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Make/Making Love
When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the phrase "make love" in that song meant then what it means today.
In connection with that, I remembered a song from the early 1950s called "Make Love to Me," sung by Jo Stafford. Some background on the song:
It started out (early 20th century) as the "Rusty Rail Blues" and later became the "Tin Roof Blues." By the time it became "Make Love to Me," (in either 1953 or 1954) it had new lyrics, and the tune was slightly different, too. "Make love" does not appear to have been part of the earlier lyrics.
Having read the lyrics, I would say they can be taken either way as referring to relatively tame "making out" or to the Real Thing.
Lyrics for the Jo Stafford record:
Make Love to Me
Take me in your arms and never let me go
Whisper to me softly while the moon is low
Hold me close and tell me what I wanna know
Say it to me gently, let the sweet talk flow
Come a little closer, make love to me
Kiss me once again before we say good night
Take me in your lovin' arms and squeeze me tight
Put me in a mood so I can dream all night
Everybody's sleepin' so it's quite all right
Come a little closer, make love to me
When you're near, so help me, dear
Chills run up my spine
Don't you know I love you so?
I won't be happy till you're mine
When I'm in your arms you give my heart a treat
Everything about you is so doggone sweet
Ev'ry time we kiss you make my life complete
Baby doll, ya know ya swept me off my feet
Now's the time to tell you "Make love to me"
{REPEAT LAST VERSE except last line becomes}
Now's the time to tell you "Hey, baby make love to me" ==
Anyone having amorous thoughts now?
Me neither.
Maria Conlon
In connection with that, I remembered a song from the early 1950s called "Make Love to Me," sung by Jo Stafford. Some background on the song:
It started out (early 20th century) as the "Rusty Rail Blues" and later became the "Tin Roof Blues." By the time it became "Make Love to Me," (in either 1953 or 1954) it had new lyrics, and the tune was slightly different, too. "Make love" does not appear to have been part of the earlier lyrics.
Having read the lyrics, I would say they can be taken either way as referring to relatively tame "making out" or to the Real Thing.
Lyrics for the Jo Stafford record:
Make Love to Me
Take me in your arms and never let me go
Whisper to me softly while the moon is low
Hold me close and tell me what I wanna know
Say it to me gently, let the sweet talk flow
Come a little closer, make love to me
Kiss me once again before we say good night
Take me in your lovin' arms and squeeze me tight
Put me in a mood so I can dream all night
Everybody's sleepin' so it's quite all right
Come a little closer, make love to me
When you're near, so help me, dear
Chills run up my spine
Don't you know I love you so?
I won't be happy till you're mine
When I'm in your arms you give my heart a treat
Everything about you is so doggone sweet
Ev'ry time we kiss you make my life complete
Baby doll, ya know ya swept me off my feet
Now's the time to tell you "Make love to me"
{REPEAT LAST VERSE except last line becomes}
Now's the time to tell you "Hey, baby make love to me" ==
Anyone having amorous thoughts now?
Me neither.
Maria Conlon
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[nq:1]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the ... [/nq] It seems clear that "making love" to someone was originally the same kind of stuff as "pitching woo". OED defines 'philander' as "pay court to, make love to" clearly equating the two.
- [nq:1]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the ...
- [/nq] It seems clear that "making love" to someone was originally the same kind of stuff as "pitching woo".
- OED defines 'philander' as "pay court to, make love to" clearly equating the two.
- "Sweetheart", the verb, is defined in a similar way.
- Now it is a euphemism for ***.
