๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง  Ultravox

Ah yes, early '80s, with their often.. rather melancholic? "new wave, synth-pop". Scottish Midge Ure's somewhat.. pompous? singing voice โ€“ โ€œwhat's not to likeโ€. ๐Ÿ˜

Visions in Blue

From the album Quartet (1982/337). What's not to like, I rhetorically wondered. According to Wikipedia, one David Hepworth, writing for some music magazine aimed at young adults, deemed the single sounding โ€œawfully dirge-likeโ€. I suppose! Pesky โ€œyoung adultsโ€.. ๐Ÿคจ Already back then a demographically defined target audience of eyes ears of beholders. ๐Ÿคท

 Face in the window in the night
 Caught for a second by the light
 Ashes of memories still aglow โ‘Š
    (only for you)
 Portraits and pictures you once saw
    (visions in blue)

 Read while the letters still remain
 Sip from the wine of youth again
 Oaths made in silence still return โ‘Š
    (only for you)
 Cast like a shroud you're clutching on โ‘Š
    (visions in blue)

 Catch aimless smiles from passers-by
 Blistered and broken in reply
 Breath seems to mist the hazy view โ‘Š
    (only for you)
 Tears coat your lifeless eyes with dew, โ‘Š
    visions in blue, visions in blue

 Ashes of memories still aglow
 Portraits and pictures you once saw
 Ashes..
 Portraits..

 Face in the window in the night
 Caught for a second by the light
 Ashes.. 
 Portraits..

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

On the Beach

From the album Lament (1984/349), inspired by Nevil Shute's 1957/315 novel โ€œOn the Beachโ€. Dancing & tears in the face of paradise lost clearly a timeless matter. ๐Ÿซฅ

   [chorus]
 Dancing with tears in my eyes
 Weeping for the memory of a life gone by
 Dancing with tears in my eyes
 Living out a memory of a love that died

   [verse 1]
 It's five and I'm driving home again
 It's hard to believe that it's my last time
 The man on the wireless cries again
 It's over, it's over

  [chorus]
 Dancing with tears in my eyes
 Weeping for the memory of a life gone by
 Dancing with tears in my eyes
 Living out a memory of a love that died

  [verse 2]
 It's late and I'm with my love alone
 We drink to forget the coming storm
 We love to the sound of our favorite song
 Over and over

  [chorus]

 It's time and we're in each other's arms
 It's time but I don't think we really care

  [chorus]

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