A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran [So Far Away]

I walked along the avenue.
I never thought I’d meet a girl like you;
Meet a girl like you.
With auburn hair and tawny eyes;
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through;
Hypnotize me through.

And I ran, I ran so far away.
I just ran, I ran all night and day.
I couldn’t get away.

A cloud appears above your head;
A beam of light comes shining down on you,
Shining down on you.
The cloud is moving nearer still.
Aurora borealis comes in view;
Aurora comes in view.

And I ran, I ran so far away.
I just ran, I ran all night and day.
I couldn’t get away.

Reached out a hand to touch your face;
You’re slowly disappearing from my view;
Disappearing from my view.
Reached out a hand to try again;
I’m floating in a beam of light with you;
A beam of light with you.

And I ran, I ran so far away.
I just ran, I ran all night and day.
I couldn’t get away.

Artist: A Flock Of Seagulls
Album: A Flock Of Seagulls
Release Date: 1983

Technorati Tags: A Flock Of Seagulls,New Wave. 1980s

SoTD: Michael Jackson – Human Nature

Looking out
Across the night-time
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs

Get me out
Into the night-time
Four walls wont hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite

If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way

Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I’m watching
She likes the way I stare

If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin’ this way
I like lovin’ this way

Looking out
Across the morning
The city’s heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I’m dreaming of the street

If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin’ this way

If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say –
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin’ this way
I like lovin’ this way…

Artist: Michael Jackson
Album: Thriller
Release Date: 1982

Technorati Tags: Michael Jackson,Thriller,1980s,Pop/Rock,Human Nature,Emtions,Feelings

SoTD: Oingo Boingo – Change

Don’t you ever wonder why, nothing ever seems to change
If it does it’s for the worse, seems its just a modern curse
Sometimes when I take a peek outside of my little cage,
Everyone looks so asleep, will they die before they wake

And, hey. . . don’t you know? we’re just products of our time and hey . . .
What dya say? show me yours, I’ll show you mine

Better dumb and happy than smart and without any friends
Better cute and better loud, better join up with the crowd
Keep up or be left behind, there’s a dust storm in my mind
Seems I cant see straight these days, doesn’t matter anyway
Hey . . . don’t you know? were just products of our times and
Hey, what dya say? show me yours, Ill show you mine

Hey, what dya say? hey, what dya say? please don’t ever –
Oh god, here’s that question now. the one that makes me go insane
Id gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never change

Do you want to change? do you want to change right now?
Do you want to change . . . I like my stupid life, just the way it is
And I wouldn’t even change it for a thousand flying pigs

And I like you just the way you are, I like your face just the way it is
And I wouldn’t even change it for a herd of screaming kids
And I like you just the way you are, I like you though you may not like me back
I would dazzle you with brilliance, if I only had the knack

cause I like you just the way you are, I like this life just the way it is
And the castles all around me, have been melting now for years
And it kills my brain to think of all the time I wasted here
All the efforts, sweat, and broken hearts, the screaming and the tears

And I’m dreaming again . . . floating in a pool of mud
Try to get back where I was and I don’t really care

Got a little talking to, by the mirror in my room, and I don’t really care . . .
Whispering voices from the dead, come from underneath my bed
And I don’t really care . . .

I like my stupid life just the way it is
And the chaos that surrounds me like a flock of screaming pigs
And it hurts my brain to think of all the stupid things I’ve said
And if I could change the future I would change the past instead
And I’m dreaming again . . . and I’m dreaming again . . .

Baby – sometimes I worry about you
Sometimes you’re so far away, tell me what to do
I say, baby . . . sometimes I worry about you
Sometimes I just cant believe everything you do
I say, baby . . . sometimes I worry about you
Every day I feel the same, don’t you feel it too
I say, baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Seems I’m falling down a lot, in between the scenes
I say, baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Getting harder all the time, harder now to see
I say, baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Light another cigarette, have another dream

Its the same thing every day, nothing ever seems to change and I . . .

