Trussel was in line to blow up like the Commodores and the Black Byrds. A C… Read Full Bio ↴Trussel was in line to blow up like the Commodores and the Black Byrds. A College based group of Music Majors from Virginia State College, the group had all the makings of a super group. Tight horns, moves, and a fantastic lead vocalist Larry Tynes. Later when the group signed with Elektra they added a second outstanding lead vocalist Michael Spratley. In 1973 the group formed in the Snack Shop of Virginia State for the first month or two they were known as the Snack Shop Band. Then they went looking for a name. Near VSC there was a train trestle, the drummer and co-founder Ron Buky Smith (Englewood, NJ) spoke with a lisp and said let's name the group TRUSSEL.. hence the spelling and pronounciation. The group members graduated in the early and mid-seventies from college and formed a record label in 1975. Bridge The Gap Records, they released what would now be two very rare 7"inch singles. The Bi-Centennial Boogie which was renamed to try and get in on the 1976 Bicentennial.. the original name was "CHICKEN SH%T", the b side was another period song "How Many Tricks In 1976". That song which Buddah Records wanted to release was a Graham Central Station sounding track that was written to blast Tricky Dick Nixon and the mess that he caused. The next release were two pretty songs "Beautiful People" b/w "Spread Love Everywhere". Both were well recorded and poorly promoted. The groups break came when a college friend Marvin Daniels (Chops - Southern Energy Ensemble) asked Bill would the group be willing to backup a young 15 year old girl out of Philadelphia who had signed with RCA. Reluctantly they did and became Evelyne Champagne Kings first touring band. They started with her when SHAME was a blip on the Disco Chart and were exiting when SHAME was on it's way to the top of the charts. The group tells the story about a gig at Broady's in NY where the whole RCA staff including the President came to see this new young talent. The band was so tight after years of playing the Mid-Atlantic College Circuit that RCA Producers Warren Schatz and Al Garrison came into the dressing room at the break and offered the group TRUSSEL a record deal with RCA. It never happened, the parents of Evelyn King became despondent with the management that had hooked her up with Trussel and fired the young black manager for a older white established management firm that worked with lots of RCA artist? (Sounds familiar) Trussel being a loyal bunch of guys gave the original young manager 1 year to get them a record deal. So they left the road and went in to writing and preparing for the record deal that was sure to come. About a week before the year was to expire the group signed with Elektra for a three single studio budget. From that recording date in Philadelphia came "LOVE INJECTION", "GONE FOR THE WEEKEND", and a third single. "LOVE INJECTION" was released in the fall of 1979 and quickly became a New York Disco Hit. Most of the DJ's knew the group because of their many appearances in NYC and it helped that the term LOVE INJECTION caught on in the GAY community. So the song took off. In the mean time the young black manager turned the group over to a Philadelphia slickster who basically ripped the group off and mismanaged the release of the album. Elektra changed company presidents in the fall of 1979, the new guy in charge froze all of the Album budgets, including the Trussel budget even though the groups record was high on the Disco Charts and up on the R&B Charts. The big error came when the finally completed album March 1980 was named LOVE INJECTION.. stupid move. The single was a hit in the fall of 1979 and they named a spring 1980 album release LOVE INJECTION... they also refused to put the groups picture on the cover... the looked too black (ethnic).. So stupid and corrupt management eventually caused the group to refuse the offer of the second album, which they now acknowledge in hind sight was a mistake. So there you have it another one hit wonder.. TRUSSEL - Love Injection is listed as one of the Top 200 Disco records of all time.. The lead singer Larry Tynes passed away in the late 80's the young lady who didn't make the album date Veronica Jones passed away in 1988. The other members are still working or playing, producing and writing. The groups leader Bill McGee is a smooth jazz trumpeter with several CD's on the market.

Love Injection
Trussel Lyrics

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Watch out y'all, here comes the boogie doctor
I'm your boogie doctor baby
Everybody stand in line
'Cause it's love injection time
Rock is in the pocket
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (I'm your boogie doctor baby)
Rock is in the love (self injection)

Rock is in the pocket
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (shake your body down)
Rock is in the love (shake it down to the ground)

Love injection
Always on my mind
It's the only
Thing that keeps me high
Love injection
Shoot me with your love
'Cause I'm jonesin'
Only for your love

I used to be so
Hung up on smoking pills
I ran away from
Things that seemed too real
Then you shot me (shot me)
So full of hope and joy
Now it's your love
That I'm jonesin' for
'Cause I need your love (I need your love)
To comfort me when I'm all alone
I'm shakin' all over (shakin', shakin')
I need a love injection
Love injection

