Heart – All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You
SharePosted on 04. May, 2008 by Gallivanter in Songs
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
Giddy Tiger
May 4th, 2008
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.
rckrbrby
May 4th, 2008
This actually makes me feel better. I hate that song and always thought it made them sound so pathetic.
Izad
May 4th, 2008
love this classic song.. late80s/early90s songs rock!
tihtahpah
May 5th, 2008
i “heart” HEART!
i think i’m still lost somewhere in the 80s-90s…
Gallivanter
May 5th, 2008
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.
Jewelle
May 7th, 2008
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.
Gallivanter
May 8th, 2008
Jewelle True, can’t really sing that song out in the open, except probably in the car.
ben
Aug 22nd, 2008
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.
Gallivanter
Aug 24th, 2008
ben – I think Ann’s the lead singer. I also like “Alone” and “Will You Be There in The Morning?”. Cool songs.