Love Lessons
| "Love Lessons" | |
|---|---|
 the cover of the 1986 UK 7" single | |
 Stewart with Derek Holt at Bledlow Ridge during the recording | |
| Recorded by Stewart Copeland and Derek Holt | |
| Released: | 1986-08-11 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Length: | 3:15 |
| Album(s): | Live! For Life |
| Label(s): | I.R.S. |
| Writer(s): | Stewart Copeland |
| Producer(s): | Stewart Copeland / Jeff Seitz |
| Studio(s): | The Worried Rabbit |
| Released as single? | YES |
"Love Lessons" is a song written by Stewart Copeland and recorded by Stewart Copeland and Derek Holt in 1985.
Contents
About the song
Stewart Copeland remembers writing this song in his head while driving home from Surrey Sound Studios in his yellow Cortina (i.e. in rather early The Police days).
The Police attempted to record it for Ghost In The Machine, but the song was soon abandoned. Stewart counts in, sings the main vocals and plays probably most (if not all) of the guitar parts, maybe except for a quieter part that sounds like a guitar synth. There's a higher backing vocal that's probably Sting.
In 1985 Stewart Copeland worked together with Derek Holt for the Droids project. They recorded this tune at Stewart's The Worried Rabbit home studio in Buckinghamshire - it was released on the Live! For Life sampler and as a 7".
There's also an Arthur Baker remix with Equalizer-esque sounds at the start and of course the Klark Kent version from his Kollected Works CD.
Personnel
Release History
Albums
Love Lessons appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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| 40px | Live! For Life | 1986-MM-DD | USA |
| 40px | Banda Sonora Original De Las Series De TV "Ewoks" Y "Droids" | 1985-MM-DD | Spain |
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Kollected Works | 1995-MM-DD | USA |
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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IRM 120 | "Love Lessons"/"Amy (by the band SILENT MOVIES)" | 1986-MM-DD | UK |
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IRM 147 | "The Equalizer Busy Equalizing"/"Love Lessons" | 1987-11-23 | UK |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
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| 40px | IRMT 120 | "Love Lessons" (remix)/"Love Lessons"/"Amy" | 1986-MM-DD | England, UK |
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IRMT 147 | "The Equalizer Busy Equalizing" (extended mix)/"The Equalizer Busy Equalizing" (edit)/"Love Lessons" (remix) | 1987-11-23 | England, UK |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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Video or dvd title | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
Live! For Life lyrics
There was an ambush in the park Left me standing, took my heart A sudden look and a feeling of surprise The girl I knew had changed before my eyes So where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to hold her She'll want some guy who's grown up and cool They never taught me 'bout that in school I had to touch her so I threw her in the pool Now everybody knows that I'm her fool Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love Where can Iearn how to hold her Hold her... Hold her... Hold her... Instead of lessons in French and Maths I gotta learn about romance I know so much but girls are hard to understand So where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to hold her Hold her... Hold her... Hold her... So where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to hold her Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Hold her... Touch her... Hold her... Hold her... Hold her... Hold her Touch her... Touch... her...
The Police (attempt) lyrics
Oh... There was an ambush in the park Left me standing, took my heart A sudden look and a feeling of surprise The girl I knew had changed before my eyes So where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love When do I know I can hold her She'll want some guy who's grown up and cool They never taught me 'bout that in school I had to touch her so I threw her in the pool Now everybody knows that I'm her fool Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love When do I know I can hold her Hold her... Hold her... Hold her... Instead of lessons in French and Maths I gotta learn about romance I know so much but girls are hard to understand What could be more important to a man So where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to hold her Where can I learn about love When do I know I can touch her Touch her... Where can I learn about love Where can I learn how to touch her Where can I learn about love When do I know I can hold her Hold her... Hold her... Hold her... Hold heeeeer...
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
- The Police's recording attempt while recording Ghost In The Machine
- Arthur Baker remix - with more Equalizer-esque sounds at the start
- Klark Kent version on his Kollected Works CD
- a version sung in Spanish (by an unknown singer) appears on this 1985 LP from Spain: Banda Sonora Original De Las Series De TV "Ewoks" Y "Droids".
See also
- 1985-11-22 (Stewart Copeland) - TV performance
External links
References
sources: Stewart Copeland; Jeff Seitz; Derek Holt; Music Week - July 26, 1986 (release date)