Never thought I'd find that special one (ooh ooh)
Now you're here and, oh yeah
It's so much fun
I like this new thing
That's come over me
I think your sweet love
Is gonna set me free
Sweet reflections
Flashbacks in the night
Resurrection
Bring me back to life
Start all over (start all over, start all over)
I don't want to lose the place I'm in
'Cause I need your love (I need your love)
To comfort me when I'm all alone
I'm shakin' all over (shakin', shakin')
I need a love injection, love injection and I need it now

Yes I need it now
Whoa, yeah
Well alright
Roll it up
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life (say you want it too)
You can get it, get it while it's hot
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got (yeah, yeah, yeah)
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot (wanna shoot you with my love)
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot (roll your sleeve up girl)
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot
So you want a little shot of my life
You can get it, all the love I got
So you need a little shot of my life
You can get it, get it while it's hot

Now my mind is all so fresh and clear (fresh and clear)
Full submission, I do not have to feel (no)
'Cause your love just keeps me feelin' strong
Don't stop pushin', keep me runnin' long (keep it runnin')
'Cause I need a love, I need a (I need your love)
Love injection, always on my mind (always on my mind)
It's the only thing that gets me high
High than the
Stars up in the sky
Love injection
Love can take me high
Higher than I've ever been before (love injection always on my mind)
It's the only thing that takes me high
Higher than the stars up in the sky (higher than the stars up in the sky)
Love injection, love can take me high
Higher than I've ever been before (love injection always on my mind)
It's the only thing that gets me high (oh yeah)
Higher than the stars up in the sky (higher than the stars up in the sky)
Love injection, love can take me high
Higher than I've ever been before (love injection always on my mind)
It's the only thing that takes me high
Higher than the stars up in the sky (higher than the stars up in the sky)
Love injection, love can take me high
Higher (love injection always on my mind)
Than I've ever, ever, ever been before (it's the only thing that takes me high)
Higher than the stars up in the sky (higher than the stars up in the sky)
Love injection, love can take me high
Higher, yeah (love injection always on my mind)
Than I've ever, than I've ever been before (it's the only thing that takes me high)
Higher than the stars up in the sky (than the stars up in the sky)
Love injection, love can take me high

Higher
Yeah, yeah, yeah, c'mon
Rock is in the pocket
Rock is in the love (c'mon girl)
Rock is in the pocket
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (love injection)
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (sweet love connection)
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (love injectio)
Rock is in the love
Rock is in the pocket (sweet love connection)
Rock is in the love

Rock is in the pocket (love injection)
Rock is in the love

Overall Meaning

The song "Love Injection" by Trussel is a classic funk track that invites the listener to get up and dance. The lyrics are about the power of love and how it can act as a healing force that can lift us up when we're feeling down. The singer refers to themselves as the "boogie doctor" who has come to administer a love injection to everyone in the room. They invite others to let go of their inhibitions and let the music take over. The lyrics describe the feeling of being jonesing for love, and how it can be like a drug that brings us feelings of hope and joy. The chorus is catchy and easy to sing along to, which adds to the overall fun and infectious energy of the song.

One of the key themes of "Love Injection" is the transformative power of love. The lyrics describe how the singer used to be hung up on smoking pills and was afraid of things that seemed too real. But then they received a love injection from someone special that brought them hope and joy. This experience changed their perspective and helped them to see that the only thing they really needed was love. The message of the song is that love can be a powerful antidote to the stresses and struggles of everyday life, and that it has the power to bring us joy and happiness when we need it most.

Line by Line Meaning

Watch out y'all, here comes the boogie doctor
Be careful everyone, the expert of dance music has arrived

I'm your boogie doctor baby
I am the specialist in dance music and I am yours

Everybody stand in line
Everyone, please queue behind one another

'Cause it's love injection time
Because it's time to dance like you're in love

Rock is in the pocket
The beat is steady and on rhythm

Rock is in the love
The music is in sync with the emotion in the air

Rock is in the pocket (I'm your boogie doctor baby)
The rhythm is steady (as expected from the expert of dance music)

Rock is in the love (self injection)
The music and the love are one in the same

Rock is in the pocket (shake your body down)
The beat is strong enough to make you dance

Rock is in the love (shake it down to the ground)
Your love and the music can move you to dance with passion

