Certain Songs: 'Love' is all you need

'Love' is all you need

Love, love, love. I am talking about the west coast psychedelic/folk rock band from the late 60's...not the emotion. It's all about the music with me after all. I have always loved Arthur Lee's voice, but lately I have been getting into their entire catalog and I am loving Love more everyday.

The record 'Forever Changes' is an absolute classic. I had forgotten how golden it was until I played it last night. Songs like 'You Set The Scene' and 'Andmoreagain' and 'Alone Again Or' are just so finely crafted...and sonicaly speaking I think Lee and company were always a bit ahead of there time, much like their contemporaries in the Velvet Underground.

Here are a couple of my favorite Love songs...'Always See Your Face' was immortalized in the hipster Citizen Kane 'High Fidelity' you may remember...i do believe that was my introduction to the band. Thanks again John Cusak

03andmoreagain.mp3

10alwaysseeyourface.mp3

Labels: Always See Your Face, Andmoreagain, black love |

3 Response to "'Love' is all you need"

Anonymous Says: January 30, 2008 at 3:47 AM

Love's Forever Changes', my favourite album of all time

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Anonymous Says: February 19, 2008 at 12:29 AM

Love the post. Check out http://www.lovearthurlee.com / www.lovearthurlee.com ... it is the official tribute site to Arthur by his estate. New photos, videos and unreleased tunes are being added constantly. Love On Earth Must Be

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...or my email is anyway! Hey, it's me Blair...the Certain Songs staff of one. I just do this for the love of the music and am in no way trying to rip anybody off, so if you are an artist or a record label and you are not happy that I am promoting your music, or you want me to take a song down, just shoot me an email and I will most definitely oblige.

And please support the artists I post here in whatever way you can if you do download a song...go to a show, buy some merch, buy an album...these songs are the soundtrack to my life and I just love to share them. But I can only do that if the insanely talented artist responsible for said songs are able to eat.

I also love hearing new stuff...so any submissions can also be sent to my email, I will try my bestest to listen to everything and get back to you all...peace,love,rock n' roll.

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Certain songs they get so scratched into our souls.

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She's pulling out her shirttails and jacking up her socks.
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B12 is for the speeders.
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Ellen Foley gives us hope.
Certain songs they get scratched into our souls.

I guess you're old enough to know.
Kids out on the west coast are taking off their clothes.
Screwing in the surf and going out to shows.
They get high and ride around in gtos.
I guess you're old enough to know.
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