“Feel Like Makin’ Love” – Single by Bad Company from the album Straight Shooter
B-side “Wild Fire Woman”
Released June 1975 (US) / August 1975 (UK)
Recorded September 1974
Label Swan Song
Songwriters Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs
Producer Bad Company
Charted No.10 in US; No.20 in UK; No.5 in Canada
An early hit for Bad Company, “Feel Like Makin’ Love” sounds like a Southern rock song, at least in the verses, but they’re a British band fronted by Paul Rodgers, who was part of a revamped Queen lineup from 2004-2009.
The song starts smooth and mellow, with Rodgers clearing a path to the bedroom with some poetry:
I would wrap you in the heaven
‘Til I’m dyin’ on the way
But then in the chorus, he makes his intentions very clear as the song rocks out:
Feel like makin’ love!
It was part of the band’s second album, Straight Shooter, released as the second single, following “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad.”
It was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
In 1974, a year before this song was released, Roberta Flack had a #1 hit with the exact same title, including “makin'” instead of “making.” Her song is light and fun, popular in the realms of R&B and Adult Contemporary, so the songs didn’t compete.
Bad Company
Paul Rodgers – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Mick Ralphs – lead guitar
Boz Burrell – bass guitar
Simon Kirke – drums
