History
The song describes a man seeking help finding love, so he talks to a Gypsy, who determines through palm reading that he needs "love potion number 9". The potion causes him to fall in love with everything he sees, kissing whatever is in front of him, eventually kissing a cop on the corner, who breaks his bottle of love potion.
In an alternative version of the ending of the Clovers' song, they recorded the lyrics:
"I had so much fun that I'm going back again,
I wonder what a-happen with Love Potion Number Ten?"
Some radio stations banned the song, due to the lyrics involving "Kissing a cop".
The lyrics mention being "a flop with chicks" since 1956; this is often changed to a later year such as 1996 or 2006 when performed by singers who weren't even born in that year.
Read more about this topic: Love Potion No. 9 (song)
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