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The Popular One
Stephen Cummings |
I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself Treading water in the maelstrom of life Baby won't you consider my plea I just want to know if there's a chance for me She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's so pretty, with a face like a flower Been watching her for an hour Sends a shiver up and down my spine When her bee-stung lips met mine She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one I took that little lover by the hand And I tried to make her understand Honey, your love it thrills me Honey, your love it kills me She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She's the popular one She appears quiet as a mouse But she really tears up the house Baby, baby, can't you tell I'm upset Honey you put me in a cold sweat She's the popular one...
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Go Right Ahead And Break My Heart
Stephen Cummings |
Baby baby I can't understand Why you treat me like a bad man Got a lot of growing up to do But I'm still the one for you And my heart's on fire And it burns with desire Yes you're so right for me But say it like you mean it baby Go right ahead and break my heart Go right ahead and break my heart The sands keep on shifting Yeah and our love is drifting I cried last night and the night before Woke up this morning, won't cry no more Without you I miss my mark Without you I'm lost in the dark We just can't get along lately Baby treat me kindly Go right ahead and break my heart Go right ahead and break my heart Go right ahead and break my heart Go right ahead and break my heart Go ahead and break my heart Go ahead and break my heart Go ahead and break my heart Go ahead and break my heart
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Nothing's Too Much
Stephen Cummings |
The milky way and it's trail of lights Rising in the sky My baby's hand tightened around mine And I broke down and cried Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied A breeze came off the ocean Swept under my door Whispered in my ear You don't love me no more Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied Anger ???? in the room Like exhaust fumes from a car I screamed baby I could change Your love's like a flaming star Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied Silence, screamed my baby Your talk it wearies me Obviously I adore you But somehow you fail to see Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much Nothing's too much
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Love's Coming
Stephen Cummings - lyrics adapted from a poem by Shaw Neilson |
Quietly as lovers Creep at the middle moon Softly as players tremble In the tears of a tune Love's coming Talk to the thin air Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming Love's coming Love's coming I knew not it was there Quietly as lilies Their faint vows declare Came the shy pilgrim I knew not it was there Love's coming Talk to the thin air Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming Love's coming Love's coming I knew not it was there Quietly as tears fall On a wild sin Softly as grief's call In a violin Love's coming Talk to the thin air Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming Love's coming Love's coming I knew not it was there Without hail or tempest Blue sword or flame Love came so lightly I knew not that it came Love's coming Talk to the thin air Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming Love's coming Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming I knew not it was there Love's coming I knew not it was there
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Baby What's Come Over You
Stephen Cummings |
I'm sorry for you because you've never cried All your love, it's buried inside I'd like to see the world through your eyes Sick of crying over all your lies Baby baby what's come over you Baby baby what's come over you Nothing's the same once your heart's broke in two Baby baby what's come over you You like to see me looking like a fool You run around and you treat me cruel You never ever be true You know I'm thinking of you Baby baby what's come over you Baby baby what's come over you Like a bad omen where every word is true Baby baby what's come over you Fan the flames of love and you're gone You're always coming on much too strong Always messing with my mind Always hitting me from behind Baby baby what's come over you Baby baby what's come over you Like a bad omen where every word is true Baby baby what's come over you I'll be Jill - you can be Jack You run around, I won't have you back With you there's always something going wrong Now every ray of hope is gone Baby baby what's come over you Baby baby what's come over you Like a bad omen where every word is true Baby baby what's come over you You're like a bad omen baby... You're always messing with my mind... Fan the flames of love and you're gone sugar...
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I Want You To Want Me
Stephen Cummings
Graham Lee (WMinc) explains how the studio recording was discarded in favour of a
tweaked version of the original demo:
There was no real clash on this as I recall - we'd been listening to demos
a lot as Stephen tried to narrow down song choices and we both loved the
track I Want You To Want Me for its slow burning soul feel. When the much
more uptempo version came along we told Stephen we preferred the original
feel. The song was nearly ditched entirely as Stephen came to agree with us
on the tempo being too fast. I pestered Stephen to try to do something with
the original as it wasn't feasible at that point to re-record the entire
song. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the demo he'd thrown
together stood up well under closer scrutiny. I'd be surprised if too many
people thought the demo wasn't better than the uptempo version. That song
is one a lot of reviewers etc have singled out as a standout track.
While on the subject, it's a regular occurrence for people at the record
company end to become unrealistically attached to demos of songs and to
reject a better, properly recorded version unfairly - not that I think
that's what happened in this case.
