Tuesday 22 April 2014

Across every ocean



Timeslip moment again...

Thirty years ago today, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) were a force to be reckoned with, and not least for this marvellous creation - as we scramble ourselves for a return to the daily commute, appropriately enough, it's Locomotion:

I love it!


Crossing every ocean for the sake of Locomotion
Crossing every ocean for the sake of Locomotion

Across every ocean
For the sake of Locomotion
But I wouldn't have a notion
How to save my soul
I walk down the sidewalk
Run down the boardwalk
Stop and make small talk
But I can't say no to you

I can't say no I can't say yes
I can't even write down my own address
I can't touch Heaven it's a little too far
It's the only way to travel
Got dreaming on a par
I'm staring through the window
Wondering where you are
Moving through the landscape at a million miles an hour

Across every nation
From the harbour to the station
It's a form of inspiration
It's a power to the state
They run down the railways
Sail across the seaways
Fly through the airways
But they can't say no
To you

I can't stand up I can't stand still
I know you wouldn't like it if I told you how I feel
I just want to say that it's only common sense
But the words always fail me at my own expense
I'm staring out the window
Wonder where you are
Moving through the landscape at a million miles an hour

Across every ocean
For the sake of Locomotion
But I wouldn't have a notion
How to save my soul
I walk down the sidewalk
Run down the boardwalk
Stop and make small talk


OMD website

4 comments:

  1. OMD have a fantastic body of work - and they are thankfully still adding to it.

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    1. Agreed! And they were such an influence on so many bands we loved in the 80s, and love today... Jx

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  2. Heard this on the radio over the weekend funnily enough :)

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    1. All the best DJs read this blog :-)

      Jx

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