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."

Find Someone To Love
Three Dog Night Lyrics

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You better find find yourself someone to love
Life's so short, sweet and groovin'
And brother I ain't foolin'
You better find someone to love

This better be a right love
Can't be a fly by night love
That kind of love only last temporary

You gotta have a girl who needs you
Looking good to please you
Looking good all day
In your corner all the way
You better find find your self someone to love

Birds and the bees do it
Fish in the sea do it
Baby get hep to it
Find someone to love

I'm in love but I know it
I'm in love but I show it
I'm the king of the lover's school

You gotta have a girl who needs you
Looking good to please you
Looking good all day
In your corner all the way

You better find find your self someone to love
You better find find your self someone to love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Find Someone to Love" by Three Dog Night is a song about the urgency of finding love in life. The song is an energetic and uplifting call to action urging people to find someone to love because life is too brief and sweet to waste. The lyrics emphasize that one should be cautious in choosing love partners, and it should be a long-lasting and genuine kind of love. "You better find find yourself someone to love" is a repeated phrase in the song emphasizing that love is essential and that one should not wait too long to find it.

The song infuses a sense of urgency to find love and the importance of having someone to love. The lyrics refer to the biological impulses of animals such as birds and fish in the sea, as if to say finding love is a natural aspect of existence. The song also conveys the message that having love in your life is essential to make life sweeter and more fulfilling. The line, "I'm in love but I show it," expresses the importance of expressing one's love to their partner and not leaving it unsaid.

In summary, Three Dog Night's "Find Someone to Love" is a song that celebrates the importance of love and urges people to find it while they can. The lyrics emphasize that love is a crucial part of life and that one should be cautious but not hesitate to find it.

Line by Line Meaning

You better find find yourself someone to love
It's important to find a person to love

Life's so short, sweet and groovin'
Life is brief and should be enjoyed

And brother I ain't foolin'
This is no joke or exaggeration

This better be a right love
The relationship should be genuine and meaningful

Can't be a fly by night love
It can't be a short-lived or insincere love

That kind of love only last temporary
A shallow love won't last long

You gotta have a girl who needs you
You need a partner who relies on you

Looking good to please you
Your partner should care about how you feel

Looking good all day
Your partner should take care of their appearance

In your corner all the way
Your partner should support you completely

Birds and the bees do it
Everyone falls in love