I always loved this song, hearing in the lyrics nothing but the humorous take on relationship problems, psychics, spells, and potions. Until I've been told that this song was the secret code for drug users in that time... huh? Which words, which terms or phrases in this song would express such relation to drugs???
Kissing the cop could be an indication for a "drugged" guy, but on the other hand I just think it means that the magic potion works and he feels just LOVE for everything, which includes of course cops...:-)
2007-05-03 06:03:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Love Potion #9 is was originally done by the Clovers but I think we are most familiar the Searchers
I wouldn't say drug use, but you might be able to make a case about the love potion just being alcohol. Alcohol does make some people feel very affectionate to everyone. "beer googles"
On the other hand though, you can find a lot of random symbolism in songs if you really try.
2007-05-03 06:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by sodiumbong 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, the Beatles didn't perform or write Love Potion #9. "Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by The Clovers. I doubt it was a hidden meaning for drug use, especially in the 50's.
2007-05-03 06:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by t1riel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love Potion 9 Lyrics
2016-12-16 13:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love Potion Number 9 Lyrics
2016-10-03 00:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by geissel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. happy Birthday to me(feb.15) --Bright eyes 2. I won't ever be happy again-- Bright eyes 3. Happy Someday-- Plain White Ts 4. Unhappy-- the Salads 5. Happy Christmas(War Is Over)-- The used 6. 44 Caliber Love Letter-- Alexix on Fire 7. Hello Dearest Love-- The Appleseed Cast 8. Semiotic Love-- Blaqk Audio 9. The Love Letter-- Blaq Audio 10. A Torrid Love Affair-- Boys Night Out 11. No Lies, Just Love-- Bright eyes 12. Lover I Dont Have To Love-- Bright eyes 13. Ohio Is For Lovers-- Hawthorne heights 14. Love Is Murder-- Drop Dead, Gorgeous 15. I Wanna Love You-- the Maine 16. Love With Caution-- silverstein theres so much more..
2016-03-18 23:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a Beatles song, but it is from an era where most musicians were using some form of crazy mind-bending drugs. But the song isn't so much about drugs as it is about eternal happiness which was a cornerstone of the hippie movement.
The Beatles did do a song called "Revolution #9" but a couple things in your question make it obvious this isn't the song you're talking about. 1) You say "I always loved this song". Nobody, and I mean NOBODY loves "Revolution #9". Even three of the four Beatles despised it. Only John and Yoko cared for it. 2) You refer to lyrics--this song doesn't have anything resembling coherent lyrics except for John's "Number nine...number nine...number nine" chant. But "Revolution #9" is definitely a drug song, in that it was composed in its entirety while John was tripping out on D-Lysurgic Acid, also known as LSD.
2007-05-03 07:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by JWH67 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Recorded by the Searchers and the Clovers in the 60's. I thought it was about a potion to make women atttacted to him.
2007-05-03 06:15:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles didn't write that. I believe the Searchers recorded that. That's an Oldie but Goodie.
2007-05-03 06:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by Judith H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The beatles dont sing Love Potion #9.
Artist: Clovers Lyrics
Album:
Title: Love Potion Number 9 Lyrics
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth
She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine
I told her that I was a flop with chics
I've been this way since 1956
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign
She said, now What you need is Love Potion Number Nine
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
She said, I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
Love Potion Number Nine
2007-05-03 06:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle O 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not a Beatles song
2007-05-05 07:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by ♥TheBeatlesBiggestFan♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