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LINER NOTES
As anyone who as ever attempted to write about ABBA knows, it is very
easy to get lost in mind-boggling statistics. Worldwide record sales
rivalled by few other acts, export figures reportedly comparable to
those of Volvo, record-breaking chart history all over the planet -
these are all aspects of ABBA's achievements that frequently pop up
when their history is told. The 1990s revival for the group has given
us yet another piece of statistic which might come in useful for ABBA
chroniclers: How many other groups could release a Greatest Hits
compilation packed with 19 of their most familiar songs one year
– ABBA Gold in 1992, which to date has sold over 14 million
copies - and then follow up with a companion volume - More ABBA Gold in
1993 - and have this latter compilation notch up sales figures of close
to 2 million, far more than most other acts would have gained with
their "true" Greatest Hits release?
Not many, that's for certain. However, More ABBA Gold, now re-released
in 24 bit remastered form, is anything but an exercise in scraping the
bottom of the barrel.
By 1974 - year of the Eurovision Song Contest win with Waterloo,
manager Stig Anderson had jumbled around the initials of each member's
name and come up with the name ABBA. The follow-up single to their
international breakthrough hit in many countries was the Waterloo album
track Honey Honey, which reached #2 in West Germany, and was also a Top
30 hit in Australia and the United States. Around the same time, a
cover version by Sweet Dreams made the UK Top Ten.
By August 1974, ABBA were back in the studio recording their next
album, titled ABBA upon its release in 1975. The first single to be
released from those sessions was So Long in November 1974. Although not
very successful in most countries, this attempt at glam rock did peak
at #7 in Sweden, and was a Top 15 hit in West Germany.
By the end of 1976, most of the important music markets of the world,
including the UK, had succumbed to ABBA's charms, and during the year
the group had had three British #1 hits with Mamma Mia, Fernando and
Dancing Queen. In October, ABBA's fourth album, Arrival, was released,
and the lead-off track was called When I Kissed The Teacher. One of
those solid ABBA album tracks that could have been successful as
singles, the song was left behind in favour of the equally strong
Money, Money, Money and Knowing Me, Knowing You.
While the latter track was storming up the charts in early 1977, ABBA
were busy touring Europe and Australia. During the tour, they performed
a mini-musical called The Girl With The Golden Hair. One of the songs
in the mini-musical was I Wonder, a showcase for Frida which was later
released as a single B-side in a recording from the tour. During
sessions for ABBA's fifth album, ABBA - The Album, the song was
re-recorded in the studio, and that version has been included on this
collection.
Another standout track from ABBA - The Album was the majestic opening
track Eagle. An edited version receiving a somewhat limited single
release in May 1978, Eagle nevertheless did become a Top Ten hit in
West Germany and The Netherlands, even topping the charts in Belgium.
When Eagle was released, ABBA had already started work on their sixth
album, eventually titled Voulez-Vous upon its release a year later. The
sessions produced several songs that were never included on the album,
one of which was Summer Night City, released as a single in September
1978. Summer Night City became a #1 hit in Sweden, Belgium and Ireland,
also reaching the Top Five in the UK, The Netherlands, Zimbabwe and
Norway.
One track that did appear on the Voulez-Vous album was Angeleyes, which
was coupled with the title track as a double A-side single release in
July 1979. The UK was one of the few countries to actually list
Angeleyes as the "first" A-side of the single, which is why this song
is probably more fondly remembered as a hit in that country - peaking
at #3 - than Voulez-Vous, which was included on ABBA Gold.
The release of the Voulez-Vous album was followed by a tour of North
America and Europe between September and November 1979. ABBA's 1977
tour had offered brand new songs in the shape of a mini-musical, and
the group had a few surprises up their sleeve for this tour as well.
Closing the shows before the encores was a new composition called The
Way Old Friends Do. A recording of this Auld Lang Syne-style song, made
at London's Wembley Arena in November 1979, also closed ABBA's 1980
album Super Trouper, and performs the same function on this collection.