Do you really want to change?
Testaments and growing pains. tranquilizers for the soul.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained – evolutions cruelest joke
Why is everyone upset? I once knew but I forget. something happened,
Something strange, something it appears has changed

Hey . . . don’t you know? were just products of our times
And hey, what dya say? show me yours, Ill show you mine

Hey, what dya say? hey, what dya say? please dont ever –
Oh god, here’s that question now, the one that makes me go insane
Id gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never change

Artist: Oingo Boingo
Album: Boi-ngo
Release Date: 1984

Technorati Tags: Oingo Boingo,Danny Elfman,New Wave,1980s,Alienation,Changes,Fear,Loneliness,Show And Tell

SoTD: Michael Jackson – Ben

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I’ll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You’ve got a friend in me
(you’ve got a friend in me)

Ben, you’re always running here and there
You feel you’re not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don’t like what you find
There’s one thing you should know
You’ve got a place to go
(you’ve got a place to go)

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it’s "us", now it’s "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it’s "us", now it’s "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don’t listen to a word they say
They don’t see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I’m sure they’d think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben

Artist: Michael Jackson
Album: Ben
Release Date: 1972

Technorati Tags: Michael Jackson,Rats,1970s,Benteen,Willard

SoTD: Q-Feel – Dancing In Heaven

(Are you Ready? Here We Go!)
Slow-Slow- Quick Quick Slow
Slow-Slow- Quick Quick Slow

Countdown It’s getting near to the flight time
Night stars are shining in my eyes
Ma says I’m gonna be the first one
To dance the be-bop in the skies

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
(Kick it out)

Slow-Slow-Quick-Quick-Slow

I’ll be the first to Basso Nova
Ten thousand miles above L.A.
You dear, my lady on the Radar
I’ll bring a child to Outer Space

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Hey, Here I am
I hear the Universe Sing
The Celestial Scream
I, I’m not alone
Are you receiving me clear
There is Others out here

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Hey, Here I am
I hear the Universe Sing
The Celestial Scream
I, I’m not alone
Are you receiving me clear
There is Others out here

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)
Dancing in Heaven I never thought I’d ever get my feet this far
(Orbital Be-Bop)

Artist: Q-Feel
Album: Q-Feel
Release Date: 1983

Technorati Tags: Q-Feel,New Wave,1980s,Dancing

SoTD: Larry Verne – Mister Custer

That famous day in history, the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on
And from the rear, a voice was heard
A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear…

What am I doin’ here??

Please, Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go
Hey, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go
I had a dream last night about the comin’ fight
Somebody yelled, "Attack!”
And there I stood with a arrow in my back.

Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go (forward Ho!!) — aaww

Look at them bushes out there
They’re moving and there’s a injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer, you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!!
Hmm, you’re a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Hooh, I bet that smarts!

(They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on)
(But then from the rear, a voice was heard)
(That same brave voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear)
What am I doin’ here??

Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go
Listen, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go
There’s a redskin a’waitin’ out there, just fixin’ to take my hair
A coward I’m bein’ called, ‘cause I don’t wanna wind up dead or bald

Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go (forward HO)–aaww

SPOKEN: I wonder what the injun word for friend is
Let’s see- friend– kemo sabe, that’s it
KEMO SABE!, HEY OUT THERE-KEMO SABE!
Nope, that itn’t it
Look at them durned injuns
They’re runnin’ around like a bunch of wild Indians-heh, heh, heh
Nah, this ain’t no time for jokin’

Artist: Larry Verne
Album: Kooky Tunes [KTEI]
Release Date: 1976

Technorati Tags: Larry Verne,1960s,Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer,Custer’s Last Stand,June 25,1876,Little Bighorn,Lakota,Cheyenne,Battles,18nth century,Little Bighorn Battlefield,Sitting Bull,7th Cavalry,Reno,Benteen

SoTD: Ce Ce Peniston – Finally

Meeting Mister Ri-ight, the man of my dreams
The one who showed me true lo-o-ove or at least it seems
With brown coco ski-in and curly black hair-air-air
It’s just the way he looks at me, that gentle lovin’ stare
Finally-y you come alo-o-ong
The way I feel about ya it just can’t be wro-ong
If you only knew-ew the way I feel about you-ou
I just can’t describe i-it, oh-no-no

