The McCoys was a pop group started in Union City, Indiana, USA in 1962.
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The original members were guitarist Rick Derringer (Rick Zehringer), his brother Randy on drums and bass player Dennis Kelly, a lineup called "Rick and the Raiders", then later known as "The Rick Z Combo". When Dennis Kelly left for college, the Zehringers were joined by bassist Randy Hobbs, saxophonist Sean Michaels and keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This was the lineup that took the name of "The McCoys".

One of their most known songs is Hang on Sloopy which was #1 in America in October and is the state rock song of Ohio. Other hits include a top ten cover of Fever and a top 40 cover of Come On Let's Go. A cover of Fever's flip side, Sorrow, was a hit in the UK for The Merseys, and was later covered by David Bowie.

I Can't Explain It
The McCoys Lyrics

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I can′t explain it
It must be love
I can't explain it
It must be love

There′s a funny look in my eye
I can't explain it
I got a funny feeling inside

I can't explain it
Maybe it′s a way
She passed me on the street today

I guess it must be love
I can′t explain it
It must be love
I can't explain it
It must be love

I started gettin′ nervous and weak
I can't explain it
I stuttered every time that I speak
I can′t explain it
Maybe it's a way
She said hello to me today yeah, yeah

I guess it must be love
I can′t explain it
It must be love
I can't explain it
It must be love

Bells started ringin'
And birds started singin′
The moment that you took my hand
Before too long we will walk in together
Hand in hand through a Wonderland

That′s a extra beat in my heart

I can't explain it
Somethin′ tells me we'll never part

Overall Meaning

The McCoys's song "I Can't Explain It" is a classic love song that captures the feelings one has when they're falling in love. The lyrics suggest that the singer is experiencing a strange feeling in their body which they can't explain. They become nervous and weak around the person they love, and even stutter when they try to speak. They highlight a moment when that person passed them on the street and said hello to them, and they were struck with an overwhelming feeling of love.

The song's chorus repeats the phrase "I can't explain it, it must be love" which highlights the inexplicable nature of falling in love. The singer doesn't have the words to accurately describe what they're feeling, but they know it must be love. The bridge of the song introduces the idea of bells ringing and birds singing when the person they love takes their hand, suggesting that the world is brighter and more beautiful when they're with that person. The song concludes on a hopeful note, with the singer expressing the belief that they and the person they love will never part.

Line by Line Meaning

I can′t explain it
The feeling I have is indescribable

It must be love
It's love that I'm feeling

There's a funny look in my eye
There's an unusual expression on my face

I got a funny feeling inside
I have a peculiar sensation in my body

Maybe it's a way
Possibly it's because

She passed me on the street today
I saw her walking by earlier today

I started gettin' nervous and weak
I began feeling anxious and powerless

I stuttered every time that I speak
I couldn't speak without stuttering

She said hello to me today yeah, yeah
She greeted me today

Bells started ringin'
I heard bells ringing

And birds started singin'
I heard birds singing