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Thompson Twins


A little something about Thompson Twins
The Thompson Twins finally found a formula for success with the line-up of founding member Tom Bailey, girlfriend Alannah Currie and roadie/keyboardist Joe Leeway. The sound created by this trio had both the gentleness of the new romantics and the keyboards and rhythms sought by the clubs and MTV. Unlike many bands of their day the Thompson Twins were competant song writers, and they had the cool hair and videos to back their music up and make it sell. They had a string of hits in the early/mid eighties - some quite enduring, such as Lay Your Hands on Me and Hold Me Now; and some quite cheesy, such as Lies and Doctor Doctor - but all of them fun to listen to. Thompson Twins haven't completely given up the music business, as Bailey and Currie have been putting out new music under the name Babble from their home in New Zealand. Every now and then they pop up and make themselves visible at some radio station-hosted benefit show or on MTV, and band members have a new project going called Babble.
Lyrics featured below : "Hold me now", and "Doctor! Doctor!", "Lay Your Hands on Me" , "Passion Planet" , "King for a day"

Hold me now

I have a picturePinned to my wallAn image of you and of me and we’re laughingWe’re loving it allBut look at our life nowWe're tattered and tornWe're fussing and fighting, delighting with tearsThat we cry until dawnCHORUS(Oh oh) Hold me now(Whoa)Warm my heartStay with meLet loving startLet loving startYou say I'm a dreamerWe're two of a kindBoth of us searching for some perfect worldWe know we'll never findSo perhaps I should leave hereYeah, go far awayBut you know that there's nowhere that i'd rather be Than with you here today(Oh oh, oh oh oh)Hold me now(Oh)Warm my heartStay with meLet loving start Let loving startOh hold me now(whoa)Warm my heartStay with meLet loving startLet loving startWhoa oh ohYou ask if I love youWhat can I sayYou know that I do and that this is just oneOf those games that we playSo I sing you a new songPlease don't cry any moreAnd I'd ask your forgiveness though I don't know just what i'm asking it for (Oh oh oh oh)Hold me now(Whoa)Warm my heartStay with meLet loving startLet loving start


Doctor! Doctor! I saw you there, just standing there And I thought I was only dreaming yeah I kissed you then, then once again You said you would come and dance with me Dance with me across the sea And we could feel the motion of a thousand dreams Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling? Ships at night give such delight We all leave before the morning light Please don't go no please don't go Cause I don't want to stay here on my own Oh Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling? Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling? Fever breathe your love on me (breathe your love) Take away my name (take away) Fever lay your hands on me (breathe your love) Never be the same Oh Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling? Oh doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling? Come with me and make believe We can travel to eternity

Lay You Hands on Me This whole life seems much too long, Ne'r a point in going on. I couldn't think of what to say, Words just vanish in the haze. I was feeling cold and tired, Yeah, kinda sad and uninspired. And when it almost seemed too much I see your face and sense the grace and feel the magic in your touch. Oh lay your hands... Lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands... Oooh Oh lay your hands... Oh lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands... Back and forth across the sea I have chased so many dreams, But I have never felt the grace That I have felt in your embrace. I was tired and I was cold, Yeah, with a hunger in my soul, And when it almost seemed too much, I see your face and sense the grace and feel the magic of your touch. Oh lay your hands... Lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands... Oooh Oh lay your hands... Oh lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands... Now you make me feel so good, Yeah, like I never really thought I would. You know you make me feel so strong, Now our laughter just goes on. Come on lay your hands on me. Close to you is where I really want to be. If it ever gets too much, I see your face and sense your grace and feel the magic in our touch. Oh lay your hands... Lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands... Oooh Oh lay your hands... Oh lay your hands on me Oh lay your hands..
Passion Planet I was walking around the ceiling, High above the floor, I talk, I touch, I waltz, I giggle, Let's do it some more. Surprised by what I'm feeling, Spinning through the door, I talk, I touch, I waltz, I giggle, Let's do it some more. (chorus) [he's living on passion planet] [he's living on passion planet] I'm livin' on Passion Planet, (livin' on, lovin' on) (ooh hoo) Livin' on, lovin' on Passion Planet, (livin' on, lovin' on) (ooh hoo). Can you feel electric eels, Up and down your spine. Kissing warm and wet and fun, yet I get lost in the rhythm of time. Not so sure that this is real, I never felt so good, Kissing warm and wet and fun, yet I get lost in the rhythm of love. (REPEAT CHORUS) Blazing in your love no need to travel to the stars, Smiling in the darkness this is liquid love on mars. Blazing in your love no need to travel far, Smiling in the darkness this is liquid love on mars. (REPEAT CHORUS x 4) livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on (ooh hoo), livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on (ooh hoo), livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on (ooh hoo), livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on livin' on lovin' on (ooh hoo).
King for a Day I know you well And I can tell Something's on your mind 'Cos in your dreams The demon screams And I know he's going to hurt you blind (bridge) You say you hunger for something you can't get at all And love is not enough anymore (chorus) IF I WAS KING FOR JUST ONE DAY I WOULD GIVE IT ALL AWAY I WOULD GIVE IT ALL AWAY TO BE WITH YOU IF I WAS KING FOR JUST ONE DAY I HAD JUST ONE THING TO SAY YOU KNOW THAT LOVE IS ALL WE NEED TO GET US THROUGH Diamond rings And all those things They never sparkle like your smile And as for fame It's just a name That only satisfies you for a while (REPEAT BRIDGE & CHORUS) I've heard it said Or maybe read Only money makes the world go 'round But all the gold Won't heal your soul If your world should tumble to the ground (REPEAT BRIDGE) So listen, Love is all, love is all, love is all we need Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah. Love is all, love is all, love is all we need Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah. (REPEAT CHORUS TWICE) If I was King For just one day For just one thing to say Love...