Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best … Read Full Bio ↴Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best known for their music from 1968 to 1975, during which time they achieved twenty-one consecutive Billboard Top 40 Hits and 12 consecutive Gold Albums. Three Dog Night are still active in 2012, touring and recording 43 years after their first album was released. The first of the band's 7 million-selling singles was One in 1969. They scored three number one singles: Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Joy to the World and Black and White.

The original lineup included three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — along with Michael Allsup on guitar, Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards Floyd Sneed on drums and Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass.

Three Dog Night recorded some tracks with Beach Boys producer, composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Brian Wilson before signing with Dunhill Records and at the time went under the name Redwood. The band changed their name based on an article describing how Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a "three-dog night."

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Three Dog Night Lyrics

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Well my doctor told me beware
I'm taking more than my share
Falling in love I can bear
Provided that loving affair
But he don't know about you
And all the things that you do
And how it breaks me in two
Just to know a man's with you

Chorus:
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't ever let you go, oh
I feel like I need you so, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
I can't get enough of it, oh
Yeah ''cause every time we're apart
I get a pain in my heart
And my mind's completely a mess
And I ain't getting no rest
I guess I'm failing the test
I guess you're getting the best
Of all the love I can give
''cause you're the reason I live
[Chorus (2 times)]

[Repeat second verse]
[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Three Dog Night's "Can't Get Enough of It" describe a love addiction that the singer just can't shake. The opening lines reveal that the singer's doctor has warned him to beware as he is taking more than his fair share. It can be interpreted as the singer is overindulging in love, and it's something that he just can't resist. The singer admits that he can bear falling in love, but only under certain circumstances, and the provided loving affair. However, despite his love for someone, the singer is struggling because of someone else - probably the one who the singer can't get enough of. He doesn't want the doctor to know about the person he loves and all the things they do, which eventually break him in two.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer's addiction to love, and how he just can't get enough of the person he loves. The singer is afraid of losing the person he loves and feels like he needs them, which is why he can't let them go. As a result, every time they are apart, he gets affected mentally and physically, which indicates that he is continuously fantasizing about the person he loves. The singer feels like he's failing the test of getting over his love addiction, and the person he loves is getting the best of him. The love that he can give to his partner is unmatched as they are the reason he lives, ultimately indicating that he can't get enough of it.

Line by Line Meaning

Well my doctor told me beware
My physician advised me to be cautious

I'm taking more than my share
I am consuming an excessive amount

Falling in love I can bear
I can handle loving someone

Provided that loving affair
As long as the love relationship persists

But he don't know about you
However, my doctor is unaware of you

And all the things that you do
And the actions that you take

And how it breaks me in two
And how it devastates me

Just to know a man's with you
Merely knowing that there is another man with you

Chorus:
Refrain:

I can't get enough of it, oh
I cannot get enough of you

I can't ever let you go, oh
I cannot bear to part ways with you

I feel like I need you so, oh
I am convinced that I require you so much

Yeah ''cause every time we're apart
Yes, because I suffer every time we are separated

I get a pain in my heart
I encounter genuine heartache

And my mind's completely a mess
And my mind is in utter disarray

And I ain't getting no rest
And I am unable to find rest

I guess I'm failing the test
I surmise that I am failing at controlling my emotions

I guess you're getting the best
I conclude that you are receiving the maximum benefit

Of all the love I can give
Of all the affection and passion I am capable of providing

''cause you're the reason I live
Because you are the motivation for my existence

[Chorus (2 times)]
[Refrain twice]

[Repeat second verse]
[Repeat the second verse]

[Chorus]
[Refrain]

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: STEVE WINWOOD, JIMMY MILLER

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