The Love You Save

by

The Jackson 5

Album: ABC     Released: 1970

US Chart: 1      UK Chart: 7

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Like "I Want You Back" and "ABC," this was written and produced by "The Corporation": Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, and Berry Gordy Jr.

With this single, the Jackson 5 became the first act ever to have its first three chart singles top the Billboard singles chart (Hot 100, or Top 100 prior to 1956).

The original lyrics concerned traffic safety. After the song was altered to fit the style of the Jackson 5, only the title and the line "Darling, look both ways before you cross me" survived. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above)

The "Christopher" reference is about Christopher Columbus. The line is, "Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time," which makes sense, but only from an American perspective: Schoolchildren in the USA were taught that Christopher Columbus "discovered" the North American continent. (thanks, Robin - Birmingham, AL)

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Comments:

This song is great.It also has a very serious message if you listen closely to it.
- Kenneth , Cleveland, OH

No, Christopher is without a doubt meant to refer to Christopher Columbus. Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell are all very very famous and widely taught to kids in grade-school, so in keeping with that tradition, Christopher can only mean Columbus. Why would the writers put in all these famous names and then add the name of a Christopher Polhem who is virtually unknown in comparison to the others.
- punkanelly , Lake Charles, LA

Powerful opening!! As a kid I despised their first two songs, but liked this one enough to buy it!
- fyodor , Denver, CO

I think it's Columbus...since he "discovered" America.
- Billy , Pittsburgh, PA

A cute and interesting fact about some of the lyrics in this song. It says "When Isaac tried to kiss you beneath the apple tree, when Benji held your head he felt electricity, when alexander called you he said he rang your chime, Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time." Isacc is Isacc Newton who obviously theorised gravity after he saw an apple fall from a tree, Benji is Benjimen Franklin who discovered lightning is electricity, Alex is Alexander Ghrahem Bell who invented the telephone... and Christpher... I heard it was meant to be Christopher Columbus, but i couldn't see how that made sense with the lyrics so I did a bit of research. I think it could be Christopher Polhem who was a famous swedish scientist who was one of the first people ever to manufacture affordable, good quality clocks in the mid 1700s. He was also the inventor of the modern padlock. What a dude!
- Germaine , Melbourne, Australia

My favorite Jackson 5 song.
- Maddie , Yakima, WA

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