One of the first songs to be recorded for the Super Trouper album was
the rocker On And On And On, one of the few ABBA songs to openly
showcase Björn and Benny's love for The Beach Boys. In this
case, it was Benny's falsetto backing vocals that was an obvious nod to
the Beach Boys sound. The first single to be released off the Super
Trouper album was The Winner Takes It All, and while most countries
chose the title track as a follow-up, Australia and the United States
opted for On And On And On instead. The song was particularly
successful in Australia, where it became a Top Ten hit.
The lyrics for Our Last Summer, also off the Super Trouper album, were
based on lyricist Björn's memories of a romance he enjoyed
with a girl in Paris when he was a teenager. The strong narrative
structure of the lyrics certainly came in useful when the Mamma Mia!
musical was put together, and it was one of the few songs in that
production that was not a familiar ABBA hit.
When the Super Trouper album was released in November 1980, one of the
two marriages within the group was already over - Björn and
Agnetha had divorced in 1979 - and the other was on the verge of
collapsing. Indeed, when the recording of the group's final album The
Visitors started in March 1981, Benny and Frida had just recently
announced their divorce.
Björn has pointed out that this sad event provided the basis
for his lyrics to When All Is Said And Done, sung by Frida and recorded
shortly after her split-up with Benny. Arguably one of the very
strongest tracks on The Visitors, which reached record shops at the end
of 1981, it was unfortunately only released as a single in a limited
number of territories, entering the US Top 30 in early 1982.
Around the same time, the tongue-in-cheek Head Over Heels was lifted as
a single off the album in several countries, reaching the Top Five in
Belgium and The Netherlands. In the US, however, the dramatic title
track off The Visitors was chosen as the next single A-side, reaching
the Top Ten on the Billboard Dance/Disco chart.
1982 proved to be ABBA's final year together, and can be said to be a
transitional period, with the individual members pursuing outside
projects such as film careers and solo recordings. During the year,
only six songs were recorded, four of which appear on More ABBA Gold -
and one of those was previously unreleased when this compilation first
appeared in 1993.
In May and June 1982, ABBA made their first attempt at coming up with
two songs that would be suitable for inclusion as new tracks on a
double album compilation of their singles that they planned to release
at the end of the year. Those sessions yielded three tracks that
ultimately were not what the group was looking for at the time: You Owe
Me One, which became the B-side of Under Attack later in 1982, Just
Like That, an edited version of which is available on the 1994 box set
Thank You For The Music, and I Am The City, which was made available to
ABBA fans on More ABBA Gold in 1993.
In August, a new attempt was made to come up with songs, and this time
all three tracks were released before the year was over. The Day Before
You Came was issued as a single in October 1982, and although it did
not become a massive hit, it was a Top Five hit in Sweden, Norway and
The Netherlands, even reaching #1 in Belgium. With time, this excellent
Agnetha-led recording has become a cult favourite among ABBA fans, and
stands out as one of their most accomplished recordings.
The last album to be conceived and released while the group still
existed was the compilation double album The Singles — The
First Ten Years, issued in November 1982. The album of course included
The Day Before You Came, as well as the third recording from the August
sessions, Under Attack, which was released on single in November.
Despite reaching #5 in The Netherlands and hitting #1 in Belgium, Under
Attack met with the same muted enthusiasm from record buyers as The Day
Before You Came had done.
Parallel with a waning interest in ABBA from the general public,
Björn and Benny took the lack of motivation that had started
to make itself known when writing and recording for ABBA as a sign that
it was indeed time to try something new. It was announced that ABBA
were to "take a break", and that the next few years were to be devoted
to collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice on the musical Chess.
Meanwhile, Agnetha and Frida recorded solo albums, but by the mid-1980s
it was fairly clear that there would be no ABBA reunion. Except for a
TV appearance in January 1986, when the four members were videotaped
performing a song for inclusion in Stig Anderson's This Is Your Life
show, there has been no more ABBA music recorded.
