![]() ![]() ![]() ’cause there is always something there to remind me. I was born to love her, and I’ll never be free Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I’ll be there If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share. The sound that you are referring to (or variations of it as tweeked and crafted by various musician) can be heard here in this Wang Chung track, as well as in David Bowie's Labrynth soundtrack at the closing scene as the credits begin to roll as well as his track 'Within You' from the same film. I was born to love her, and I’ll never be free. When there is always something there to remind me.Īs shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night.Īnd I can’t help recalling how it how it felt to kiss and hold you tight I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me,Īnd every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be. This song, in this form, is just perfect.Īs for Naked Eyes… the surviving member is still recording under that name and has an album due out next year (the band’s second album of new material since 1984). Fascinating.īut damn it if that’s not a formula for success. So once upon a time, all you needed to do in order to enjoy a fair amount of fame and fortune was dig up a 20-year old pop song, give it a synth-and-drum makeover and pair it up with a cheesy video. Naked Eyes Always Something There To Remind Me Play track Love this track More actions Listeners 168.1K Scrobbles 712.8K Join others and track this song Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last. Today’s SOTD sounds a lot different sung by Dionne Warwick, let me tell you. Similarly, I never knew that Naked Eyes’ major hit ‘Always Something There to Remind Me,’ was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. No wonder Soft Cell didn’t go on to greater things… they weren’t even responsible for the one hit they did have! Soft Cell’s ‘Tainted Love,’ for example, was first recorded as a B-side by Gloria Jones in 1965. Recently I realized that at least a few of the one-hit wonders I’ve always assumed were original composition were in fact covers of old pop standards. I’ve always wondered why one-hit wonders, if they’re capable of writing and recording a song worthy of hit status, aren’t able to keep it up? Do some bands really just have one good song in them? That doesn’t make sense. ![]()
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