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99 Red Balloons ( Nena )

You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got Set them free at the break of dawn Till one by one, they were gone Back at base, bugs in the software Flash the message: Something's out …

A forest ( The Cure )

[] Come closer and see see into the trees find the girl while you can Comecloser and see see into the dark justfollow your eyes just follow your eyes [] [] [] I hear her voice calling my name the sound is deep in the …

Always On My Mind ( Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, ... )

Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have [] And maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have If I made you feel second best Girl I'm sorry I was blind You were always on my mind …

Always the sun ( Stranglers )

How many times have you woken up and prayed for the rain? How many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame? Who gets to say, who gets the work and who gets to play? I was always told at school everybody should get …

And She Was ( Talking Heads )

[] [] And she was lying in the grass And she could hear the highway breathing And she could see a nearby factory She's making sure she is not dreaming See the lights of a neighbours house Now she's starting to rise Take a minute …

Apart ( Cure )

He waits for her to understand but she won't understand at all She waits all night for him to call but he won't call anymore He waits to hear her say: forgive But she just drops her pearl-black eyes And prays to hear him say: …

Ashes To Ashes ( David Bowie )

[] [] [] Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song I've heard a rumor from ground control Oh no don't say it's true They got a message from the action man I'm happy hope you're happy too I've loved all …

Atomic ( Blondie )

A-haa make me tonight. Tonight make it right. A-haa make me tonight. Tonight. Tonight! Oh, a-haa make it magnificent. Tonight. Right! Aaaah, your hair is beautiful. Aaaah, tonight. Atomic! Tonight make it magnificent. Tonight, make me tonii-iight! Your hair is beautiful. Oh-oo, tonii-iight! Ooh- darling, …

Back on the chain gang ( The Pretenders )

[] [] [] [] I found a picture of you, [] ohh oh oh ohh ohhh Oh, what hijacked my world that night? [] To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh oh now we're back in …

Baggy trousers ( Madness )

Naughty boys in nasty schools Head-masters breaking all the rules Having fun and playing fools Smashing up the woodwork tools All the teachers in the pub Passing 'round the ready-rub Trying not to think of when The lunch-time bell will ring a-gain. Oh what fun …

Bigmouth Strikes Again ( The Smiths )

[] Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head. [] Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed. [] And now I know how Joan …

Bizarre Love Triangle ( New Order )

Every time I think of you I get a shot right through into a bolt of blue It's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find Living a life that I can't leave behind There's no sense in telling me The wisdom of …

Bonny ( Prefab Sprout )

[] I've spent the days of my vanity [] I'm lost to heaven and I'm lost to earth Didn't give you a minutes-not even moments [] All my life in a tower of foil Shaded feelings: "I don't believe you!" [] When you were there …

Boys Don't Cry ( Cure )

I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would change your mind But I know that this time I've said too much, been too unkind I try to laugh about it Cover it all up with lies I try to laugh about it …

Break My Stride ( Matthew Wilder )

[] [] [] [] Last night I had the strangest dream I sailed away to China in a little row boat to find ya. And you said you had to get your laundry clean Didn't want no one to hold you What does that mean? …

Call me ( Blondie )

[] [] [] [] Color me your color, baby Color me your car Color me your color, darling I know who you are Come up off your color chart I know where you're coming from Call me on the line Call me call me any …

Careless Whisper ( Wham! )

[] I feel so unsure as I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor as the music dies something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen and all it's sad goodbyes I'm never gonna dance again guilty feet have got …

Cars ( Gary Numan )

Guitar line in intro, verses & outro

Chance ( Big Country )

All the rain came down on a cold new town As he carried you away From your fathers hand that seemed like a fist Reaching out to make you pay He came like a hero from the factory floor With the sun and moon as …

Come on Eileen ( Dexy's midnight runners )

Come on Eileen Come on Eileen Poor old Johnny Ray Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono Our mothers cried Sang along, who'd blame them You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up) Now I must say more than …

Cruel to be Kind ( Nick Lowe )

Oh, I can't take another heartache Though you say oh my friend, I'm at my wit's end You say your love is bonafide, but that don't coincide With the things that you do and when I ask you to be nice You say you've got …

Crying in the rain ( The Everly Brothers, A-HA )

I'll never let you see The way my broken heart is hurting me I've got my pride and I know how to hide All my sorrow and pain I'll do my crying in the rain If I wait for stormy skies You won't know the …

Cut ( Cure )

If only you'd never speak to me the way that you do If only you'd never speak like that it's like listening to A breaking heart, a falling sky, fire go out and friendship die I wish you felt the way that I still do …

Dancing with tears in my eyes ( Ultravox )

[] [] Dancing with tears in my eyes Weeping for the memory of a life gone by Dancing with tears in my eyes Living out a memory of a love that died [] It's five, [] and I'm driving home again It's hard, [] to …

Don't Go ( Yazoo )

Came in from the city walked into the door I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor Love just like addiction now I'm hooked on you I need some time to get it right Your love gonna see me through …

