So, it is definitely jacket weather in my fine city of Dallas, TX, and one of the fancy get-ups that I tend to wear during this time of year is this rose-colored velour number with my super-awesomely-rare Simple Minds patch prominently displayed on the back!!! Therefore, Week Eighty-Two is going to be dedicated to Simple Minds...
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Since my family's Thanksgiving celebration was postponed until today, that gave me a bit-o-spare time yesterday to compose one more post for you this week; however, what I'm actually going to do is resort to George Gimarc's Post Punk Diary 1980-1982 entry for this song:
Additionally, when I was reading up about this song on Wikipedia, I found this interesting little tid-bit of info that I thought I'd share:
"Also, the producers of Top of the Pops, after 'Glittering Prize' [was] featured on the program, stated that 'Glittering Prize had inspired them to invite more pop bands and pop solo artists to appear on the show'."
Shine on, shine the light on me,
In all of my life
so that much more I see
In the light of his love
In the light of reflection
Oh what a world
Or sometimes oh so it seems
Eyes to the skies
In that silver gift friendship
A glittering prize
Is it the prize of lost loves
They can remember
quiet sides of midnight
They can remember
the attraction of fame
Like a glittering prize
I saw you up on a clear day
First taking hearts
Then our last breath away
Always came a time, time was on our side
We were spending time, we were staring out
Catch me in a dream, captured all in heart
We were spending time, we were staring out
Could there ever be, ever more than one
It's called an act of love
Can you never stop?
Shine on, shine the light on me,
In all of my life
So much more I see
Like a glittering prize
I saw you up on a clear day
First taking hearts then our last breath away
Only on a clear day coming into our lives
Only on a clear day coming into our lives
We can remember
Quiet sides of midnight
We can remember
Attraction of fame
Like a glittering prize
I saw you up on a clear day
First taking hearts
Then our last breath away
See it in the eye, satellite skies
We were spending time, we were staring out
Take in, take in more, the endless breath away
We were staring out, now we're staring in
Could there ever be, ever more than one
It's called an act of love
Can you you never stop?
Shine on, shine the light on me
In all of my life
So that much more I see
Like a glittering prize
I saw you up on a clear day
First taking hearts
Then our last breath away
Only on a clear day
Crashing into our lives
Always on a clear day
Is it the price of love
Like a glittering prize
Always on a clear day
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