Donnerstag, 12. Apr 2007, 0:33

OK, I know – my whole re-living the 80s thing seems to have ground to a halt – but when you add together Christmas + holiday planning + brother-in-law and girlfriend staying + husband's best friend, wife and child visiting + New Year + the other brother-in-law and his girlfriend staying + going for a month to the UK + getting home for a couple of weeks and trying to get life in order + a long weekend away wine tasting + time for enjoying copious wine purchases = very behind on 80s project!

So while I catch up, finish my review of 1981 and prepare for the joy of re-living 1982 – here’s a little lyrics game……

The theme of this one is directions – so all 50 songs have some kind of direction word in the title – such as North, South, East, West, Up, Down, Above, Below, Behind, Left and Right……

(btw I have no idea how Richard Marx snuck into my collection…otherwise it's a strangely representatve of my odd musical taste!)

Enjoy!

(for a bit of bonus kudos lyrics #20 has a link of sorts to two other artists in this game - who are they?)

LYRICS

1. Shooting stars in midnight pastures
And hanging out on clouds beneath the moon
Down To Earth

2. Wandering through the back roads
And the rain comes rushing down
To resolve your love for this man in his twenties
Am I Right?

3. With all our goals and destinations
Everything must be this way
Lie Down In Darkness

4. Oh well he's got a hold on my heart,
my lust and my everything
He's thrown it around and around
and I'm screaming, don't bring me down
Heavens Above

5. You know it, you show it
And the time has come to
What a sound
Shoot You Down

6. What are we gonna do now?
Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew?
'Cause they're working for the
Clampdown

7. I will have faith in man
That is hard to understand
Show some humility
Get Right With Me

8. on your feet
Before the night is through for you want miss
Get down to the beat
Pump it, stomp it, jam, trip on this!
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

9. I don't know what's going happen to you, baby
But I do know that I love ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)

10. Forty winks in the lobby
Make mine a G&T
Then to my favourite hobby
Searching for an enemy
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

11. There she stood in the street
Smiling from her head to her feet
I said "Hey, what is this?"
All Right Now

12. You keep asking, for my time.
You keep tellin’ me that I'm fine
Give me your number, I won't call
All Hooked Up

13. x 2
When I rest my weary head after all the words are said
When my eyelids close with the weight of a hundred years
Let Me Down Easy

14. Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn’t stop the pain
Right Here Waiting

15. Out the window look what's happening
In my prism watching day by (day by day)

16. Half of a letter tells half a story
The way I see it it's half the worry
East Of The Sun

17. I saw an orange role burning
I saw youth on fire
I saw metal machine that were turning
On a generation that hadn't yet tired
North Winds Blowing

18. I work on the front line
I work to survive
And I sleep in a fever
So this is my life
You Take Me Up

19. I'm falling deep
I'm tired, now I'll sleep
So close my eyes and take me in
I'll leap into the night like wind
Lay Me Down Tonight

20. Come on, come on, come on, come on
(Together) We will go our way
(Together) We will leave someday
Go West

21. It doesn’t hurt me.
Do you want to feel how it feels?
Do you want to know that it doesn’t hurt me?
Running Up That Hill

22. Scratch the ice
Let the telephone ring
Sense of time is a powerful thing
Start Of The Breakdown

23. Sandalwood trees are evergreen
Cut them down
Plant coffee beans
East Timor

24. Hey you!
Learning to fly
Tell me how high
Do you think you’ll go
Up In The Sky

25. I am the key to the lock in your house,
that keeps your toys in the basement
Climbing Up The Walls

26. A stranger came by travelling
He went to every door
He said he'd lost his people
He'd come to look for more
Flame Of The West

27. Hey I want to tell you a story
It’s about the groove
All right now look hope here
Hope it makes you move
Tribute (Right On)

28. She used to be a chancer, sparkle in the rain
Told me she needed a friend
If she’s going crazy, baby's on the way
Seems like the day never ends
Never Give Up On The Good Times

29. We’ve had no help (You know that)
All by ourselves we have come this far
Stop! And Make Your Mind Up

30. How much longer 'till the curtain rises?
First night stage fright always hypnotizes
Leading ladies never think about it
Don't Look Down

31. Travelling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
Down Under

32. When you're feeling sad and low
We will take you where you gotta go
Smiling, dancing, everything is free
All you need is positivity
Spice Up Your Life

33. I get out of bed at half past ten
Phone up a friend, who's a party animal
Turn on the news and drink some tea
Left To My Own Devices

34. I have come from the
From the concrete and the dust
At the end of the empire
For the lifting of the curse

35. You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind,
You got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time.
no no no no no,
I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don't Bring Me Down

36. x 4
Sweet tears roll like a river from your eyes
Get close let’s sleep tonight
Let It All Come Down

37. You know whatcha doing
How you’re making me feel
You’re making me feel
I’m feeling love-sick, crazy inside

38. You’ve done me wrong, your time is up.
You took a sip (just a sip) from the devils cup.
You broke my heart, there’s no way back.
Moving On Up

39. When she walks down Main Street
No one ever passes her by
The cars slow down, men turn around
While the other girls are left wondering why
A Cut Above The Rest

40. this band is gonna play my tune
I wanna, I wanna tell you so
nobody's gonna stop my sound
you know how lonely one can feel
Strike It Up!

41. We go walking, hand in hand
All across the land it's
People walking hand in hand
East at Easter

42. Playing in the dirt
We find the seeds of doubt
Don't water them with your tears
Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)

43. There’s more besides joyrides
Little house in the countryside
Understand, learn to demand,
Compromise, sometimes lie
Get The Balance Right!

44. You put the boom-boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

45. The vacuum created by the arrival of freedom
And the possibilities it seems to offer
It's got nothing to do with you
Up The Hill Backwards

46. I got news from my brother yesterday
I got news from my brother, hey hey hey
Grind You Down

47. I said
You’re turning me
You’re giving love instinctively
Around and round you’re turning me
Upside Down

48. x 3
I’m walking into studio
Consider strange appeal
Paint me in the home
I’m brushing up on sketchbook
Paint Me Down

49. Now the time has come
The music's between us
Though the night seems young
Is at an end
(Reach Up For The) Sunrise

50. I'm taking a ride
With my best friend
Never Let Me Down Again

ARTISTS

Big Country (2) (1)
Nick Heyward
Chrissy Ward

a-ha (3)
All Saints
Bananarama
David Bowie
Black Box
Kate Bush
The Clash
The Communards
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Depeche Mode(3)
Duran Duran
Electric Light Orchestra
Erasure
Free
Go West
Morten Harket (2)
INXS
The Jacksons
Nik Kershaw
Richard Marx
Men At Work
M People
Oasis
The Pasadenas
Pet Shop Boys
Radiohead
Diana Ross
Savoy
Simple Minds (2)
Spandau Ballet
Spice Girls (2)
The Stone Roses
The Stranglers (2)
Tears For Fears
Technotronic
Thompson Twins
Village People
Wham!