Radio 1 DJ John Peel brought The Misunderstood to the UK in 1966 and also managed them. The band were forced to split up prematurely when singer Rick Brown was drafted to fight in Vietnam.
I Need Your Love
The Misunderstood Lyrics
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I need your love, I need your love
Won't you turn back to me now
I need your love
I'd give you anything, girl
I need your love
Why did you go away now
I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love
Oh, can't you see what your love
Has done to me, now
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love so much now, I need your love
I'd give you everything, girl, I need your love
The love that's turning love, I need your love
Why did you have to go, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love
The Misunderstood's "I Need Your Love" is a desperate cry for the return of love. The repetition of "I need your love" emphasizes the urgency of the need. The singer is pleading with their former lover to come back to them, promising to give anything and everything to have their love returned. The line "can't you see what your love has done to me" suggests that the love has left a profound impact on the singer, possibly even hurt them, but they still need it nonetheless.
The use of the word "girl" indicates that the singer is likely male, and the overall tone of the song seems somewhat melancholic. The long and stretched-out syllables in "I need your love" create a wistful and aching mood, while the upbeat tempo of the song reinforces the sense of desperation.
Overall, "I Need Your Love" is a powerful and emotional plea for love and connection, conveying the intense longing that can be felt when someone we care about is absent from our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I need your love, I need your love
The singer is expressing their strong desire for the love of the person they are addressing.
Won't you turn back to me now
The singer is appealing to the person they are addressing to return to them and their relationship.
I'd give you anything, girl
The singer is conveying their willingness to do whatever it takes to regain the love of the person they are addressing.
Why did you go away now
The artist is expressing their confusion and sadness over the fact that the person they love has left them.
Oh, baby, can't you see that I
The artist is expressing their desperation for the person they love to understand the depth of their feelings.
Oh, can't you see what your love
Has done to me, now
The singer is acknowledging the impact that the love of the person they are addressing has had on their life and emotions.
I need your love so much now, I need your love
The singer is emphasizing how much they currently need the love of the person they are addressing.
The love that's turning love, I need your love
The artist is likely referencing how the love they have for the person they are addressing is causing them to suffer, but they still need that love regardless.
Why did you have to go, I need your love
The artist is reiterating their sadness and confusion over the person they love leaving them, while emphasizing how much they still need that person's love.
I need your love
This line could be seen as a simple reaffirmation of the artist's overall message, or as a final plea to the person they are addressing to return to them and their relationship.
Writer(s): Richard Brown, Greg Treadway
Contributed by Adalyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.