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{{Song infobox | |||
| title = The Meaning Of Love | |||
| screenshot = Single-Meaning.jpg | |||
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]] | |||
| songwriter = [[Martin L. Gore]] | |||
| producer = [[Daniel Miller]]<br>[[Depeche Mode]] | |||
| studio = Blackwing Studios (London) | |||
| length = 3:05 <small>(7"/single/album version)</small><br>4:59 <small>(12" version)</small> | |||
| tempo = 150 | |||
| timesignature = {{music|time|4|4}} | |||
| key = C Major | |||
| engineeredby = John Fryer<br>Eric Radcliffe | |||
| design = Martyn Atkins | |||
| photographyby = Brian Griffin | |||
| calligraphy = Ching Ching Lee | |||
| recordingdate = December 1981–April 1982 | |||
| releasedate = 26 April 1982 | |||
| colorscheme = Meaning | |||
}} | |||
{{S|The Meaning Of Love}} is a song from the 1982 album ''[[A Broken Frame]]'' by [[Depeche Mode]]. It was released as a single on 26 April 1982. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Daniel Miller]] said in the May 1982 issue of the ''Electronics & Music Maker'' magazine: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
"There's a new song called 'The Meaning Of Love' which, when Martin presented it, was very basic so we worked out a bass line on the [Roland] MC4 but while they were playing along with it Martin did this little riff, so we just edited a space in the MC4's memory and inserted it. This means that you can work out the structure of a song and get it exactly right without having to put it down on to tape and then you don't have to mess around with tape editing at a later date.<ref>{{citation |last=Howell |first=Steve |url=https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/depeche-mode/4282 |title=Depeche Mode (EMM May 82) |publisher=mu:zines |access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
An excerpt from the November 1982 issue of the ''One Two Testing'' magazine: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
One of the challenges they recently faced was making a 12" version of 'Meaning Of Love' — a trickier business than it sounds. Some tracks are easy to extend — riffs and runs can be lifted, echoed, patched together into middle sections while the rhythm track keeps going. Straight songs are harder to work with. You can extend the end or the beginning, Dave reckons, but after that you're on your own. They decided to augment 'Meaning Of Love' with a '[[wikipedia:Stars on 45|Stars On 45]]' chord change that spins out of nowhere, and plenty of weird percussive noises. "It was a good laugh, but some of our fans wrote in saying what was wrong with our new records. They were going a bit strange. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
{{Template:Lyrics|The Meaning Of Love| | |||
I've read more than a hundred books | |||
Seeing love mentioned many thousand times | |||
But despite all the places I've looked | |||
It's still no clearer | |||
It's just not enough | |||
I'm still no nearer | |||
The meaning of love | |||
Noted down all my observations | |||
Spent an evening watching television | |||
Still I couldn't say with precision | |||
Know it's a feeling and it comes from above | |||
But what's the meaning | |||
The meaning of love | |||
Tell me (the meaning of love) | |||
From the notes that I've made so far | |||
Love seems something like wanting a scar | |||
Well I could be wrong | |||
I'm just not sure you see | |||
I've never been in love before | |||
Next I asked several friends of mine | |||
If they could spare a few minutes of their time | |||
Their looks suggested that I've lost my mind | |||
Tell me the answer | |||
My Lord high above | |||
Tell me the meaning | |||
The meaning of love | |||
From the notes that I've made so far | |||
Love seems something like wanting a scar | |||
Well I could be wrong | |||
I'm just not sure you see | |||
I've never been in love before | |||
The meaning of love | |||
(Tell me) | |||
Tell me the meaning of love | |||
(Tell me) | |||
|Martin L. Gore|©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |||
== Music video == | |||
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== Live performances == | |||
{{Live section}} | |||
== References == | |||
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{{Singles}} | |||
[[Category:Singles]] | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode songs]] | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode singles]] | |||
[[Category:A Broken Frame songs]] | |||
[[Category:A Broken Frame singles]] | |||
[[Category:Songs in C Major]] | |||
[[Category:Songs between 150-154 BPM]] | |||
[[Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore]] | |||
[[Category:Songs with official music videos]] | |||
<metadesc>"The Meaning Of Love" is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 26 April 1982.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 31 July 2024
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7. The Meaning Of Love List of A Broken Frame songs |
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The Meaning Of Love
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| Song | The Meaning Of Love |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Daniel Miller Depeche Mode |
| Recorded at | Blackwing Studios (London) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 3:05 (7"/single/album version) 4:59 (12" version) |
| Tempo | 150 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | C Major |
| Engineered by | John Fryer Eric Radcliffe |
| Photography | Brian Griffin |
| Calligraphy | Ching Ching Lee |
| Recorded | December 1981–April 1982 |
| Originally released | 26 April 1982 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 135 times * |
| Total live performances | 135 times * |
"The Meaning Of Love" is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 26 April 1982.
Notes
Daniel Miller said in the May 1982 issue of the Electronics & Music Maker magazine:
"There's a new song called 'The Meaning Of Love' which, when Martin presented it, was very basic so we worked out a bass line on the [Roland] MC4 but while they were playing along with it Martin did this little riff, so we just edited a space in the MC4's memory and inserted it. This means that you can work out the structure of a song and get it exactly right without having to put it down on to tape and then you don't have to mess around with tape editing at a later date.[1]
An excerpt from the November 1982 issue of the One Two Testing magazine:
One of the challenges they recently faced was making a 12" version of 'Meaning Of Love' — a trickier business than it sounds. Some tracks are easy to extend — riffs and runs can be lifted, echoed, patched together into middle sections while the rhythm track keeps going. Straight songs are harder to work with. You can extend the end or the beginning, Dave reckons, but after that you're on your own. They decided to augment 'Meaning Of Love' with a 'Stars On 45' chord change that spins out of nowhere, and plenty of weird percussive noises. "It was a good laugh, but some of our fans wrote in saying what was wrong with our new records. They were going a bit strange.
Lyrics
The Meaning Of Love
I've read more than a hundred books
Seeing love mentioned many thousand times
But despite all the places I've looked
It's still no clearer
It's just not enough
I'm still no nearer
The meaning of love
Noted down all my observations
Spent an evening watching television
Still I couldn't say with precision
Know it's a feeling and it comes from above
But what's the meaning
The meaning of love
Tell me (the meaning of love)
From the notes that I've made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well I could be wrong
I'm just not sure you see
I've never been in love before
Next I asked several friends of mine
If they could spare a few minutes of their time
Their looks suggested that I've lost my mind
Tell me the answer
My Lord high above
Tell me the meaning
The meaning of love
From the notes that I've made so far
Love seems something like wanting a scar
Well I could be wrong
I'm just not sure you see
I've never been in love before
The meaning of love
(Tell me)
Tell me the meaning of love
(Tell me)
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Music video
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "The Meaning Of Love"
- Main article: List of dates where "The Meaning Of Love" was played
References
- ↑ Howell, Steve; "Depeche Mode (EMM May 82)". mu:zines. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
