I need love
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I Need Love is a 1987 song by LL Cool J , written by him. It appeared on the album Bigger and Deffer .
history
In the plot of the song, the protagonist longs for a young girl who loves him and likes to spend time with him. A Roland TR-808 served as the electronic drum kit .
The publication took place on September 2, 1987.
Music video
The plot of the music video is based on the song. At the beginning, LL Cool J is sitting on a sofa with some women , as he leaves he is cheered by fans, and he raps the song while walking through a living room. He then sits down in a limousine. In a fadeout scene, a girl sits crying on a bed behind LL Cool J. After the ride, he gets out in front of cheering fans and gives a reporter an interview. Meanwhile, the girl argues with her father about the bad grades on her report card, and her father tears a poster of LL Cool J from the wall out of sheer anger, causing the daughter to cry. Again, LL Cool J gets out of a limousine and is followed by fans and paparazzi . He escapes back into the limousine, where the girl from the previous scene is already sitting. During the journey, he and the girl start a conversation, whereupon they both hug and can finally be seen in a bathtub.
Cover versions
- 1992: Luka Bloom
- 2000: Necro (I Need Drugs)
- 2001: Jagged Edge (Promise (Cool JD Remix))
- 2007: Sido (I need sleep)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources chart placements: DE ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH / US , accessed July 10, 2011.
- ↑ I Need Love in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ^ Translation in Golyr.de