After a few years when public interest in ABBA was comparatively low,
the 1990s have seen what started out as a revival for the group's music
growing to the point where ABBA have been able to lay claim to their
own special place in pop music history. Indeed, the continued success
of compilations and musicals centred around the group's songs proves
beyond any shade of a doubt that as long as people go on listening to
pop music, they will also listen to ABBA.
Carl Magnus Palm, June 1999
The multi-million unit sales of ABBA Gold led to the creation
of this 20-song compilation, containing the remaining singles from the
group plus other notable tracks. None of what's here is as tuneful or
compelling as the group's most successful recordings — though
the arrangements and, especially, the vocals are, as always, almost
idealized in their crystalline purity — and most of the
tracks won't be familiar to listeners in all countries, since a number
were hits in specific limited national markets. At the time, in 1993,
the sound was an improvement over the existing CDs on which the tracks
appeared, although, like ABBA Gold, this collection is crying for fresh
remastering in 24-bit audio.
Bruce Eder, All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2001 AEC One
Stop Group, Inc.
Es gibt Menschen, die behaupten, More Abba Gold müsse
man nicht in seinem Plattenschrank haben. Schon gar nicht, wenn man
bereits die erste Greatest-Hits-Sammlung Abba Gold besitzt. Kann schon
sein. Allerdings wird es immer irgendwann eine Party geben,
für die man nur Abba Gold ins DJ-Handgepäck gepackt
hat. Und dann wird man auf dieser Party gerade mit Waterloo
für verzückte Gesichter sorgen, als ein ziemlich
hübsches Mädchen zum DJ-Pult kommen und sagen wird:
"Du, hast Du vielleicht auch The Day Before You Came? Oder Eagle? Ich
liebe Abba!" Und in der völligen Gewissheit, einen kompletten
Hit-Sampler in der Hand zu halten, wird man antworten: "Logisch." Um
dann festzustellen, daß ausgerechnet diese beiden
Stücke, zusammen mit 18 anderen, nicht auf Abba Gold, sondern
nur auf More Abba Gold zu finden sind. Die Schwedische Hitfabrik hat
eben Material für mehr als eine Greatest-Hits-Sammlung
produziert, und More Abba Gold steht seinem Vorgänger
qualitativ in nicht viel nach. Aber wer nichts für den Sopran
von Agnetha oder den Mezzosopran von Frida, für Abba-Parties
oder hübsche Mädchen im allgemeinen übrig
hat, wer also nie in besagte Bredoullie kommen wird, braucht diese
Platte tatsächlich nicht. Wer allerdings kein Risiko eingehen
will...
