Week Nine: The Psychedelic Furs - "Heartbreak Beat" - Greatest Hits

I have had the pleasure of seeing The Psychedelic Furs play live three times.  The first time I saw them was at Deep Ellum Live in 2001.  The second time I saw them was at the Gypsy Tea Room in 2004, and the last time I saw them was at the Fair Park Band Shell in 2006.

Of all the shows, the most memorable one for me was at Deep Ellum Live in 2001.  The venue was virtually empty, and I could not figure out exactly why, until I looked at my ticket stub and realized that the show was on a Monday evening.  At one point, I was so close to Richard Butler that he saw me trying to be uber-cool while smoking my cigarette, and he mimicked me onstage.  Then he pointed at me and chuckled.  I couldn't help but chuckle back.  Every time we made eye contact throughout the set, well what I thought was eye contact because he was wearing those dark sunglasses, we smiled at each other.  It was a perfect evening for a music lover like me!!

Anyone who is familiar with The Psychedelic Furs probably knew immediately that my blog was named after this song.  I wanted to simply name my blog: The Soundtrack of My Life.  However, that name was obviously already taken.  A few years ago, I had written out the lyrics to about 7 or 8 songs on posterboard and then decorated them with different colored paint backgrounds and a picture of the corresponding band.  They are still hanging on my bedroom walls.

So when I was trying to think up a new name for this blog, there it was in my own handwriting on the wall.  It was just meant to be...

I'm a hearbreak beat
yeah, all night long
and nobody don't dance
on the edge of the dark
we've got the radio on
and it feels like love
but it don't mean a lot
and it feels like love
and it's all that we've got
there's a heartbreak beat
playing all night long
down on my street
and it feels like love
got the radio on
and it's all that we need
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
and the beat don't stop
and we talk so tough
and there's a perfect kiss
somewhere out in the dark
but a kiss ain't enough
and the world don't stop
everytime that you call
and the world don't stop
everytime that you fall
there's a heartbreak beat
playing all night long
down on my street
and it feels like love
got the radio on
and it's all that we need
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
I'm a hearbreak beat
yeah, all night long
and nobody don't dance
on the edge of the dark
we've got the radio on
and it feels like love
but it don't mean a lot
and it feels like love
and it's all that we've got
there's a heartbreak beat
playing all night long
down on my street
and it feels like love
got the radio on
and it's all that we need
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
there's a heartbreak beat
and it feels like love
there's a heartbreak beat
I'm a heartbreak beat
I'm a heartbreak beat
I'm a heartbreak beat