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[nq:1]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the ... say they can be taken either way as referring to relatively tame "making out" or to the Real Thing.[/nq]
It seems clear that "making love" to someone was originally the same kind of stuff as "pitching woo". OED defines 'philander' as "pay court to, make love to" clearly equati
It seems clear that "making love" to someone was originally the same kind of stuff as "pitching woo". OED defines 'philander' as "pay court to, make love to" clearly equati
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[nq:1]If anyone has the inside track on sexual euphemisms, they might care to throw in a few lines about how "sleep with" came to be used for the sexual act too.[/nq]
My wife and I slept together much earlier than we slept together. Early in our dating relationship we attended an out-of-town wedding. We both had too much to drink at the reception to consider driving back to Chicago, so we both
My wife and I slept together much earlier than we slept together. Early in our dating relationship we attended an out-of-town wedding. We both had too much to drink at the reception to consider driving back to Chicago, so we both
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[nq:2]If anyone has the inside track on sexual euphemisms, they ... with" came to be used for the sexual act too.[/nq]
[nq:1]My wife and I slept together much earlier than we slept together.[/nq]
The balance of an inappropriate, not to mention uninteresting, story about your marital relationships, snipped.
Charles Riggs
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[nq:1]My wife and I slept together much earlier than we slept together.[/nq]
The balance of an inappropriate, not to mention uninteresting, story about your marital relationships, snipped.
Charles Riggs
They are no accented letters in my email address
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[nq:1]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the ... Now's the time to tell you "Hey, baby make love to me" == Anyone having amorous thoughts now? Me neither.[/nq]
People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part of the working out of reproductive instincts, unti
People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part of the working out of reproductive instincts, unti
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[nq:1]Subject: Re: Make/Making Love From: "John Dean" It seems clear that "making love" to someone was originally the same kind ... a few lines about how "sleep with" came to be used for the sexual act too. John Dean Oxford[/nq]
Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, whereas for kids these days that can mean simply a snog in a club.
Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, whereas for kids these days that can mean simply a snog in a club.
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[nq:2]Subject: Re: Make/Making Love From: "John Dean" It seems clear ... used for the sexual act too. John Dean Oxford[/nq]
[nq:1]Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, ... an excuse for having *** (I know young men who apologise for their promiscuity by saying they are helpless flirts).[/nq]
Don't remind me. When my daughter wa
[nq:1]Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, ... an excuse for having *** (I know young men who apologise for their promiscuity by saying they are helpless flirts).[/nq]
Don't remind me. When my daughter wa
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[nq:2]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man ... to me" == Anyone having amorous thoughts now? Me neither.[/nq]
[nq:1]People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part ... sort of prurient interest to ask whether a songwriter meant to refer to a sequence ending in coitus or not.[/nq]
That would have been a
[nq:1]People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part ... sort of prurient interest to ask whether a songwriter meant to refer to a sequence ending in coitus or not.[/nq]
That would have been a
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[nq:2]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man ... to me" = Anyone having amorous thoughts now? Me neither.[/nq]
[nq:1]People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part ... sort of prurient interest to ask whether a songwriter meant to refer to a sequence ending in coitus or not.[/nq]
If you read a
[nq:1]People get together and nuzzle, pet, and maybe slobber over each other, getting more and more intimate, all as part ... sort of prurient interest to ask whether a songwriter meant to refer to a sequence ending in coitus or not.[/nq]
If you read a
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[nq:1]Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, ... means "paying court", but it still carries a whiff of romance and honour compared to the gross alternative "having ***".[/nq]
I've lived through periods when "making out" was understood either to include or not to include overtly reproductive activities..r
[nq:1]Sometimes it goes the other way. For example, when I was young, to "get off with" meant to have ***, ... means "paying court", but it still carries a whiff of romance and honour compared to the gross alternative "having ***".[/nq]
I've lived through periods when "making out" was understood either to include or not to include overtly reproductive activities..r
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[nq:1]When we were discussing the song "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon," the question arose as to whether the ... Now's the time to tell you "Hey, baby make love to me" == Anyone having amorous thoughts now? Me neither.[/nq]
I was getting there until I got to "doggone," which made me think of Walter Brennan.
I was getting there until I got to "doggone," which made me think of Walter Brennan.
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