Week Fifty: Dead or Alive - "Lover Come Back" - Youthquake

It's practically impossible to talk about Dead or Alive without mentioning something about the lead singer, Pete Burns, because he is such a larger-than-life character!

However, I didn't know a whole lot about Pete Burns, other than the fact that he has gone through a substantial number of plastic surgery procedures. So I looked him up on Wikipedia, and holy smokes, if I considered him a character before, that opinion was even more solidified after reading his write-up.

For instance: "Burns has accused fellow pop star Boy George of appropriating his unique image. Expressing an overtly sexual and flamboyant style, Burns shocked audiences in the late 1970s with his androgynous clothing and hair styles, make-up, high heels, long fingernails and trademark black eyepatch."

But here's the real kicker - (*note* - Lynne Corlett is a woman): "In 1978 Burns married hairdresser Lynne Corlett, with whom he remained married for 28 years, until 2006. That year, on 9 February, he announced his engagement to his partner, Michael Simpson, on Channel 4's daytime television show Richard & Judy, where he displayed their matching engagement rings designed by Vivienne Westwood. The following day, Simpson called off the engagement citing that he was finding it difficult to deal with the newfound fame, although their engagement was soon back on and their civil partnership took place on 6 July. Burns appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap, which aired on 30 September 2007, where he lived with Neil Ruddock for five days. Simpson also took part in the programme. Burns made a statement saying that gay marriage does not work and that it is better to be married to a woman."

So, it's totally not my place to pass judgment, but am I the only one who is a bit confused here?!?!?! Anyhow, I'm guessing that Lynne most likely was not crying, "Lover Come Back", after all this went down!!! Regardless, I really do like this song!!!

I've been lying here so lonely

I've been wishing you would telephone me.

Oh

I just can't lose this desperation

Won't you bring around a new sensation?

Baby

you got lots of energy

yeah

Gonna give that energy to me

yeah.

Tell you

we could have a real good time

yeah

Baby

I can make you mine

aU. mine

yeah - oh yeah

oh yeah.

Lover come back to me

You don't have to knock on my door

no.

Lover come back to me

kick it right down -

Kick it right down - kick it right down - right down.

Baby

all I feel is desperation

And it's not a very nicre sensation.

I've been wishing you would telephone me

I've been lying here oh

oh

so lonely.

Tell you

we could have a real good time

yeah

Tell you

I can make you mine

all mine

yeah.

Baby

you got lots of energy

yeah

Baby

give that energy to me

yeah - oh yeah

oh yeah.

Lover come back to me

. . .

Lover come back to me

. . .

I hear you knocking

won't you run on in?

I hear you knocking

come back where you've been.

I hear you knocking

won't you run on in?

I hear you knocking

come back where you've been.

Lover come back to me

. . .

Lover come back to me

. . .