That's What Love Is Made Of

About That's What Love Is Made Of

"That's What Love Is Made Of" was a 1964 hit song by Motown's original vocal group, The Miracles, issued on the label's Tamla records subsidiary (Tamla 54102). It was taken from the group's album Greatest Hits from the Beginning, but originally appeared on their abortive 1964 album, I Like It Like That. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, and Pete Moore, this song was a Billboard Top 40 Pop hit, peaking at # 35, and a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at #9. A showcase for poetic wordplay, The Miracles utilized several famous nursery rhymes in this song; in fact, the song's title itself is a variation of the rhyme "What Are Little Girls/Little Boys Made Of?" and parts of this famous rhyme were incorporated into the lyrics of this song, which, like many Miracles songs, starts with the guitar licks of Miracles member Marv Tarplin. Robinson, as the lead singer, serves as the song's narrator: "You take Sugar and Spice... Everything Nice... and you've got a little girl, yeah, yeah... You take Snakes and Snails.... Puppy Dog's tails...and you've got a little boy, yeah, yeah... That's what Love Is Made Of...." The song illustrates that love is never easy, consisting of good times, bad times, heartbreak, jubilation, breakups and makeups ..."That's What Love is Made Of". While Tarplin plays and Robinson sings the lyrics, the other Miracles (Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore and Claudette Robinson, answer in classic call-and-response style. more »

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2008

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You take sugar and spice (sugar and spice)
Everything nice (everything nice)
And you’ve got a little girl, yeah, yeah

You take snakes and snails (snakes and snails)
Some puppy dog tails (puppy dog tails)
And you’ve got a little boy, yeah, yeah
That's what love is made of
Said, that's what love is made of

Some, snakes, snails, puppy dog tails
Sugar, spice, everything nice
Yeah, yeah, alright

Somethin’ else ya do
Ya take a walk by the sea (walk by the sea)
Two hearts on a tree (two hearts on a tree)
And you’ve got a little gladness, yeah, yeah

Then two eyes cry (two eyes cry)
Two hearts say goodbye (two hearts say goodbye)
Ya got a little sadness, yeah, yeah

That's what love is made of
Talkin’ to ya now
That's what love is made of
Hearts say goodbye
Hearts have to cry
Hearts on a tree
Walks by the sea
Snakes, snails, puppy dog tails
Sugar, spice everything nice
Yeah, yeah, alright

One more thing
You take a rude word spoken, yeah (rude word spoken)
Pride gets broken (pride gets broken)
And you’ve got a little break- up, yeah, yeah

Take a little bit a soul (a little bit of soul)
Sweet love’s bein’ told (love’s bein’ told)
Then you’ve got a little make up, yeah, yeah

That's what love is made of
That's what love is made of

Words bein’ told with a little bit of soul
Pride gets broken
Rude word spoken
Hearts say goodbye
Eyes have to cry
Hearts on a tree
Walks by the sea
Snakes, snails, puppy dog tails
Sugar, spice, everything nice, yeah, yeah
Alright

A-everybody say
Yeah, yeah, alright
Yeah, yeah, alright
Yeah, yeah, alright

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The Miracles

The Miracles were an American rhythm and blues group that was the first successful recording acts for Motown Records in the 1960s. Founded in 1955 by Smokey Robinson,Pete Moore , and Ronnie White, the group's most notable lineup included that of Robinson, White ,Moore, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson and Marv Tarplin. more »

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