Artist: Foreigner
Video: From DailyMotion.
In the first five years of their existence, Foreigner churned out four multi-platinum albums. The band authored classic rock staples such as "Hot Blooded", "Cold As Ice", and "Juke Box Hero". They even topped the pops with their "Foreigner 4" album in 1981.
But it 1985 they reached their peak with "I Want To Know What Love Is". It is their greatest song and their only number one hit. It makes grown women weep and has caused the upper lip of many a man to quiver.
From humble beginnings, the song builds powerfully into a thundering declaration of love desire. The questioning verses in the opening blend into the earnest "in my life..." pre-chorus, which explodes into the titular chorus. The second time around, that chorus features a gospel choir. Talk about piling on.
The song can be interpreted as a longing for romantic love, or it can be seen as a hunger for a spiritual connection to the divine. It can also be viewed as a complete and total ass-kicking power ballad.
The video features the New Jersey Mass Choir performing with the band. Scenes of rehearsal are interspersed with ordinary people going about their daily lives, seemingly deep in thought, united in their want of love.
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