Week Thirty-Seven: Love & Rockets - "All In My Mind" - Express

Since I already touched upon the Bauhaus split when I posted about Peter Murphy, I am not going to harp on it again in my Love & Rockets posts. However, I will reiterate that, prior to the formation of Love & Rockets, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins played in Tones On Tail. I am including a video for my favorite song by them, "Go!", below the lyrics.

At first, I was just going to post about the major hits by Love & Rockets, but then I thought it might be better to talk about some of their lesser known gems... and that is the route I decided upon instead. However, just to be kind, I suppose I will also include one of their major hits under the lyrics for each post this week, as well.

I had listened to "All In My Mind" plenty of times and really, really liked it, but it wasn't until I acquired a copy of The Haunted Fish Tank - (I'll include a scan of my copy on VHS below) - and saw the video for the song that I began to really, really, really, really like the song.

I completely dig the more upbeat nature that Love & Rockets took after parting ways with Peter Murphy, but I've said it once and will say it again: "There is absolutely no way for me to decide if I favor Peter Murphy's solo work more or Love & Rockets more because I respect them both for different aspects of their work!"

Walk around so cold

So cold so lonely

Or lay in bed wondering what

To do with time

You've got no sense of fun

Until you know you've won again

And yet you feel so much

You feel so much inside

You want to rip all the

Jewels off all the idiots' backs so badly

You scream give me what I've always

Missed, give me a good time

But if you look into your mirror

You'll see that nobody has ever ripped you off

It's all in your mind

Her beauty can only ever be skin deep

But if I'm honest that's all I ever

Really need

So throw us some flowers and we'll

Give you some songs and sunshine

And if you give me an hour

I'll show you how you feel

Ohhh baby, ohhh I'm much too lazy

Ohhh it's all in my mind

So don't be unkind

It's all in my mind

It's all in my mind

Sometimes you really don't

Really don't really don't know

What I mean

Sometimes you really don't

Really don't really don't

Know what I need

I say I've got no sense of

Fun until I know I've won again

And how do you think yes how

Do you think that feels

So, just give me an hour

I'll show you how you feel

Ohhh baby

Ohhh I'm much too lazy

Ohhh baby

Ohhh it's all in my mind

So don't be unkind

It's all in my mind

(repeat till fade)

And here's a video for "Go!" by Tones On Tail:

And last, but most certainly not least, here is a video for one of Love & Rockets' biggest hits, "So Alive"...