News of the unexpected death of the lead singer of 80s one-hit-wonders Mental as Anything brought some 32-year-old memories flooding back - as all the articles about him mentioned that hit, which I had long forgotten.
Early 1987 - Edwina Currie, The Herald of Free Enterprise, the SDP, British Airways, AIDS, the Iran–Contra affair, Cynthia Payne and Terry Waite were all in the headlines, as was the latest blockbuster action hero Crocodile Dundee...
...from whose soundtrack it was taken. All together, now!
How can you see looking through those tears
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold
I can't believe that you're alone in here
Let me warm your hands against the cold
A close encounter with a hardhearted man
Who never gave half of what he got
Has made you wish you'd never been born
That's a shame cause you got the lot
Hey yeah you with the sad face
Come up to my place and live it up
You beside the dance floor
What do you cry for let's live it up
If you smiled the walls would fall down
On all the people in this pickup joint
But if you laughed you'd level this town
Hey lonely girl that's just the point
Hey yeah you with the sad face
Come up to my place and live it up
You beside the dance floor
What do you cry for let's live it up
Just answer me the question why
You stand alone by the phone in the corner and cry
How can you see looking through those tears
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold
I can't believe that you're alone in here
Let me warm your hands against the cold
If you smiled the walls would fall down
On all the people in this pickup joint
But if you laughed you'd level this town
Hey lonely girl that's just the point
Hey yeah you with the sad face
Come up to my place and live it up
You beside the dance floor
What do you cry for let's live it up
Let's live it up
Live it up
Mmm live it up
Hey yeah you
With the sad face
Come up to my place
Come up to my place baby
Hey yeah you with the sad face
Come up to my place and live it up
You beside the dance floor
What do you cry for let's live it up
A classic.
Sometimes these lttle gems you come up with make me wonder, "Do I remember that?" This one, I can definitively say I have never run across in my life. But based onit, I can see why the band was one hit indeed.
ReplyDeletePresumably you missed Crocodile Dundee then, as it was all over that movie. However, I do agree - they were a somewhat singular combo. Quite popular in their homeland of Oz, but then again, so is Green chicken curry pie, apparently. Jx
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