Their best known songs include "Summer In The City", "Do You Believe In Magic?", "Darling Be Home Soon", and "Daydream". The band reunited in 1991 and continue to perform without Sebastian, who has declined to participate, and Yanovsky, who died in 2002.
The band's name was inspired by lyrics from Mississippi John Hurt's "Coffee Blues" and drew influence from contemporary folk and psychedelic music while also inspiring later rock bands.
A more complete history of this seminal New York band can be found on their official site: lovinspoonful.com
Warm Baby
The Lovin' Spoonful Lyrics
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Who kiss and run away
But winter girls have lovin' arms
To warm a winter day
Love me, love me when the leaves turn brown
And I'll marry my warm baby
When the snow is on the ground
I need a warm baby (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
Keep me warm all the winter long (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
Cause the summer sun's a-fadin' (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
And the winter winds are blowin' strong (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
I won't worry 'bout the winter (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
With a woman just to keep me warm (Ooo-wah wah)
Summertime's for summer girls
Who kiss and run away
But winter girls have lovin' arms
To warm a winter day
Love me, love me when the leaves turn brown
And I'll marry my warm baby
When the snow is on the ground
When the wind starts whistlin' (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
Through the branches of the trees (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
And the whisper by the window (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
Is the fallin' of the autumn leaves (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
I need someone to caress me (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
Like a soft, soft summer breeze (Ooo-wah wah)
I need a warm baby (Warm baby, warm, warm baby)
Keep me warm all winter long (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
Cause the summer sun's a-fadin' (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
And the winter winds are blowin' strong (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
The Lovin' Spoonful's "Warm Baby" is a song about the importance of having someone special to keep you warm during the cold winter months. The song contrasts the fleeting romances of summertime with the warmth and stability of a winter love. The opening lines, "Summertime's for summer girls who kiss and run away, but winter girls have lovin' arms to warm a winter day," establish this theme. The singer desires a "warm baby" who will keep him company and love him even when the leaves turn brown and the snow is on the ground.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses his need for companionship and affection during the colder months. He acknowledges the harshness of winter, with its whistling winds and falling leaves, and longs for a love that will soothe and comfort him like a soft summer breeze. The repetition of the phrase "warm baby" reinforces this desire and suggests the comfort and security that a loving partner can provide in times of uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
Summertime's for summer girls
Summer is the season for girls who come around and leave easily.
Who kiss and run away
Those summer girls love and leave quickly.
But winter girls have lovin' arms
Winter girls have warm and loving arms.
To warm a winter day
They can keep you warm on cold and gloomy winter days.
Love me, love me when the leaves turn brown
If you love me in the fall.
And I'll marry my warm baby
I will marry a woman who keeps me warm.
When the snow is on the ground
When the snow covers the ground.
I need a warm baby (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
I need a woman who can keep me warm.
Keep me warm all the winter long (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
She will keep me warm throughout the winter.
Cause the summer sun's a-fadin' (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
The summer sun has disappeared, and it is getting colder.
And the winter winds are blowin' strong (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
The strong winter winds are blowing.
I won't worry 'bout the winter (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
I won't be worried about the winter.
With a woman just to keep me warm (Ooo-wah wah)
Because I have a woman who will keep me warm.
When the wind starts whistlin' (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
When the wind starts to whistle.
Through the branches of the trees (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
Blowing through the tree branches.
And the whisper by the window (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
And the whisper sound by the window.
Is the fallin' of the autumn leaves (Ooo-wah warm warm baby)
Is the sound of the falling autumn leaves.
I need someone to caress me (Ooo-wah warm, warm baby)
I need someone to hold and comfort me.
Like a soft, soft summer breeze (Ooo-wah wah)
Like the soft wind of a gentle summer breeze.
I need a warm baby (Warm baby, warm, warm baby)
I need a woman who can keep me warm.
Keep me warm all winter long (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
She will keep me warm throughout the winter.
Cause the summer sun's a-fadin' (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
The summer sun has disappeared, and it is getting colder.
And the winter winds are blowin' strong (Warm baby, warm warm baby)
The strong winter winds are blowing.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN SEBASTIAN
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Rorick Sellers
on 4 Eyes
4 Eyes: After "Mister up in middle classes" is the line: LET YOUR BABY CHOOSE HIS GLASSES ... [for some reason, this line in all caps is omitted ON EVERY WEBSITE that has the lyrics to this song. Weird.]