Lay All Your Love on Me
ABBA
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I wasn't jealous before we met Now every woman I see is a potential threat And I'm possessive, it isn't nice You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice But now it isn't true Now everything is new And all I've learned has overturned I beg of you Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me It was like shooting a sitting duck A little smalltalk, a smile and baby I was stuck I still don't know what you've done with me A grown-up woman should never fall so easily I feel a kind of fear When I don't have you near Unsatisfied, I skip my pride I beg you dear Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think I was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible 'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned has overturned What can I do Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me
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Written by: Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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6 facts about this song
Release and Success"Lay All Your Love on Me" by ABBA was released in 1980 as part of the group's seventh studio album "Super Trouper."
- Despite not being released as a single in the UK, the song still became a top ten hit there due to its popularity in nightclubs and dance floors.
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Composition & StyleThe song is known for its heavy synthesisers sound which was a departure from ABBA's typical style, making it one of the first songs to feature a distinctive semi-electronic rhythm.
- It's written in the disco style, a popular genre during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Inspiration behind the SongBjörn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, reportedly wrote the lyrics after reflecting on the times when his former wife and bandmate, Agnetha Fältskog, who sang lead on the recording, used to lay all her love on him.
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Song Lyrics & ThemeThe lyrics of "Lay All Your Love on Me" represent a dramatic, yet playful, admission of jealousy. The song explores themes of love, betrayal, jealousy, and trust.
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Recognition & CoversIn 2006, "Lay All Your Love on Me" was listed by the American magazine Blender as the 66th best song of 1981, despite never having been released in the US.
- Cover versions of the song have been recorded and performed by several artists over the years, including a popular synthpop rendition by Erasure in 1992.
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Role in Mamma Mia!"Lay All Your Love on Me" was used in the musical "Mamma Mia!" where Sky sings it to Sophie on his stag night. The song also appears in the 2008 film adaptation, performed by actors Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper.
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