Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Addicted To Love” is the third song on the Riptide album. The most commonly heard version runs around four minutes, but the full album version runs a little over six minutes.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and has now become known as his trademark song, thanks, in part, to a highly popular video.

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love Lyrics

Your lights are on, but youre not home
Your mind is not your own
Your heart sweats, your body shakes
Another kiss is what it takes

You cant sleep, you cant eat
Theres no doubt, youre in deep
Your throat is tight, you cant breathe
Another kiss is all you need

Whoa, you like to think that youre immune to the stuff, oh
Yeah

Its closer to the truth to say you cant get enough, you
Know youre

Gonna have to face it, youre addicted to love

You see the signs, but you cant read
Youre runnin at a different speed
You heart beats in double time
Another kiss and youll be mine, a one track mind

You cant be saved
Oblivion is all you crave
If theres some left for you
You dont mind if you do

Whoa, you like to think that youre immune to the stuff, oh
Yeah

Its closer to the truth to say you cant get enough, you
Know youre

Gonna have to face it, youre addicted to love

Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love

Guitar solo (once around)

Your lights are on, but youre not home
Your will is not your own
Youre heart sweats and teeth grind
Another kiss and youll be mine

Whoa, you like to think that youre immune to the stuff, oh
Yeah

Its closer to the truth to say you cant get enough, you
Know youre

Gonna have to face it, youre addicted to love

Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love
Might as well face it, youre addicted to love

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love Review and Song Info

The song is unusual in that the intro drum solo is in the 7/4 time signature, while the remainder is in a more conventional (at least for pop music) 4/4 time signature.

It was originally intended to be duet with Chaka Khan. However, her record company at the time wouldn’t grant her a release to work on Palmer’s label, Island Records. Chaka Khan is still credited for the vocal arrangements in the album liner notes. The guitar part on the song is played by Andy Taylor, then a member of Duran Duran. Palmer met Taylor when they were both members of supergroup The Power Station.

The music video was directed by Terence Donovan, in which Palmer’s backing band is a group of mini-skirted identical women whose pale skin, strong makeup, and black hair makes them resemble the women in Patrick Nagel paintings. The video is notable for being the first (and last) one shown on long running UK music programme The Chart Show. Palmer recycled the video’s “identical women” concept for the videos of three other songs of his; namely “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” (also from Riptide), “Simply Irresistible” and the animated “Change His Ways” (both from Heavy Nova).

Released 1985
Format 7″
Recorded 1985
Genre Rock
Length 4:04 (single version)
Label Island Records
Writer Robert Palmer
Producer Bernard Edwards

source wikipedia.org

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am.