More love song action, and groundbreaking synth pop, following yesterday's Eurythmics, with Phil Oakley and the Sheffield crew pumping out a classic from the 1981 album Dare. Semi-autobiographical on the experiences of Oakey, co-written with keyboard player Ian Burden, on a technical front the song contains clever production tricks such as using the pitch-to-voltage converter and envelope shaper on the Roland System 700 modular synth, into which Jo Callis's guitar strumming was fed. The result is a thumpingly catchy number that, with Oakey's deep masculine voice, and years of experimenting with analogue electronics, marked a contrast to much of the less substantial pop around at the time. The lyrics also contains references to Iggy Pop and Lou Reed ('I believe what the old man says').
When you're in love you know you're in love
No matter what you try to do
You might as well resign yourself
To what you're going through
If you're a hard man or if you're a child
It still might get to you
Don't kid yourself
You've seen it all before
A million mouths have said that too, ooh
I've had my hard times (hard times!) in the past
I've been a husband and a lover too
I've laid alone and cried at night
Over what love made me do
And the loved ones who let me down
And couldn't share my point of view
But this is Phil talking
I want to tell you
What I found to be true
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action
I believe I believe what the old man says
Though I know that there's no Lord above
I believe in me
I believe in you
And you know I believe in love
I believe in truth
Though I lie a lot
I feel the pain from the push and shove
No matter what you put me through
I'll still believe in love, and I say
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action
Love action
Love action
Love action
I love your distraction
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action
I love your love action
Lust's just a distraction
No talking just looking
Watching your love action/
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