Brighter side of Darkness was 20th Century Records’ answer to the Jackson 5 back in the 1970s. Their gold single, “Love Jones,” dropped in 1972, and the group’s debut album of the same name was released the following year. If I’m not mistaken, these kids had only one hit, and “Love Jones” was it.
But listen to the words:
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What is a love jones? Shucks, doll
It’s when you love someone very, very much
And you just can’t seem to get yourself together
The singer is describing the effects of Dopamine on his young brain. When we don’t know how to describe what we’re feeling, we assume we’re in love, when we’re really not. We’re just under the powerful effects of Dopamine — Nature’s way of making you hawt for the person you are attracted to — and hopefully, the result is that you have sex and reproduce. Then the Dopamine fades (within 2 months to 2 years) and you are left wondering what you ever saw in the person you thought you was attracted to. This is part of the reason why divorce rates are so high. ‘Irreconcilable differences’ simply means the sex was good and you thought you were in love, so you got married. But remember, sex has nothing to do with love!
