Love Ain't For Keeping

I know the clouds will pass. Just a great little diddy.

Another great Who song lost in some rarities-tapes. It was a part of teh lifehouse concept. The song was originally recorded with electric instruments as a full-blown rock song. The version that came out on record is accoutic. Much better that way. Nice pete solo. Not a single bum note. Hehe. He's the best at everything he does.

On Odds and Sods there is a live version recorded with Leslie West which is much harder and heavier sounding than this, as expected. IMO, neither is better than the other. I can listen to both anytime.

I like this song because IT took me a long time to understand what it meant. Basically what it says.. Give your love when every you get the chance, esp when your kids are sleeping ;)

I was first attracted by the title of this song “Love Ain’t for Keeping” because it sounded different from most pop songs. I Interpreted it as, you can’t imprison love, hold on to it as if it’s a possession. Love, when it appears to exist, is something intangible, wispy, ephemeral, transient, like all feelings. A sentiment that seems to correspond to reality more than the excessively romantic and unrealistic idea that love is forever, something that you find in most pop songs.

However, something didn’t make sense in the song. So being curious about other people’s experiences, words and ideas, I looked carefully at the lyrics especially the main refrain “lay down beside me, love ain’t for keeping”. I then realised that the singer means that love is not meant to be kept hidden inside your heart or head, but should be expressed to the other person. Very true, if the feeling is reciprocal...