The weather in Dallas has been so awful the past few weeks, and it has been making me feel a bit glum. Fortunately, when I get into these moods, there are a handful of bands that can lift my spirits in no time --- one of those bands being none other than Erasure. You might recall that I have already covered two of my favorite Erasure hits - "Love to Hate You" and "Chorus" - during Week Fifteen, when I talked about a local teen club called Xenon. This week, however, I am going to cover a few more of my favorites off of Pop! The First 20 Hits, and I will also share with you a scan of my VHS tape for the accompanying videos:
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So today's lovely tune, "A Little Respect", deals with what Wikipedia calls: "an empowering plea to a lover to show compassion and respect"...
I can guarantee you that any "empowering plea" that I have ever made for "a lover to show compassion and respect" never sounded quite as pop-inspired and upbeat as Erasure's plea. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell seriously know how to sugar coat life's misery to a level of perfection!!!
It's kind of funny because even though I have been singing along with these Erasure tunes for decades now, I can honestly say that it was not until this very week, when I actually took the time to ponder the lyrics, that I realized how sad some of these songs really are... and I'm still having a difficult time buying into it because of the peppy nature of the synths and guitars... it's just not quite registering with me... but I've been putting in some seriously long hours at work lately, so not a lot is registering with me... Hmmmmmm??? I wonder if Erasure could make some of the language in our standard Last Will and Testament sound fun... I bet they could!!! :-D
I try to discover
A little something to make me sweeter
Oh baby refrain from breaking my heart
I'm so in love with you
I'll be forever blue
That you give me no reason
Why you're making me work so hard
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me
And if I should falter
Would you open your arms out to me
We can make love not war
And live at peace in our hearts
I'm so in love with you
I'll be forever blue
What religion or reason
Could drive a man to forsake his lover
Don't you tell me no
Don't you tell me no
Don't you tell me no
Don't you tell me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me
I'm so in love with you
I'll be forever blue
That you give me no reason
You know you're making me work so hard
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
That you give me no
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me
Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me
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