Stay on, stay on
I love A-Ha. Even though it’s been years since their last album Even though I haven’t bought their 2005 album, Analogue, I still love, love, love them to bits, next to Spandau Ballet and Tears for Fears, which has just released their 2006 Gold album.
A-Ha’s Stay On These Roads is my absolute favourite A-Ha ballad. It is a love song for that person you somehow, against all odds, believe is out there, who’s desperately searching for you. It’s a hauntingly beautiful tune that calls out to you to never give up.
I was so thrilled to find that BestAudioCodes, a cool site I got from Queen Beth, had the concert, unplugged version. Morton Harket sounds so tired here, and yet, he stays on.
The cold has a voice
it talks to me
Still-born by choice
and it airs no need to hold.
Old man feels the cold
oh
baby
don’t
’cause I’ve been told:
Stay on these roads
we shall meet
I know
Stay on
my love
we shall meet
I know
I know.
Where joy should reign
these skies restrain
Shadow your love
- the voice trails off again
The voice trails off again.
Old man feels the cold
oh
baby
don’t
’cause I’ve been told:
Stay on these roads
we shall meet
I know
Stay on
my love
you feel so weak
be strong.
Stay on
stay on
we shall meet
I know
I know
I know
my love
I know.
Feel the cold
winter’s calling on my home
yeah.
Stay on these roads
we shall meet
I know
Stay on
my love
we will meet
I know
So stay on! I know!
Stay
my love
stay on
we will meet
I know
I know!
What was your favourite ’80s band/group?
Posted in Imperfect Everything
December 1st, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Oh, don’t even get me started. This song blared in my ears as I travelled across France by train as a twenty year old, totally convinced that I would find love there.
December 1st, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Did you did you?
December 2nd, 2006 at 6:11 am
Oh oh d wants to know the name of the album where this is from.. do they have an unplugged album?!
December 2nd, 2006 at 7:55 am
Culture Club!!! I loved Boy George. everybody was nuts over Duran Duran and Aha but I had a thing for the crossdresser. hahahha.
December 3rd, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Lia, I believe it’s on How can I Sleep with Your Voice in My HEad. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_I_Sleep_With_Your_Voice_In_My_Head