裂! 強烈! 破裂! 爆裂! モーレツ!
I will offer everything I have, intense! Explosive! Powerful! Bursting! Bursting! Extreme!

星屑のクズとなりて (流れる星となり) キミに恋し続けよう (I can believe)
Becoming stardust (or a shooting star), I will continue to love you (I can believe)

想いは (熱く) 燃えてる (燃える)
My feelings are burning (passionately)

赤く赤く光るアンタレスのように (そういつもいつまでも)
Glowing red, like Antares (always, forever)

何億光年先だって (恐れることはない) 構わない! そう好きだから! (I can fly!)
No matter how many billions of light-years away (there's nothing to fear) it doesn't matter! Yes, because I love you! (I can fly!)

願いは (とわに) 消えない (ずっと)
Wishes (eternally) never disappear (always)

星の子どもがキミを守り続けるよモーレツ!
The children of the stars will continue to protect you mightily!

全員! せーれつ! オーー!
Everyone! In formation! Ohhh!

愛したいし愛してる! アイアイサー!
I want to love you and I do! Aye aye sir!

愛をこの胸にいつまでも! アイアイサー!
Love forever in my heart! Aye aye sir!

全部全部愛の名のもとに! アイアイサー!
Everything, everything, under the name of love! Aye aye sir!

愛し愛されて今がある! アイアイサー!
Loving and being loved, that's what we have now! Aye aye sir!

止まらない (止まれない) 進んでく (動いてく) 加速する (スピードに) ときどきドキドキ
Can't stop (can't halt), moving forward (moving), accelerating (with speed) sometimes with a racing heart.

キラキラと (まばゆく) きらめくんだ (もっともっと) 一瞬一瞬フルパワー
Sparkling (dazzling), it shines (more and more), every moment, full power.

いつの日にか砕け散っても激烈! 炸裂! 強烈! 破裂! カツレツ! モーレツ!
Someday, even if it crumbles and scatters, intense! Explosive! Powerful! Bursting! Scattered! Extreme!

この宇宙どこにいても (どこにいたとしても) キミを捜し出すから (I can believe)
No matter where I am in this universe (wherever I may be) because I will search for you (I can believe)

暗闇 (ひかり) 照らすよ (届け) 黄色く光るケンタウロスの輝きで (そうキラリキラキラと)
Illuminating darkness (with light) I'll reach you with the radiant light of Centaurus (yes, with a sparkly, glittery flicker)

銀河系の遥か彼方 (キミと巡り会えた) この奇跡必然だよ (I can fly!)
Beyond the Milky Way (I've met you) this miracle is inevitable (I can fly!)

どんなに (遠く) 遠くても (信じて) ボクはキミのことを想い続けるだろうモーレツ!
No matter how (far away) and distant (believe), I will continue to think about you mightily!

燃えさかる太陽よ遙かなる月よ幾多のアンドロメダ銀河よ広大なる木星よ暗黒のブラックホールよ愛を! 愛を! 愛を! 愛を! 愛を! オー! モーレツ!
Blazing sun, distant moon, numerous Andromeda galaxies, vast Jupiter, dark black holes, love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Oh! Mightily!

ボクのことキライですか? 声は届きませんか? でもこの愛をキミに捧げよう! ワオ!
Do you hate me? Can't you hear me? But I will dedicate this love to you! Wow!

激烈! 炸裂! 強烈 !破裂! 爆裂! おおおおおおおおおおおお! モーレツ!
Intense! Explosive! Powerful! Bursting! Bursting! Ohhhhh! Mightily!

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Singo Kubota, Satoru Kurihara

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