There are at least 3 groups known as The Pirates (a pub rock band, Australi… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 groups known as The Pirates (a pub rock band, Australian rock band, and a British punk band):

1) The Pirates are a pub-rock band from England. They played in 60's as a backing band to Johnny Kidd (the most notable song of Johnny Kidd and The Pirates is "Shakin' All Over"), and reformed in 76.
Lineup included Frank Farley, Johnny Spence and Mick Green. Mick Green, guitarist of Pirates famous for his unique "choppy-style" guitar playing (lead and rhythm at the same time) which influenced such great musicians as Wilko Johnson of Dr.Feelgood and Pete Townshend of The Who.

2) The Pirates are a 3 piece rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They draw influence from The Pixies, Queens Of The Stoneage, Beastie Boys, The Strokes, Shooting At Unarmed Men, and Mclusky. The Pirates comprise of Mundo (vocals/drums), Kade (guitar/vocals), Mick (bass). For more information visit:
www.thepiratesrock.com

3) The Pirates were a short-lived British oi band formed in Nottingham, UK. They released one EP titled Taking Action. Vocalist Zara Kane went on to become a solo artist in the industrial metal genre.

4) A group of fictional pirates singing the Spongebob Squarepants theme song during the Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie

5) A name briefly adopted by The Temptations on the single "Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)" / "I'll Love You Till I Die", released September 29 1962. Motown owner Berry Gordy told the group that should it be successful, they would become the Pirates fulltime, which included appearing in pirate costumes. To the Temptations' relief, the record sunk without a trace.

All by Myself
The Pirates Lyrics

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Little girl don't you want to stay?
I want to be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself

I don't need no one to love you
I'm gonna love you all by myself

You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
Don't you know I'm in love with you
All by myself
All by myself.

I don't want no one to love you
I want to love you all by myself

Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
We'll go on down and have some fun
All by ourselves,
All by ourselves,

We don't need nobody with us
We gonna do it all by ourselves.

Overall Meaning

The Pirates' song "All by myself" is a love song about a man who is confident in his love for a girl and wants to be with her alone. The song starts with the man asking the girl if she wants to stay and be his lover, and the repetition of the phrase "All by myself" emphasizes that he doesn't want or need anyone else to be with her. The lyrics reveal the depth of the man's love and his willingness to go against societal norms in order to be with the girl he loves.

The lyrics also suggest that the girl may have some doubts about their relationship, but the man is persistent in his love and assures her that he knows she feels the same way too. He invites her to meet him in the parlor at half past one, and they will have fun together, all by themselves. The song ends with the statement that they do not need anybody else with them, they will do it all by themselves.

Overall, "All by myself" is a simple but powerful song that speaks to the intensity of love and the desire to be with someone, even if it means being alone with them.

Line by Line Meaning

Little girl don't you want to stay?
Would you like to stay with me, my dear?

I want to be your lover man
I desire to be your one and only lover

All by myself
Completely and solely on my own

All by myself
By myself and without anyone else

I don't need no one to love you
You don't require anyone else to love you because I will fully love and cherish you

I'm gonna love you all by myself
I will be the only one to provide you with my love and affection

You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
You'll discover, my dear, that you feel the same way as I do

Don't you know I'm in love with you
Aren't you aware that I have deep feelings of love for you

All by myself
Completely alone and independent

All by myself.
Completely by myself, without anyone else's assistance

I don't want no one to love you
I don't want anyone else to bestow love on you as I want to be the only one to do so

I want to love you all by myself
I wish to be the sole supplier of my affection and attention to you

Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
Please rendezvous with me in the room around 1:30 p.m.

We'll go on down and have some fun
Together we will proceed and engage in entertaining activities

All by ourselves,
Entirely on our own, without any company

All by ourselves,
All by our lonesome and completely independent

We don't need nobody with us
We do not need anyone else to accompany us

We gonna do it all by ourselves.
We will undertake and achieve everything by ourselves without involving others

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff

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