Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet

A little something about Spandau Ballet
A big part of making it big in popular music in the early 1980s - and every era for that matter - was finding the right look. Spandau Ballet went through a few looks, including putting kilts on everyone, before they nailed it. The successful formula included neat suits with skinny ties, hair with a ton of mousse, a soulful sound and the Frank Sinatra-esque style of singer Tony Hadley (although the photo shown to the right hardly conforms to this particular style). With the rise of Spandau Ballet the music press had to come up with a new category, so the new romantic phrase was coined. The new romantic ranks would swell as Ultravox, ABC, Duran Duran and a host of others found success. Best known in the US for their 1983 hit "True," Spandau Ballet had a run of hits at home in the UK, including "Gold" and "Only When You Leave."

Lyrics featured below : "True", "Only when you leave" , "Gold"

True

So true funny how it seemsalways in time, but never in line for dreams.Head over heels when toe to toe.This is the sound of my soul,this is the soundI bought a ticket to the world,but now I've come back againWhy do I find it hard to write the next line?Oh I want the truth to be saidHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueWith a thrill in my head and a pill on my tonguedissolve the nerves that have just begunListening to Marvin (all night long)This is the sound of my soul,this is the soundAlways slipping from my hands,Sets a time of its ownTake your seaside arms and write the next lineOh I want the truth to be knownHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueI bought a ticket to the world,but now I've come back againWhy do I find it hard to write the next line?Oh I want the truth to be saidHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueHuh huh huh hu-uh huhI know this much is trueThis much is trueI know, I know, I know this much is true

Only when you leave

Laying in the afterglow
I only want to learn what you know
But now you're leaving.
How many hearts must you break?
How many calls must I make?
But now you're leaving.

In this world, all that I choose
Has come unbearable.
But love is in your touch.
Oh, it's killing me so much.

Only when you leave
I'll need to love you
And when the action has all gone,
I'm just a little fool enough to need you,
Fool enough too long.
Only when you leave
You'll leave in danger,
Oh, I'll make sure that you pay
So give a little passion to a stranger,
And take this soul away.

I only want to make things last,
So how could this have gone so fast;
And now you're leaving.
How many times must I learn,
It's only when you've gone that I burn;
Now you're leaving.

In the end, all that is left
Has come unbearable.
It's hard to change your mind,
So leave it all behind.

Gold

Thank you for coming home.
I'm sorry that the chairs are all worn.
I left them here I could have sworn.
These are my salad days slowlyy being eaten away.
Just another play for today.
Oh but I'm proud of you but I'm proud of you.
Nothing left to make me feel small.
Luck has left me standing so tall, all.

Gold (gold)
Always believe in your soul.
You've got the power to know
you're indestructible.
Always believe in 'cause you are
gold (gold.)
Glad that you're bound to return
there's something I could have learned.
You're indestructible, always believe in.

After the rush has gone I hope you find a little more time.
Remember we were partneres in crime.
It's only two years ago the man with the suit and the pace.
You knew that he was there on the case.
Now he's in love with you he's in love with you.
My love is like a high prison wall
and you could leave me standing so tall, all

My love is like a high prison wall
and you could leave me standing so tall, all