Making Love Out of Nothing At All
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Love makes us helpless.
Well, I don’t know many things about love, but I definitely know that one thing
for sure. Even the smartest girl could turn into a fool in front of love. About
a week ago, I had a conversation with my partner; a serious one, actually, but
it’s not me and my partner when we don’t end up even the most serious
conversation with laugh and jokes. That night, we rode our way home while
listening to this one song: “Making Love Out of Nothing At All”, performed by
Australian vocal duo, Air Supply. No, we’re not making love out of nothing at
all, I believe. We’re making love out of love, well, at least I do. Anyway,
since that random night, this song has gotten stuck inside my head. Therefore I
keep wondering about it, because somehow I feel related to some words from the
verses part of this song. Well, I’ve turned into a fool for love. That’s
inevitable, and I have no regret for that. I
must be a fool, and I’m the happiest fool in the world.
“I know all the rules and then I
know how to break them, and I always know the name of the game. But I don’t
know how to leave you, and I’ll never let you fall. And I don’t know how you do
it, making love out of nothing at all.” –Air Supply, Making Love Out of Nothing At All
First released in 1983,
“Making Love Out of Nothing At All” appeared in Air Supply’s compilation album,
“Greatest Hits”. It was subsequently released as the album’s lead single. It
was written and composed by Jim Steinman as a reworking of the main title them
from the 1980 film, “A Small Circle of Friends”, for which he wrote the score.
Apparently, everyone’s a
fool before love. They might know how to act. They might understand how to
treat the person they love. They might know the right time to do the right
thing to do. “I know just how to whisper,
and I know just how to cry. I know just where to find the answers, and I know
just how to lie. I know just how to fake it, and I know just how to scheme. I
know just when to face the truth, and then I know just when to dream. And I
know just where to touch you, and I know just what to prove.” They might
know how to react. They might understand how to please the person they love.
They might know the right time to say the right thing to say. “I know when to pull you closer, and I know
when to let you loose. And I know the night is fading, and I know that time’s
gonna fly. And I’m never gonna tell you everything I’ve got to tell you, but I
know I’ve got to give it a try. And I know the roads to riches, and I know the
ways to fame.”
They might be good at
anything, but people in love can be bad at everything. In the end, they’re
fools for love. “I know all the rules and
then I know how to break them, and I always know the name of the game. But I
don’t know how to leave you, and I’ll never let you fall. And I don’t know how
you do it, making love out of nothing at all.” Everything about that person
is just beautiful. And what can we do when that person has it all, everything
we want and need, everything we always search for in this life? “Every time I see you all the rays of the sun
are streaming through the waves in your hair. And every star in the sky is
taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight. The beating of my heart is a drum,
and it’s lost, and it’s looking for a rhythm like you. You can take the
darkness from the pit of the night and turn into a beacon burning endlessly
bright. I’ve got to follow it, ‘cause everything I know, well it’s nothing till
I give it to you.”
Apparently, everyone’s
kneeling down before love. They would give it all. They might be able to do
anything, but people in love are not able to do everything. “I can make the run or stumble, I can make
the final block. And I can make every tackle, at the sound of the whistle, I
can make all the stadiums rock. I can make tonight forever, or I can make it
disappear by the dawn. And I can make you every promise that has ever been
made, and I can make all your demons be gone. But I’m never gonna make it
without you; do you really want to see me crawl? And I’m never gonna make it
like you do, making love out of nothing at all.” In the end, they’re taken
for granted in the name of love. However, can we still call it ‘taken for
granted’ when we are willingly and consciously doing that? No, rather than
‘taken for granted’, I would call it ‘love’. Indeed, the ones who love more are
always the losing ones, but it’s beautiful since it’s sincere.
In 1995, Welsh singer Bonnie
Tyler released a cover of “Making Love Out of Nothing At All” for her album
titled “Free Spirit”. Some lines of the lyrics were changed for her version.
Since then, many recording artists have made a cover for this power ballad
track. I love both of Air Supply and Tyler versions. Both are awesome and breathtaking.
“I can make tonight forever, or I
can make it disappear by the dawn. And I can make you every promise that has
ever been made, and I can make all your demons be gone. But I’m never gonna
make it without you; do you really want to see me crawl? And I’m never gonna
make it like you do, making love out of nothing at all.” –Air Supply, Making Love Out of Nothing At All
“I know just how to whisper,
and I know just how to cry
I know just where to find
the answers, and I know just how to lie
I know just how to fake it,
and I know just how to scheme
I know just when to face the
truth, and then I know just when to dream
And I know just where to
touch you, and I know just what to prove
I know when to pull you
closer, and I know when to let you loose
And I know the night is
fading, and I know that time’s gonna fly
And I’m never gonna tell you
everything I’ve got to tell you, but I know I’ve got to give it a try
And I know the roads to
riches, and I know the ways to fame
I know all the rules and
then I know how to break them, and I always know the name of the game
But I don’t know how to
leave you, and I’ll never let you fall
And I don’t know how you do
it, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all
Every time I see you all the
rays of the sun are streaming through the waves in your hair
And every star in the sky is
taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight
The beating of my heart is a
drum, and it’s lost, and it’s looking for a rhythm like you
You can take the darkness
from the pit of the night and turn into a beacon burning endlessly bright
I’ve got to follow it,
‘cause everything I know, well it’s nothing till I give it to you
I can make the run or
stumble, I can make the final block
And I can make every tackle,
at the sound of the whistle, I can make all the stadiums rock
I can make tonight forever,
or I can make it disappear by the dawn
And I can make you every
promise that has ever been made, and I can make all your demons be gone
But I’m never gonna make it
without you, do you really want to see me crawl?
And I’m never gonna make it
like you do, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all
Making love out of nothing
at all, making love out of nothing at all”
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