Michael Ebert, Amazon.de
| L y r i c s |
Summer night city
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise
Soul dancin' in the dark
Summer night city
Walkin' in the moonlight
Love-makin' in a park
Summer night city
In the sun I feel like sleepin'
I can't take it for too long
My impatience slowly creepin'
Up my spine and growin' strong
I know what's waiting there for me
Tonight I'm loose and fancy free, ah-
When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
Lots to take and lots to give
Time to breathe and time to live
Waiting for the sunrise
Soul dancin' in the dark
Summer night city
Walkin' in the moonlight
Love-makin' in a park
Summer night city
It's elusive call it glitter
Somehow something turns me on
Some folks only see the litter
We don't miss 'em when they're gone
I love the feeling in the air
My kind of people everywhere, ah-
When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
And tomorrow when the dawning and
In the pale light of the morning
Nothing's worth remembering
it's a dream it's out of reach
Scattered driftwood on a beach
Waiting for the sunrise
Soul dancin' in the dark
Summer night city
Walkin' in the moonlight
Love-makin' in a park
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise
Soul dancin' in the dark
Summer night city
Walkin' in the moonlight
Love-makin' in a park
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise
Soul dancin' in the dark
Summer night city
Fuckin’ in the moonlight
Love-makin' in a park
Summer night city
I keep thinkin'
about his angeleyes
I keep thinkin'
ah-
Last night I was
takin' a walk along the river
and I saw him
together with a young girl
and the look that he gave her
made me shiver
cause he always used to
look at me that way
and I thought
maybe I should walk
right up to her and say
it's a game he
likes to play
Look into his angeleyes
one look and
you're hypnotized
he'll take your heart
and you must pay the price
look into his angeleyes
you'll think you're
in paradise
and one day you'll
find out he
wears a disguise
don't look too deep
into those angeleyes
oh, no no no no
I keep thinkin'
about his angeleyes
I keep thinkin'
ah-
Sometimes when I'm lonely
I sit and think about him
and it hurts to remember
all the good times
ahen I thought I
aould never live without him
and I wonder
does it have to be the same
every time
when I see him
will it bring back
all the pain
how can I forget that name
Look into his angeleyes
one look and
you're hypnotized
he'll take your heart
and you must pay the price
look into his angeleyes
you'll think you're
in paradise
and one day you'll
find out he
wears a disguise
don't look too deep
into those angeleyes
Crazy ‘bout his angeleyes
angeleyes
He took my heart
and now I pay the price
look into his angeleyes
you'll think you're
in paradise
and one day you'll
find out he
wears a disguise
don't look too deep
into those angeleyes
oh, no no no no
Keep thinkin’
’bout his angeleyes
keep thinkin’
’bout his angeleyes
keep thinkin’
’bout his angeleyes
keep thinkin’
’bout his angeleyes...
I must have left my house
at eight because
I always do
my train, I'm certain
left the station
just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper
going into town
and having gotten through
the editorial no doubt
I must have frowned
I must have made my desk
around a quarter after nine
with letters to be read
and heaps of papers
waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch
at half past twelve or so
the usual place, the usual bunch
and still on top of this
I'm pretty sure it
must have rained
the day before you came
I must have lit
my seventh cigarette
at half past two
and at the time
I never even
noticed I was blue
I must have kept on
dragging through the
business of the day
without really knowing
anything I hid
a part of me away
at five I must have left
there's no exception
to the rule
I've done it ever since
I finished school
the train back home again
undoubtedly
I must have read
the evening paper then
oh yes, I'm sure my life was
well within its
usual frame
the day before you came
I must have opened
my front door at eight
o’clock or so
and stopped along the way
to buy some Chinese
food-to-go
I'm sure I had
my dinner watching
something on TV
there's not, I think,
a single episode of
Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed
around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep
and so I like to be
in bed by then
I must have read a while
the latest one
by Marilyn French
or something in that style
it's funny but I had
no sense of living
without aim
the day before you came
And turning out the light
I must have yawned
and cuddled up for
yet another night
and rattling on the roof
I must have heard
the sound of rain
the day before you came
They came flyin' from far away
Now I'm under their spell
I love hearing the stories
that they tell
they've seen places
beyond my land
and they've found
new horizons
they speak strangely
but I understand
and I dream I'm an eagle
and I dream I can spread
my wings
Flyin' high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that
rides on the breeze
High, high
what a feeling to fly
over mountains and forests
and seas
and to go anywhere
that I please
As alI good friends
we talk all night
and we fly wing to wing
I have questions
and they know everything
there's no limit to
what I feel
we climb higher and higher
am I dreamin' or
is it all real