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There are moments every day when I look at you There are moments every day when I look at you Feel like my chest is going to break in two Feel like my chest is going to break in two As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time The way she pulls her legs up to her chest The way she pulls her legs up to her chest Yeah, that's what I like best Yeah, that's what I like best As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time The light was gold against the window The light was gold against the window There are things about you I'll never know There are things about you I'll never know As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time Smells of perfume, bright red lipstick Smells of perfume, bright red lipstick She's a solid sender and a mystic She's a solid sender and a mystic As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time As the night falls over the skyline I want you to want me I want you to want me all the time I want you to want me all the time I want you to want me all the time I want you to want me all the time
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How Much Longer
Stephen Cummings/Bill McDonald |
How much longer Must I wait for your love How much longer Must I wait for your love I want what we once had I want you, want you so bad I'll do Whatever I have to Can't we talk Like we used to do I just want you, I want you back Without you The nights are lonely and black How much longer Must I wait for your love How much longer Must I wait for your love Waiting at your door Ready and willing For more I'll do Whatever I have to Can't we talk Like we used to do I just want you, I want you back Without you The nights are lonely and black How much longer Must I wait for your love You got something I can't get no other place I'll do Whatever I have to Can't we talk Like we used to do I just want you, I want you back Without you The nights are lonely and black I'll do Whatever I have to Can't we talk Like we used to do I just want you, I want you back Without you The nights are lonely and black
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One Kiss
Stephen Cummings |
You said that you would telephone Then why am I sitting home alone Is there anybody here tonight Whose heart has been broken and put right One kiss, one kiss, one kiss... From your lips One kiss from your lips Well she rocks and she rolls And I hurt to the bottom of my soul She thinks about things just like I do How could I ever, ever have doubted you One kiss, one kiss, one kiss... From your lips One kiss from her lips And when I think she wants to stay She still goes away And the world's, the world's just spinning 'round But for me it's all upside down One kiss, one kiss, one kiss... From her lips One kiss from her lips One kiss from her lips I never knew and neither did you This is how a new life can open up for you One kiss, one kiss One kiss from her lips One kiss from her lips One kiss, one kiss From her lips
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Sweet Saturday
Stephen Cummings |
It's seven days since she's gone Seven more before she's back home Without her I'm history Deranged by grief and jealousy Ooh, but I've got to be strong Soon she'll be back home Where she belongs And she'll stay This Saturday Well I want my life to be Like a fire burning slowly It's starting to wear me down Friday night and there's trouble to drown Ooh, but I've got to be strong Soon she'll be back home Where she belongs And she'll stay This Saturday I'd melt on the spot if she walked in The kind of kitty that's sweet as sin The gods might take pity on me Place you before me for all to see Ooh, but I've got to be strong Soon she'll be back home Where she belongs And she'll stay This Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday Sweet Saturday
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Gone Baby Gone
Stephen Cummings |
It tears me up when you say goodbye It tears me up when you say goodbye It tears me up when you say, say, say goodbye Long black hair and your sweet brown eyes Long black hair and your sweet brown eyes Long black hair and your sweet, sweet, sweet brown eyes Telling me all your sweet lies Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone You dress so fine Oh you sparkle like a neon sign Here's my heart; it's yours to take Here's my heart; it's yours to take Here's my heart; it's yours, yours, yours to take To keep or to break Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yes, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep I'll be... You dress so fine Oh you sparkle like a neon sign Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
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Music In The Air
Stephen Cummings |
I want you, I need you, I want you in my arms now So give me your lips, lips so tender Made just for complete surrender Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight You give me your love and your love is a melody Deep in my heart I will carry this song with me A love that's so divine, to see you one more time I held you in my arms and I heard you say there'll be... Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight So let the dance begin I've learned a few things Like how much you mean to me So don't be late, don't hesitate I'm so sorry I made you wait There'll be... Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight Music in the air and the moon shone bright Music in the air when we met tonight
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Why Doesn't She Want Me
Stephen Cummings |
I want to take your hands in mine Look you in the eye one last time I'm telling you because I know I frightened you and made you go I want to touch you, don't know why To ease the hurt in my heart Locked out of your world Friend and lover in equal parts Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me I feel a fool with tears in my eyes And a pain deep in my chest If I could only steal your heart Like eggs from a nest What is there to say about love All the words don't make it any different Love came and then love went Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me I feel a fool with tears in my eyes And a pain in my chest If only I could steal your heart Like eggs from a nest Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her Why doesn't she want me Why doesn't she want me Why doesn't she want me Why doesn't she want me Why doesn't she want me Why doesn't she want me Won't you go and ask her
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Flying Blind
Stephen Cummings |
I don't know where it all went wrong But now the nights are much too long You've left me so far behind And now I feel I'm flying blind Your eyes don't shine as before You don't call my number any more You say you're not the staying kind But now I feel I'm flying blind Flying, flying blind I'm flying, flying blind I'm flying, flying blind I'm flying I don't know if you heard the news But you've got me singing the blues If you could understand what's on my mind I wouldn't feel I'm flying blind A friend drops by to keep me company Our love was ecstasy So much for the ties that bind Without you I'm flying blind Flying, flying blind I'm flying, flying I'm flying blind Flying, I'm flying blind I don't know where it all went wrong But now the nights are much too long You've left me so far behind And now I feel I'm flying blind Your eyes don't shine as before You don't call my number any more You say you're not the staying kind But now I feel I'm flying blind Flying, flying blind I'm flying, flying blind I'm flying, flying blind I'm flying
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The Keys To Her Heart
Stephen Cummings |
Girl's a mystery That girl's a mystery A lover should be Girl's a mystery Yeah but she's not a flirt She's not a flirt And she dresses in blue She dresses in blue She gave me the key She gave me the key She gave me the key to her heart She got the sun inside her She got the sun inside her Hard to resist ?A love note crushed in a fist? I want you now I want you now Not sooner not later I want you now She gave me the key She gave me the key She gave me the key to her heart Can't pin her down Can't pin her down She's not a butterfly A fighter pilot in the sky I want you now Take your hands in mine I want you now Watch our fingers entwine She gave me the key She gave me the key She gave me the key to her heart Gave the key to her heart Gave the key to her heart Gave the key to her heart Gave the key to her heart...