Finally it has happened to me, Right in front of my face
My feelin’s can’t descri-ibe it, Finally it has happened to me
Right in front of my face, And I just cannot hi-ide it
Finally it has happened to me, Right in front of my face
My feelin’s can’t descri-ibe it, Finally it has happened to me
Right in front of my face, And I just cannot hi-ide it

It seems so many times he seemed to be the one
But all he ever wanted was to have a little fun
But now you come alo-ong and brightened up my wor-or-orld
In my heart I feel it I’m that special kind of girl
Finally-y you come alo-o-ong
The way I feel about ya it just can’t be wro-ong
If you only knew-ew the way I feel about you-ou
I just can’t describe i-it oh-no-no

Finally it has happened to me, Right in front of my face
My feelin’s can’t descri-ibe it, Finally it has happened to me
Right in front of my face, And I just cannot hi-ide it
Finally it has happened to me, Right in front of my face
My feelin’s can’t descri-ibe it, Finally it has happened to me
Right in front of my face, And I just cannot hi-ide it

Finally-y-y
Oh… finally-y-y-y yeah-eah, yeah-eah
Uh-uh-oh-oh, … yeah-yeah-ow …, … yeah-yeah-ow ….

Finally it has happened to me, Right in front of my face
My feelin’s can’t descri-ibe it, Finally it has happened to me

Artist: Ce Ce Peniston
Album: Finally
Release Date: 1993

Technorati Tags: Ce Ce Peniston,1990s,Disco,Dance

SoTD: The Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun

A cheap holiday in other peoples misery!

I don’t wanna holiday in the sun
I wanna go to new Belsen
I wanna see some history
‘Cause now i got a reasonable economy

Now I got a reason, now I got a reason
Now I got a reason and I’m still waiting
Now I got a reason
Now I got reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall

Surround sound in a two inch wall
Well I was waiting for the communist call
I didn’t ask for sunshine and I got World War three
I’m looking over the wall and they’re looking at me

Now I got a reason, Now I got a reason
Now I got a reason and I’m still waiting
Now I got a reason,
Now I got a reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall

Well they’re staring all night and
They’re staring all day
I had no reason to be here at all
But now i gotta reason it’s no real reason
And I’m waiting at the Berlin Wall

Gotta go over the Berlin Wall
I don’t understand it….
I gotta go over the wall
I don’t understand this bit at all….

Claustrophobia there’s too much paranoia
There’s too many closets I went in before
And now I gotta reason,
It’s no real reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall

Gotta go over the Berlin Wall
I don’t understand it….
I gotta go over the wall
I don’t understand this bit at all…

Please don’t be waiting for me…

Artist: The Sex Pistols
Album: Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols
Release Date: 1977

Technorati Tags: The Sex Pistols,Punk Rock,1970s,England,Berlin Wall

SoTD: Tom Petty – Depending On You

I ain’t never gonna let you down
All you gotta do is trust me
I would never make you some clown
Baby why won’t you trust me

You give up so easily
I don’t know why you can’t see
I’m depending on you, don’t let me down
I’m depending on you

Baby if you can’t change the world
Maybe you should just change yourself
You used to be such a sweet young girl
Why you wanna be someone else?

You give up so easily
I don’t know why you can’t see
I’m depending on you
Is it to late now
I’m depending on you

I’m depending on you, don’t let me down
I’m depending on you

I’m depending on you
Is it to late now
I’m depending on you

Artist: Tom Petty
Album: Full Moon Fever
Release Date: 1989

Technorati Tags: Tom Petty,Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers,Full Moon Fever,1980s,Trust,Dependency,Love

SoTD: Boney M – Daddy Cool

She’s crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool

She’s crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool
I’m crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool

Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool

She’s crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool
I’m crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool

Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool

She’s crazy about her daddy
Oh she believes in him
She loves her Daddy

She’s crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool
I’m crazy like a fool
What about it Daddy Cool

Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool
Daddy, Daddy Cool

Artist: Boney M
Album: Take The Heat Off Me
Release Date: 1976

Technorati Tags: Boney M,Disco,1970s,Daddy