Don't Leave Me This Way ( Thelma Houston, The Communards, ... )

[] [] Mmmm mm mmm mm mmm mm mmmm Mmmm mmm mmm mmm mm mmmm mmmm Aaaa aa aaa aa aaa aa aaaa Aaaa aaa aaa aaa aa aaaa aaaa Don't leave me this way. [] I can't survive, can't stay alive, With-out your love, …

Don't You Forget About Me ( Simple Minds )

He, he, he, hey Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. [] Won't you come see about me, I'll be alone. Dancing you know it baby Tell me your troubles and doubts, giving me ev'rything inside and out Love's strange,so real in the dark, think of the …

Don't You Want Me ( The Human League )

[] [] You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When I met you I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around Turned you into someone new Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet …

Down Under ( Men At Work )

Travelling in a friedout combie on a hippie trail head full of zombie I met a strange lady she made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast and she said: "Do you come from a land down under? Where women glow and …

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me ( Culture Club )

Give me time to realise my crime, let me love and steal. I have danced inside your eyes. How can I be real? Do you really want to hurt me, do you really want to make me cry? Precious kisses words that burn me, lovers …

Drive ( The Cars )

Who's gonna tell you when it's too late Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great You can't go on , thinkin' nothing's wrong Who's gonna drive you home tonight Who's gonna pick you up when you fall Who's gonna hang it up when you …

Enjoy The Silence ( Depeche Mode )

Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in - Into my little world Painful to me Pierce right through me Can't you understand - Oh my little girl All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very …

Enola Gay ( Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) )

Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Aha words can't describe the feeling and the way you lied These games you play, they're gonna end it more than tears someday Aha enola gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way It's 8:15, …

Everybody want's to rule the world ( Tears For Fears )

[] [] Welcome to your life [] There's no turning back [] Even while we sleep [] We will find you Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world [] [] It's my own design [] …

Every breath you take ( The Police )

[] Every breath you take every move you make Every bond you break every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day every word you say Every game you play every night you stay I'll be watching you Oh can't you see You …

Everyday I write the book ( Elvis Costello )

Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to, know better. When you find strange hands in your sweater, when, your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a, mission in two or three editions, I'm …

Forever Young ( Alphaville )

Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst Are you going to drop the bomb or not? Let us die young or let us live forever We don't …

Freedom ( Wham )

Do Do Do Oh oh oh Do Do Do Everyday I hear a different story, People saying that you're no good for me, "Saw your lover with another and she's making a fool of you" Whoa If you loved me baby you'd deny it, But …

Friday i'm in love ( Cure )

I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too Thursday, I don't care about you It's Friday, I'm in love Monday you can fall apart Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart Oh, Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday I'm in love Saturday wait Sunday …

Get a grip on yourself ( Stranglers )

Didn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow Begged and borrowed sometimes I admit I even stole But the worst crime that I ever did was playing rock'n'roll But the money's no good, …

Get Right With Me ( Depeche Mode )

I will have faith in man That is hard to understand Show some humility You have the ability Get right with me Friends, if you've lost your way You will find it again some day Come down from your pedestals And open your mouths that's …

Girlfriend In A Coma ( The Smiths )

Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's really serious There were times when I could have murdered her but you know I would hate anything to happen to her Now I don't want …

Girls Just Want To Have Fun ( Cyndi Lauper )

I come home in the morning light My mother says, "when you gonna live your life right?" Oh mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones But girls, they wanna have fun Oh girls, just wanna have fun The phone rings in the middle of the …

Girls on film ( Duran Duran )

[] See them walking hand in hand, across the bridge at midnight. [] Heads turning as the lights flashing out are so bright. [] And walk right out to the four line track there's a camera rolling on her back. on her back. And I …

Golden Brown ( Stranglers )

Golden brown texture like sun Lays me down with my mind she runs Throughout the night No need to fight Never a frown with golden brown Every time just like the last On her ship tied to the mast To distant lands Takes both my …

Head over heels ( Tears For Fears )

I wanted to be with you alone and talk about the weather but traditions i can trace against the child in your face won't escape my attention you keep your distance with a system of touch and gentle persuasion i'm lost in admiration could i …

Heart of glass ( Blondie )

[] Once I had a love and it was a gas, Soon turned out; I had a heart of glass. Seemed like the real thing, only to find; Much mistrust; love's gone be-hind. Once I had a love and it was di-vine, Soon found out; …

Heaven ( Talking Heads )

[] Everyone is trying to get to the bar. The name of the bar, the bar is called heaven. The band in heaven, they play my favorite song. play it one more time, they play it all night long. Heaven, heaven is a place a …

Here Comes The Rain Again ( Eurythmics )

Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory Falling on my head like a new emotion I want to walk in the open wind, I want to talk like lovers do Want to dive into your ocean, is it raining with …

How soon is now? ( The Smiths )

I am the son and the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar I am the son and heir Of nothing in particular You shut your mouth, how can you say I go about things the wrong way ? I am Human and I …