Love injection
Dancing in a way that feels like being in love

Always on my mind
I am constantly thinking about this love injection dance mode

It's the only
There's nothing else

Thing that keeps me high
It's the only feeling that makes me feel elevated

Shoot me with your love
Dance with me with such passion that it feels like love

'Cause I'm jonesin'
I can't do without this feeling

Only for your love
I only crave this feeling from you

I used to be so
In the past, I was

Hung up on smoking pills
I relied on harmful substances when I was stressed

I ran away from
I avoided

Things that seemed too real
I was afraid of expressing my true feelings

Then you shot me (shot me)
But then you showed me a new way of living

So full of hope and joy
I became optimistic and happy

Now it's your love
Now it's your love injection dance that I crave

That I'm jonesin' for
That's the feeling I can't do without

'Cause I need your love (I need your love)
I need your way of dancing passionately with love

To comfort me when I'm all alone
To make me feel secure when I'm dancing by myself

I'm shakin' all over (shakin', shakin')
I'm shaking with passion and energy

I need a love injection
I need that dance mode that feels like love

Never thought I'd find that special one (ooh ooh)
I never thought I'd find this kind of love injection dance

Now you're here and, oh yeah
But now that I've found it, I am happy

It's so much fun
It's entertaining and enjoyable

I like this new thing
I really enjoy this new type of dancing

That's come over me
That's taken over me

I think your sweet love
I believe that your way of dancing passionately is sweet like love

Is gonna set me free
It will make me feel liberated and unburdened

Sweet reflections
Really pleasant memories

Flashbacks in the night
Memories that come to me at night

Resurrection
A rekindling

Bring me back to life
Revive my passion for dancing

Start all over (start all over, start all over)
Begin afresh

I don't want to lose the place I'm in
I don't want to forget how it feels to dance this way

I need a love injection, love injection and I need it now
I need that passionate love injection dance mode now

Yes I need it now
I really require it right now

Whoa, yeah
Wow, I'm so excited

Well alright
OK, I'm ready for it

Roll it up
Let's start this type of dance

So you want a little shot of my life
You want to experience my way of living life to the fullest

You can get it, all the love I got
You can feel it through the way I dance

So you need a little shot of my life
You require a taste of my happy life

You can get it, get it while it's hot
You can experience it while it's still at its peak

So you need a little shot of my life (say you want it too)
You also desire to live life this way

You can get it, all the love I got (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You can also experience my way of passionately dancing to love music

You can get it, get it while it's hot (wanna shoot you with my love)
You can experience it before it fades away

You can get it, get it while it's hot (roll your sleeve up girl)
Experience it before it becomes uncool

Now my mind is all so fresh and clear (fresh and clear)
My mind is now free from negative thoughts

Full submission, I do not have to feel (no)
I am fully immersed in dance and have no bad feelings

'Cause your love just keeps me feelin' strong
This way of dancing passionately to love music keeps my spirit high

Don't stop pushin', keep me runnin' long (keep it runnin')
Don't stop dancing with passion; let's keep going

'Cause I need a love, I need a (I need your love)
I need that passionate love injection dance mode

Love injection, always on my mind (always on my mind)
Always thinking about dancing like this is being in love

It's the only thing that gets me high
It's the only feeling that makes me feel elevated

High than the
Higher than

Stars up in the sky
The feeling is better than stargazing

Love injection
A passionate dance mode that feels like love

Love can take me high
Passionate dancing to love music can make me feel uplifted

Higher than I've ever been before (love injection always on my mind)
Higher than I've ever felt before while dancing or being in love

It's the only thing that takes me high
It's the only feeling that uplifts me

Higher than the stars up in the sky (higher than the stars up in the sky)
It's a feeling better than stargazing

Love injection, love can take me high
Passionate dancing to love music can make me feel elevated

It's the only thing that gets me high (oh yeah)
It's the only thing that makes me feel elevated and passionate

Higher (love injection always on my mind)
It's an elevated feeling

Than I've ever, ever, ever been before (it's the only thing that takes me high)
I've never felt this uplifted before

Higher, yeah (love injection always on my mind)
It's a great feeling

Than I've ever, than I've ever been before (it's the only thing that takes me high)
I've never felt this uplifted before

Higher than the stars up in the sky (than the stars up in the sky)
It's a feeling better than stargazing

Higher
An increasingly elevated feeling

Yeah, yeah, yeah, c'mon
Let's dance with passion

Rock is in the love (c'mon girl)
The musical beat and passionate feelings are one

Rock is in the pocket (love injection)
The beat is steady as we dance passionately to love music

Rock is in the pocket (sweet love connection)
The beat is steady and it is connected to a sweet feeling of love

Rock is in the pocket (love injection)
The beat is steady as we dance passionately to love music

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dexter Lane Hannon, Ronald Leon Smith

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