When he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about. This is a very strange song, with Ann Wilson singing about picking up a hitchhiker and having sex with him in a motel, apparently with the intention of getting pregnant. The song was first recorded as "All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You" by Dobie Gray in 1979, though with different lyrics. She is the winner of four Grammies, seventeen Blues Music Awards, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in 1993…. The original song as recorded by Dobie Gray was a love song without a storyline, unlike the later version by Heart. Gray simply sings about being smitten and filled with desire: All I wanna do is make love to you There's a million things that we could do And darling, I, just wanna do them with you Before daybreak, she leaves, but leaves him a note: The original Dobie Gray version of this song is more upbeat and skips the hitchhiker/love child storyline. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You", also known as "All I Wanna Do", is a song by the rock band Heart. [6] In that same interview, Ann mentions that she's surprised at how many of their fans, especially in Australia and New Zealand, want to hear the song to this day when Heart plays live (Heart does not perform it live anymore despite the requests). Gray simply sings about being smitten and filled with desire: In the '70s, Heart became a top rock band with songs they wrote themselves - Ann and Nancy Wilson were the primary songwriters. In an interview with Dan Rather on AXS TV, Ann and Nancy Wilson discussed this song. It also reached number one in Sweden in May 1991. It was composed by veteran songwriter and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange and released as the lead single from the band's tenth studio album, Brigade, as well as their first hit single of the 1990s. 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Adam Levine of Maroon 5 made it obvious who their song "This Love" was about when he named the album "Songs About Jane.". After an implicit agreement to remain anonymous, they make their way to a hotel room in which to have sex. The original Dobie Gray version of this song is more upbeat and skips the hitchhiker/love child storyline. The band had one more top ten Adult Contemporary chart hit with the follow-up, "Stranded"; "Stranded" and two singles from 1994's Desire Walks On ("Black on Black II" and "Will You Be There (In The Morning)") were also top 10 Album Rock chart hits. ", The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.". On the Adult Contemporary chart, the song climbed to number six, becoming the third of Heart's four top-ten AC hits (after "These Dreams" and "Alone"). The "Electric Avenue" in the Eddy Grant song is a real street. Do their first three albums have French titles? "[5] Ann Wilson has made a number of comments on her dislike for the song, calling the song's message "hideous" in an interview with Dan Rather. Is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" really meaningless? "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You", also known as "All I Wanna Do", is a song by the rock band Heart. Halestorm released a popular cover of this song on their 2012 album, The Flow State from Cia Test Site Since 1955, More songs written or produced by Mutt Lange, More songs with videos directed by Andy Morahan, Lyrics to All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You.