"That's the Way Love Goes" Quotes

Context

This line is from the song "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson, from the album janet (1993).

The 1993 album janet was famous for its cover, which featured Janet topless, with two hands cupping her Ms. Jacksons. The album itself (yes, there was a CD inside that saucy case) featured Jackson's biggest single—"That's the Way Love Goes."

The song begins "Like a moth to the flame / burned by the fire," which is dangerous and sexy at the same time. Janet apparently wants her love affair to become passionate and out of control. It might burn a little, but that's how she likes it. As the chorus says, "That's the way love goes," and that's the way Janet goes.

Where you've heard it

You've heard this when talking about a steamy love affair, or Janet Jackson's up-and-down career.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

This quote itself is pretty casual and unpretentious, best accompanied by a shrug. That's the way love goes, you know?