What a classic rock song this is. It was written by Shania Twain’s hubby, “Mutt” Lange, the same dude behind Def Leppard and Bryan Adams.
This controversial song is about a one-night love affair with a man, only to reveal the real reasons later, that her intention was to become pregnant. When she re-unites with him later (in the lyrics), she explains that she did it only because that her lover is not able to impregnate her.
HEART, the rock band, actually didn’t want to sing this song at all, because it was everything they stood against. This song was originally written for Don Henley, but they bowed down to pressure and made this song a huge hit.
Heart - All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You
All I wanna do is make love to you
Say you will. You want me too.
All I wanna do is make love to you
I’ve got loving arms to hold on to
A Year Ago
- 2007: Work vs Life
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May 4th, 2008 at 12:53am
oh this one is a classic giddy tigress favorite…not from experience of any such thing though. Thanks for the history behind it…i didn’t know Heart had reservations abt singing it initially.
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May 4th, 2008 at 6:34am
This actually makes me feel better. I hate that song and always thought it made them sound so pathetic.
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May 4th, 2008 at 8:51pm
love this classic song.. late80s/early90s songs rock!
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May 5th, 2008 at 8:31am
i “heart” HEART!
i think i’m still lost somewhere in the 80s-90s…
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May 5th, 2008 at 8:10pm
Giddy Tiger Yeah, they did, but they succumbed to popularity.
rckrbrby Think you could be alone in this one. I love the song.
Izad Ya man! High five!
tihtahpah Yes, our childhood songs will forever be etched in our minds.
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May 7th, 2008 at 6:12pm
Love the music but hated the lyrics - not the kind of song you can sing out loud, what a pity.
And interesting history of the song.
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May 8th, 2008 at 9:46pm
Jewelle True, can’t really sing that song out in the open, except probably in the car.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 12:42am
First time I heard the lyrics, I was like: what was Mutt Lange thinking? Taken off the album Brigade (1990), which had other great, and even better songs too like Stranded and Under The Sky, and of course Secret!
Yes, I was and am still a Heart junkie (ever since that 1985 LP, I tried to go back beyond that (private audition LP) but just could not get into it)- I think Ann (or is it Nancy) is one of the world’s finest female rock vocalists.
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August 24th, 2008 at 1:25am
ben - I think Ann’s the lead singer. I also like “Alone” and “Will You Be There in The Morning?”. Cool songs.
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