Torsby, Sweden
Top Cats is a Swedish rockabilly band formed… Read Full Bio ↴2001
Torsby, Sweden
Top Cats is a Swedish rockabilly band formed in 2001. The earliest line-up was made up of Jon Kleppenes (as lead singer), Daniel Kjellberg (drummer), Henrik Törnevik (contrebass), Fredrik Lilja (guitar), Olle Sätterström (guitar, trumpet, piano), Erica Larsson and Sandra Zackrisson (both backing vocals).
When in 2004 drummer Daniel Kjellberg left, he was replaced by Robert Jansson. In 2007, contrebassist Henrik Törnevik left and was replaced by Martin Lindahl.
It took part in Melodifestivalen 2012 with "Baby Doll" where they ended up at 6th place.
More info at http://www.topcats.se/about
All by Myself
Top Cats Lyrics
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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
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.
The Top Cats' song "All By Myself" expresses the singer's desire to have the object of his affection stay with him and love him without the need of anyone else. The first two lines of the song, "Little girl don't you want to stay? I want to be your lover man" indicate that the singer is making a proposition to his love interest. He wants her to stay with him and become his lover.
The next two lines, "All by myself, All by myself" signify that he doesn't need anyone else but the girl. He's willing to love her and take care of her without any interference from the outside world. The following lines "I don't need no one to love you, I'm gonna love you all by myself" reinforces his earlier statement and shows his willingness to be a one-man lover for her.
The rest of the song continues in the same vein with the singer professing his love for his girl and inviting her to come have fun with him in the parlor. The chorus repeats the earlier lines of doing everything "All by ourselves" and not needing anyone with them.
Overall, the song tells the story of a man who wants to impress his girl and be everything that she needs without any external interference. It's a beautiful love song that highlights the importance of intimacy and personal connections.
Line by Line Meaning
Little girl don't you want to stay?
Are you interested in staying here with me, little girl?
I want to be your lover man
I want to be your romantic partner
All by myself
Without the help or presence of others
All by myself
Reiterating the desire to be alone and unaided
I don't need no one to love you
I don't require anyone else to love you
I'm gonna love you all by myself
I will love and care for you with no assistance from anyone else
You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
It will become apparent to you, and you already know,
Don't you know I'm in love with you
That I am deeply in love with you
All by myself
Again expressing the desire for independence
All by myself.
Further emphasis on wanting to be unassisted
I don't want no one to love you
I do not want anyone else to love you
I want to love you all by myself
I only want to be the one to love and care for you
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
Let's rendezvous in the lounge at around 1:30
We'll go on down and have some fun
We will proceed to enjoy ourselves
All by ourselves,
Without any company or interference
All by ourselves,
Reiterating the desire to be alone
We don't need nobody with us
We do not require anyone else to be present
We gonna do it all by ourselves.
We will handle everything on our own
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff
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