Yeah, I remember listening to the radio and the DJ saying he had some free stuff to give away to anyone who could phone or write in with a good explanation of those lyrics. Off the back of that I rushed out and bought the 7" single and spent hours listening to it and writing down lyrics trying to get some meaning out of them.
I didn't work out what it was about, I didn't get the free shit from the radio station, but Nik Kershaw did get a additional record sold. Genius!
The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also went Top 5 in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, as well as in the band’s home country of Norway. The single reached number one in Ireland and on the UK Singles Chart which was a higher chart position there than for “Take On Me”.
I’ve heard this song 1,000 times or more in my life I’m sure, just through general osmosis, but this is the first time I’ve actually really listened to it actively. I never really noticed that the instrumentation is so minimal. It really highlights how much talent there is in the singing. Well, I guess I’m deep diving Hall and Oats this week now
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