Whoo-hoo! Another tortuous week is grinding to its inevitable denouement, and - despite the fact that COVID has fucked-up any plans we might have had for our traditional pilgrimage to Spain at this time of year - I will officially clock off this evening and not have to deal with any more of this shit for two whole weeks!
I feel relief is in sight... and, as it was the 60th birthday this week of the lovely Gillian Gilbert, one of the creative geniuses behind the band, I think a bit of New Order is in order [geddit?].
Thank Disco It's Friday!!
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
Our valued destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
Have a great weekend, dear reader! We plan to have a great fortnight...
I don't know that I would have believed 40 years on that they would still be one of my favorite bands, but here we are.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I would have believed in 1981 - the year I left school - I would still be listening to this "new band" that emerged out of the ashes of Joy Division either. Just goes to show, “Class will out!”
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Yep, I still play this one a lot!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice stay-at-home-holiday, Jon!
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Looking out of the window right now, I think "indoors" is the right place to be! Fingers crossed we have at least some nice weather during this fortnight; we have things to do in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers... Jx
Delete40 years on and still sounds fresh and new.
ReplyDeleteAnd four decades on, still a major influence on today's biggest artists, such as The Weeknd. Jx
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