Karen Carpenter: The Unreleased Solo Songs - Keep My Lovelight Burning (1980)

"Keep My Lovelight Burning"

“Keep My Lovelight Burnin’” was written by Evie Sands and Ben Weissman and is included on Evie’s 1979 album “Suspended Animation.” Evie released the song as a single but failed to chart with it. Sands did an all-out disco recording of the song while Karen Carpenter took the song and added heavy electric guitar and a funk styled bass line turning it into a scorching rocker similar to Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff.” 

"Keep My Lovelight Burning"

"Keep My Lovelight Burning" (2015 Remix)

Keep My Lovelight Burnin' Lyrics

Every night’s the same

Come home feelin’ down

After you’ve been out 

Chasin’ all over town

Do you think that I’ll sit around while you play

If you don’t feed the fire there ain’t no flame

Party lights, empty nights won’t keep my lovelight burin’

I need your body heat next to me

To keep my lovelight burin’

You’ve got to keep my lovelight burnin’ yeah

Used to be we’re out makin’ love in the rain

Come on to me like a hurricane

Now it seems our love isn’t getting’ enough

Baby it much to weak to fill my cup

Party lights, empty nights won’t keep my lovelight burin’

I need your body heat next to me

To keep my lovelight burin’

Party lights, empty nights won’t keep my lovelight burin’

I need your body heat next to me

To keep my lovelight burin’ yeah

keep my lovelight burnin’ yeah

You’ve got to keep my lovelight burnin’

Party lights, empty nights won’t keep my lovelight burin’

I need your body heat next to me

To keep my lovelight burin’ yeah

You’ve got to keep my lovelight burnin’

You’ve got to keep my lovelight burnin’

Lyrics written by Evie Sands