這首“Love Potion No. 9”是Jerry Leiber 和 Mike Stoller 在1959年寫成的歌, 由韻律與藍調(R&B)合唱團 The Clovers 灌成單曲後, 即爬上告示牌流行曲排行榜,最高達到第23名。 這首歌後來又由許多樂隊唱過, 最著名的當屬 The Searchers。
The Clovers 這個樂隊在流行音樂的地位 是建立在韻律與藍調音樂上。 他們有21首歌在1950年代爬上 韻律與藍調排行榜,其中 “Don’t You Know”, “Fool” 和“Ting-A-Ling” 都曾登上藍調排行榜寶座。
Love Potion No. 9
I took my troubles down to Madam Ruth. You know, that Gypsy with the gold capped tooth. She's got a store front down at Thirty Fourth and Vine, sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine. I told her that I was a flop with chicks. I've been that way since Nineteen Fifty Six. She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign. She said, "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine." She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink. She said, "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink." It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink. I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink. I didn't know if it was day or night, I started kissin' ev'ry thing in sight. But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty Fourth and Vine, he broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine. I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink. I didn't know if it was day or night, I started kissin' ev'ry thing in sight. But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty Fourth and Vine, he broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine. I had so much fun that I'm goin' back again. I wonder what happened with Love Potion Number Nine. Love Potion Number Nine. Love Potion Number Nine. Love Potion Number Nine. Love Potion Number Nine.