Is it true I'm an eagle
Is it true I can spread
my wings
Flyin' high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that
rides on the breeze
High, high
what a feeling to fly
over mountains and forests
and seas
and to go anywhere
that I please
Love me or leave me
make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, do, I do, I do
I can't conceal it
don't you see, can't you feel it
don't you too
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh I've been dreaming
through my lonely past
now I just made it
I found you at last
So come on now let's try it
I love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh no hard feelings
between you and me
if we can't make it
but just wait and see;
So come on now let's try it
I love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
So love me or leave me
make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, do, I do, I do
I can't conceal it
don't you see, can't you feel it
don't you too
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
You think you're gonna make me softer
with your fancy car, a ha ha
but I can tell you all your tricks
ain't gonna get you far, a ha ha
they say that money's got a magic touch
but not to me it doesn't mean that much
you won't have me tonight
alright, alright, alright, alright
So long, see you honey
can't buy me with your money
Tracy, Daisy they may be crazy
but I'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
can't buy me with your money
you know it's not worth tryin'
So long, so long, so long
You didn't have to send me flowers
like you did today a ha ha
I wouldn't keep a thing from you
I gave them all away, a ha ha
the girls might fall for everything you've got
but I'm not one of them you know I'm not
you won't have me tonight
alright, alright, alright, alright
So long, see you honey
can't buy me with your money
Tracy, Daisy they may be crazy
but I'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
can't buy me with your money
you know it's not worth tryin'
So long, so long, so long
So long, see you honey
can't buy me with your money
you know it's not worth tryin'
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long
Honey honey
how you thrill me, aha, honey honey
honey honey
nearly kill me, aha, honey honey
I'd heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
and now I know what they mean
you're a love machine
(oh you make me dizzy)
Honey honey
let me feel it, aha, honey honey
honey honey
don't conceal it, aha, honey honey
the way that you kiss goodnight
the way that you hold me tight
I feel like I wanna sing
when you do your thing
I don't wanna hurt you baby
I don't wanna see you cry
so stay on the ground girl
you better not get too high
But I'm gonna stick to you boy
you 'II never get rid of me
there's no other place in this world
where I rather would be
Honey honey
Touch me baby, aha, honey honey
honey honey
hold me baby, aha, honey honey
you look like a movie star
but I just who you are
and honey, to say the least
you're a doggone beast
So stay on the ground girl
aou better not get too high
There's no other place in this world
where I rather would be
Honey honey
how you thrill me, aha, honey honey
honey honey
nearly kill me, aha, honey honey
I'd heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
and now I know what they mean
you're a love machine
(oh you make me dizzy)
I hear the door-bell ring
and suddenly
the panic takes me
the sound so
ominously tearing
through the silence
l cannot move
I'm standing
numb and frozen
among the things
I love so dearly
the books, the paintings
and the furniture
help me
The signal's sounding
once again and
someone tries the door-knob
none of my friends
would be so stupidly
impatient
and they don't dare
to come here
any more now
but how I loved our
secret meetings
we talked and talked
in quiet voices
smiling
Now I hear them moving
muffled noises coming
through the door
I feel I'm
crackin' up
voices growing louder
irritation building
and I'm close to fainting
crackin' up
they must know by now
I'm in here trembling
in a terror evergrowing
crackin' up
my whole world is falling
going crazy
there is no escaping now
I'm
crackin' up
These walls have
witnessed all the
anguish of humiliation
and seen the hope
of freedom glow
in shining faces
and now they've
come to take me
come to break me
and yet it isn't
unexpected
I have been waiting
for these visitors
help me
Now I hear them moving
muffled noises coming
through the door
I feel I'm
crackin' up
voices growing louder
irritation building
and I'm close to fainting
crackin' up
they must know by now
I'm in here trembling
in a terror evergrowing
crackin' up
my whole world is falling
going crazy
there is no escaping now
I'm
crackin' up
Now I hear them moving
muffled noises coming
through the door
I feel I'm
crackin' up
voices growing louder
irritation building
and I'm close to fainting
crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
they must know by now
I'm in here trembling
in a terror evergrowing
crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
my whole world is falling
going crazy
there is no escaping now
I'm
crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
Now I hear them moving
muffled noises coming
through the door
I feel I'm
crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
voices growing louder
irritation building
and I'm close to fainting
crackin' up...
