Genius Of Love – English Lyrics

• By: Tom Tom Club
• Album: Tom Tom Club

Lyrics & Translation

"Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club is a vibrant and funky track that invites listeners to explore the joy of music and movement. Its catchy grooves and playful lyrics, featuring shout-outs to legendary musicians, offer a unique entry point into the English language through its celebration of rhythm and expression. The song's blend of new wave, funk, and early hip-hop makes it a special piece for understanding diverse musical influences.

[English]

I'm gonna have some fun

(What do you consider fun?)

Fun, natural fun

I'm in heaven

With my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriend

There's no beginning, and there is no end

Time isn't present in that dimension

He'll take my arm

When we're walking, rolling and rocking

It's one time I'm glad I'm not a man

Feels like I'm dreaming, but I'm not sleeping

I'm in heaven

With the maven of funk mutation

'S musicians such as

Raise expectations to a new intention

No one can sing

Quite like Smokey

Wailin' and skankin' to Bob Marley

Reggae's expanding with Sly and Robbie

Oopsy mama say the

Oopsy mama say the

Oopsy mama say the

Oopsy mama

All the weekend

Boyfriend was missing

I surely miss him

The way he'd hold me in his warm arms

We went insane when we took cocaine

Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon

Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon

Stepping in-a rhythm to-a

Who needs to think when your feet just go?

With a hiditihi, with a hipitiho

Who needs to think when your feet just go?

Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon

Who needs to think when your feet just go?

Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon

If you see him

Please remind him, unhappy boyfriend

Well, he's the genius of love

He's got a greater depth of feeling

Well, he's the genius of love

He's so deep

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement adjective - enjoyable; amusing
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place or state of perfect happiness
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪfrend/ A2	noun - a male friend with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship.
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	adjective - expressing amusement or happiness verb - To express amusement or happiness
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
rolling /ˈrəʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over
rocking /ˈrɒkɪŋ/ A2	verb - move gently to and fro
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - experience a series of thoughts, images, or feelings occurring in a person's mind during sleep
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A1	verb - be in a state of sleep
mutation /mjuːˈteɪʃn/ B2	noun - the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations
expectations /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/ B2	noun - a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future
intention /ɪnˈtenʃn/ B2	noun - a thing intended; an aim or plan
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not able to be found because it is not in its expected place
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B1	verb - cause (someone) to remember something
unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - not happy; sad.
genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ B2	noun - exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.
depth /depθ/ B2	noun - the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.