*FLASHBACK* It’s 1983 and I’m dancing with my girlfriends to Q-Feel’s Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) in my parent’s living room. With all the certainty that my teen years possess, I make the proclamation that, unlike my parents and other stupid adults, my musical tastes with continue to morph and grow as I age – just as music continues to change. I will not be listening to 80’s music 25 years later.
*FLASH FORWARD* It’s 2008 and here I am standing in the back of the theater belting out every word to the lyrics of Yaz’s Only You as Allison Moyet and Vince Clark perform on stage. Her voice is as soulful as ever and I recollect my teen anguish that was released and intermeshed with these songs. I declare it the best concert I’ve seen this year.
Midnight
Everyone is sleeping tight
God knows I tried my best
Darling you know it looks bad
Just lost the best thing that I ever had
Still I don’t know why I did him wrong
It’s too late now he’s gone to sayBaby oh no, can’t leave me now
Said think about it please
Cos I love you and I need you
And I should have thought of that before I did you wrong
When I saw his face I could see how bad I’d let him down
Cheating when he was working hard, I just had to mess around
I knew from the start he ain’t got much money
I should have stayed content with all that good sweet honey
He’s a good strong man and I love him so so how on earth can I let him go
And I’m soaking wet, still looking for that man of mine
And I ain’t found him yet
Well all of this rain can wash away my tears
But nothing can replace all of those wasted years
In all of this I tell you I have learnt
Playing with fire gets you burnt
And I’m still burning
Well don’t you know dear, don’t you know
I’ll lose so much more if you go now
Oh no…
Two-Bit Tart 