The summer air was
Soft and warm
The feeling right
The Paris night
Did its best to please us
And strolling down
The Elysee
We had a drink in each café
And you
You talked of politics
Philosophy and I
Smiled like Mona-Lisa
We had our chance
It was a fine and true
Romance
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
We made our way
Along the river
And we sat down
In the grass
By the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh yes
Those crazy years
That was the time
Of the flower-power
But underneath
We had a fear of flying
Of getting old
A fear of slowly dying
We took the chance
Like we were dancing
Our last dance
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh
And play
And now you're working
In a bank
The family man
A football fan
And your name is Harry
How dull it seems
Yet you're the hero
Of my dreams
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
(We were) living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer…
I was at a party
And this feller said to me,
Something bad is happen in'
I'm sure you do agree
People care for nothing
No respect for human rights
Evil times are coming
We are in for darker nights
I said, Who are you to talk about impending doom?
He got kinda wary
As he looked around the room
He said, I'm a minister a big shot in the state
I said, I lust can't believe it, boy I think it's great
Brother can you tell me what is right and what is wrong?
He said, Keep on rocking baby 'til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
Over in the corner
I could see this other guy
He was kinda flirty
He was giving me the eye
So I took advantage
Of the fact that I'm a star
Shook my hair and took
A casual stroll up to the bar
And as sure as hell
This guy was coming up to me
He said, Who am I and who are you and who are we
What's our situation do we have some time for us?
I said I was not exactly waiting for the bus
He said, If you're going somewhere can I come along?
I said keep on rocking baby 'til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone...
I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
baby by myself
I sit and wait and wonder about you
it's a dark and dreary night
seems like nothing's going right
won't you tell me honey
how can I go on here without you
yes I'm down and feelin' blue
and I don 't know what to do
Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call
ring ring
the happiest sound of them all
ring ring
I stare at the phone on the wall
and I sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
You were here and now you 're gone
hey did I do something wrong
I lust can't believe that I could be
so badly mistaken
was it me or was it you
tell me are we really through
won 't you hear me cry
and you will know that my heart is breakin'
please forgive me and forget
or may be darling better yet
Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call
ring ring
the happiest sound of them all
ring ring
I stare at the phone on the wall
and I sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
So ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call...
This park and these houses
old streets I have walked
everything dear
will it be here
one day when I am returning?
My friends will get married
have children and homes
It sounds so nice
well-planned and wise
never expecting surprises
I wonder
it’s frightening
leaving now
is that the right thing?
I wonder
it scares me
but who the hell am I
if I don’t even try
I’m not a coward
Oh no, I’ll be strong
one chance in a lifetime
Yes, I will take it
it can’t go wrong
My friends and my family
this dull little town
buses I’ve missed
boys that I’ve kissed
everything old and familiar
I wonder
it’s frightening
leaving now
is that the right thing?
I wonder
it scares me
but who the hell am I
if I don’t even try
I’m not a coward
Oh no, I’ll be strong
one chance in a lifetime
Yes, I will take it
yes, I will take it
it can’t go wrong
I have a very good friend
the kind of girl who
likes to follow a trend
she has a personal style
some people like it
others tend
to go wild!
you hear her voice
everywhere
taking the chair
she's a leading lady
and with no trace
of hesitation she
keeps goin'
Head over Heels
breakin' her way
pushin' through unknown
jungles every day
she's a girl
with a taste for the world!
(the world is like a playing-ground
where she goes rushin')
Head over heels
settin' the pace
runnin' the
gauntlet in a
whirl of lace
she's extreme
if you know
what I mean
Her man is one I admire
He's so courageous
but he's
Constantly tired
each time when
He speaks his mind
she pats his head
and says:
"that's all very fine
exert that will
of your own
when you're alone
Now we'd better hurry"
and with no trace
of hesitation she keeps goin
Head over Heels
breakin' her way
pushin' through unknown
jungles every day
she's a girl
with a taste for the world!
