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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"Oh L'amour" is a true retro club classic! Again, even though it focuses on the topic of unrequited love, I am somehow able to overlook such and still feel uplifted when listening to this tune!!!
I learned something very interesting in regards to the cover for the single when I was reading up about it on Wikipedia:
"The original artwork of the 'Oh L'amour' single featured characters from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. As permission had not been given, this cover was withdrawn and replaced with a plain black cover with only the title and band name."
Since it's a bit tough to imagine how Thomas the Tank Engine might fit in with this song, I figured I would save you the trouble of looking it up, and include the image below:
Ha! So I was just thinking to myself that maybe if all bad news in life was delivered in the form of an Erasure-type tune, it might just be a little easier to stomach, right?!?!?! Okay, then again, maybe not...
Oh l'amour
Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you
Mon amour
What's a boy in love
Supposed to do
Looking for you
You were looking for me
Always reaching for you
You were too blind to see
Oh love of my heart
Why leave me alone
I'm falling apart
No good on my own
Oh l'amour
Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you
Mon amour
What's a boy in love
Supposed to do
Why throw it away
Why walk out on me
I just live for the day
For the way it should be
There once was a time
Had you here by my side
You said I wasn't your kind
Only here for the ride
Oh l'amour
Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you
Mon amour
What's a boy in love
Supposed to do
No emotional ties
You don't remember my name
I lay down and die
I'm only to blame
Oh love of my heart
It's up to you now
You tore me apart
I HURT (heard) inside-out
Oh l'amour
Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you
Mon amour
What's a boy in love
Supposed to do
Oh l'amour
Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you
Mon amour
What's a boy in love
Supposed to do
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