(the world is like a playing-ground
where she goes rushin')
Head over heels
settin' the pace
runnin' the
gauntlet in a
whirl of lace
she's extreme
if you know
what I mean
You hear her
voice everywhere
takin' the chair
she's a leading lady
and with no trace
of hesitation she
keeps goin'
Head over heels
breakin' her way
pushin' through unknown
jungles every day
she's a girl
with a taste for the world!
(the world is like a playing-ground
where she goes rushin')
head over heels
settin' the pace
runnin' the
gauntlet in a
whirl of lace
she's extreme
if you know
what I mean
(she’s just one of those girls
who likes to do whatever she please)
and she goes
head over heels
Everybody screamed
when I kissed the teacher
and they must have thought they dreamed
when I kissed the teacher
all my friends at school
they had never seen
the teacher blush
he looked like a fool
nearly petrified 'cos he was.
Taken by surprise
when I kissed the teacher
couldn't quite believe his eyes
when I kissed the teacher
my whole class went wild
as I held my breath
the world stood still
but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven
when I kissed the teacher.
One of these days
gonna tell him I dream
of him every night
one of these days
gonna show him l care
gonna teach him a lesson alright.
I was in a trance
when I kissed the teacher
suddenly I took the chance
when I kissed the teacher
leaning over me
he was trying to explain
the laws of geometry
and I couldn't help it
I just had to kiss the teacher.
One of these days
gonna tell him I dream
of him every night
one of these days
gonna show him l care
gonna teach him a lesson alright.
What a crazy day
when I kissed the teacher
all my sense had flown away
when I kissed the teacher
my whole class went wild
as I held my breath
the world stood still
but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven
when I kissed the teacher.
When I kissed the teacher
when I kissed the teacher
when I kissed the teacher
when I kissed the teacher
Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
and I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
and you find me beautiful and irresistible
a giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
and you feel a strange attraction
the air is vibrant and electrified
welcome to me here I am, my arms are open wide
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
there is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
and a million voices blend into a single voice
and you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
people come and take their chances
sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
come make your own contribution to this melting pot
I'm the street you walk
the language you talk
I am the city
the skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
and the funny smells
and the turmoil, the cars and the people
the air that you're breathing is me
yes I am the city you let me be
People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
and they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
but come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
dazzled by the crazy magic
they're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
and in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
I'm the street you walk
the language you talk
I am the city
the skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
and the funny smells
and the turmoil, the cars and the people
the parks and the squares that you see
All the sounds that you hear
and the air that you're breathing is me
yes, I am the city you let me be
I am the city
you let me be
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
and the funny smells
and the turmoil, the cars and the people
the air that you're breathing is me
Coming through a cloud
you're looking at me from above
and I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
I'm the street you walk
the language you talk
I am the city
yes I am the city you let me be
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
a giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
you let me be
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
there is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
I'm the street you walk
the language you talk
I am the city
yes I am the city you let me be
And a million voices blend into a single voice
and you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
you let me be
Down in the street
they're all singing
and shouting
staying alive
though the city is dead
hiding their shame
behind hollow laughter
while you are crying
alone on your bed
Pity, Cassandra
that no-one believed you
but then again you
were lost from the start
now we must suffer
and sell our secrets
bargain, playing smart
aching in our hearts
Sorry Cassandra
I misunderstood
now the last day is dawning
some of us wanted
but none of us would
listen to words of warning
but on the darkest of nights
nobody knew how to fight
and we ere caught
in our sleep
Sorry Cassandra
I didn't believe
you really had the power
I only saw it as
dreams you would weave
until the final hour
So in the morning
your ship will
be sailing
now that your
father and sister
are gone
there is no reason
for you to linger
you're grieving deeply
but still moving on
You know the future
is casting a shadow
no-one else sees it
but you know your fate
packing your bags
being slow and thorough
knowing though you're late
that ship is sure to wait
Sorry Cassandra
I misunderstood
now the last day is dawning
some of us wanted
but none of us would
listen to words of warning
but on the darkest of nights
nobody knew how to fight
and we ere caught
in our sleep
Sorry Cassandra
I didn't believe
you really had the power
I only saw it as
dreams you would weave
until the final hour
I watched her ship
leaving harbour
at sunrise
sails almost slack
in the cool
morning rain
she stood on deck
just a tiny figure
rigid
and restrained
blue eyes filled with pain
Sorry Cassandra
I misunderstood
now the last day is dawning
some of us wanted
but none of us would
listen to words of warning
but on the darkest of nights
nobody knew how to fight
and we ere caught
in our sleep
Sorry Cassandra
I didn't believe
you really had the power
I only saw it as
dreams you would weave
until the final hour
I’m sorry Cassandra
I’m sorry Cassandra
I’m sorry Cassandra...
Don’t know how to take it
don' t know where to go
my resistance running low
and everyday the hold
is getting tighter
and it troubles me so
I'm nobody’s' fool
and yet it's clear to me
I don't have a strategy
it's just like taking
candy from a baby
and I think I must be
Under attack
I'm being taken?
about to crack
defenses breaking
won't somebody please
have a heart
come and rescue me now
cos I'm falling apart
under attack
I'm taking cover
he's on my track
my chasing lover
thinking nothing
can stop him now
should I want to
I'm not sure
I would know how
This is getting crazy
I should tell him so
really let my anger show
persuade him that
the answer to his questions
is a definite no
guess I'm kind of flattered
but I'm scared as well
something like a magic spell
I hardly dare to think of
what would happen
where I'd be if I fell
Under attack
I'm being taken?
about to crack
defenses breaking
won't somebody please
have a heart
come and rescue me now
cos I'm falling apart
under attack
I'm taking cover
he's on my track
my chasing lover
thinking nothing
can stop him now
should I want to
I'm not sure
I would know how
Under attack
I'm being taken?
about to crack
defenses breaking
won't somebody please
have a heart
come and rescue me now
cos I'm falling apart
under attack
I'm taking cover
he's on my track
my chasing lover
thinking nothing
can stop him now
should I want to
I'm not sure
I would know how
Under attack
I'm being taken?
about to crack
defenses breaking
won't somebody please
have a heart
come and rescue me now
cos I'm falling apart...
Here's to us
one more toast
and then we'll
pay the hill
deep inside
both of us
can feel the
autumn chill
birds of passage
you and me
we fly instinctively
when the summer's
over and the dark
clouds hide the sun
neither you nor
I'm to blame
when all is said and done
In our lives
we have walked
some strange
and lonely treks
slightly worn
but dignified
and not too
old for sex
we're still striving
for the sky
no taste for
humble pie
thanks for all
your generous love
and thanks for all the fun
neither you nor
I'm to blame
when all is said and done
It's so strange
when you're down
and lying on the floor
how you rise
shake your head
get up and
ask for more
clear-headed and
open-eyed
with nothing
left untried
standing calmly
at the crossroads
no desire to run
there's no hurry
anymore
when all is said and done
Standing calmly
at the crossroads
no desire to run
there's no hurry
anymore
when all is said and done
You and I can share
The silence
Finding comfort together
The way old friends do
And after fights
And words of violence
We make up with
Each other
The way old friends do
Times of joy
And times of sorrow
We will always
See it through
Oh I don't care
What comes tomorrow
We can face it
Together
The way old friends do
You and I can share
The silence
Finding comfort together
The way old friends do
And after fights
And words of violence
We make up with
Each other
The way old friends do
Times of joy
And times of sorrow
We will always
See it through
Oh I don't care
What comes tomorrow
We can face it
Together
The way old friends do
We can face it
Together
The way old friends do
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