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The Key (1983)

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  1. (I LOVE IT WHEN YOU) CALL ME NAMES
  2. FOOLISH PRIDE
  3. DROP THE PILOT
  4. THE KEY
  5. EVERYBODY GOTTA KNOW
  6. TELL TALE
  7. WHAT DO BOYS DREAM
  8. THE GAME OF LOVE
  9. THE DEALER
  10. BAD HABITS
  11. I LOVE MY BABY

Joan Armatrading

 

 

(I LOVE IT WHEN YOU) CALL ME NAMES

 

 

 

I just wanna see you at night

 

Don’t come round my house in the day

 

I love it when we start up a fight

 

And I love it when the fight ends your way

 

I love it when you call me names

 

I can’t wait to see you again

 

I know you’re gonna slap my face

 

you beat me up then beat me again

 

And over and over and over and over

 

And over and over I love it when you call me names

 

Big woman

 

And a short short man

 

And he loves it

 

When she beats his brains out

 

He’s pecked to death

 

But he loves the pain

 

And he loves it

 

When she calls him names

 

She’s wearing heavy leather with lace

 

He dresses up in cowboy taste

 

They punish then they think up a crime

 

It’s their way of loving not mine

 

I love it when you call me names

 
 

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Adrian Belew (solo), Daryl Stuermer, Joan Armatrading
Synthesizer: Larry Fast
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

FOOLISH PRIDE

 

 

 

I’ve been a coward

 

And I’ve run away

 

But I’ll be a hero today

 

It’s caution to the wind

 

This time I will be satisfied

 

I’ll keep on going

 

And forget my pride

 

Forget my foolish pride

 

It’s important

 

Take it seriously

 

Don’t turn away

 

No

 

Don’t turn

 

I’m showing all my hand

 

Say yes

 

And we can hug and kiss

 

Say no

 

But it won’t stay like this

 

Forget your foolish pride

 

Say yes

 

And we can hug and kiss

 

Say no

 

But it won’t stay like this

 

Forget your foolish pride

 

I’ve been a fool

 

I can see it now

 

But I’ll be a wise man today

 

No grass under my feet

 

This time we’re gonna get it right

 

A stupid quarrel

 

Won’t upset our lives

 

Forget this foolish

 

pride

 
   

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Daryl Stuermer, Gary Sanford
Horn section: Mel Collins - Sax, Annie Whitehead - Trombone, Guy Barker-- Trumpet
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 
   

DROP THE PILOT

 
   

I'm right on target

 

My aim is straight

 

So you’re in love

 

I say

 

What of it

 

Things can change

 

There’s always changes And I wanna try

 

Some rearranging

 

Drop the pilot

 

Try my balloon

 

Drop the monkey

 

Smell my perfume

 

Drop the mahout

 

I’m the easy rider

 

Don’t use your army

 

To fight a losing battle

 

Animal mineral physical spiritual

 

I’m the one you need

 

I’m the one you need

 

Your’re kissing cousins

 

There’s no smoke

 

No flame

 

If you lose that pilot

 

I can fly your plane

 

If you want solid ground

 

Come on and try me

 

Or I can take you so high

 

That you’re never gonna wanna

 

Come down

 

Drop the pilot

 

Try my balloon

 

Drop the monkey

 

Smell my perfume

 

Drop the mahout

 

I’m the easy rider

 

Don’t use your army

 

To fight a losing battle

 

Animal mineral physical spiritual

 

I’m the one you need

 

I’m the one you need

 

I said

 

Animal mineral physical spiritual

 

I’m the one you need

 

I’m the one you need

 

I’m the one you need

 
 

Bass: Bryan Garofolo
Drums: Craig Krampf
Electric Guitar: Craig Hull,Tim Pierce
Keyboards: Steve "Goldie" Goldstein
Percussion: M. L Benoit
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

THE KEY

 

 

 

I want the key to your heart

 

You tell me that you need

 

My loving

 

But when you gonna

 

Give me the key

 

To the basement

 

Every other lover

 

You had before

 

Got a key to the door

 

You say you're gonna

 

See me on Sunday

 

But when you gonna

 

Give me the key to your heart

 

All of my friends

 

Have walked down the aisle

 

Now we’re miles apart

 

They say that love is often blind

 

And I’m blind I’m blind

 

I know I’m blind

 

They say that love will fool us all

 

And I’m fooled I’m fooled I know I’m fooled

 

I want the key to your heart

 

You tease me cos you know I need you

 

But how much waiting

 

Can one girl do for

 

One boy

 

To look at you now

 

Why am I waiting at all

 
 
(1) Mi sposerai
(2) Saranno passati sotto la navata della chiesa, si saranno sposati
 

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Daryl Stuermer, Joan Armatrading, Adrian Belew (solo)
Synthesizer: Larry Fast
Percussion: Jolian Diggle
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

EVERYBODY GOTTA KNOW

 

 

 

I’ve done it myself

 

I’ve done things

 

I never thought I would do

 

We all make mistakes

 

And I’m no exception

 

Sometimes

 

I think I’ve told it all

 

So plainly

 

But there’s no one there

 

To hear the words I say

 

Sometimes

 

It all sounds so crazy

 

Your version of the story

 

That I know

 

Oh when your memory

 

Fails you

 

Everybody

 

Gotta know this feeling

 

Everybody gotta know

 

Everybody gotta know this feeling

 

Inside

 

I’ve been there myself

 

I have been some place

 

I never would go to

 

Just not my style

 

But persuasion made me

 

Open my mind

 

Sometimes

 

I think I know it all so clearly

 

But then someone comes

 

And shows another way

 

Sometimes

 

I think that l am going crazy

 

My character changes

 

For one day

 

Oh when your habits fail you

 

Everybody

 

Gotta know this feeling

 

Everybody gotta know

 

Everybody gotta know this feeling

 

Inside

 
 

(1) Sono stata là = ho avuto questa esperienza

 

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Piano: Dean Klevatt
Electric Guitar: Daryl Stuermer
Acoustic Guitar: Adrian Belew, Joan Armatrading
Synthesizer: Larry Fast
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

TELL TALE

 
   

And when I see you in the morning

 

Looking like

 

You never done

 

Anything wrong

 

In your late

 

But I saw you when

 

You saw me

 

Creeping round

 

Dead of night

 

Waiting for the light

 

I saw ya

 

Kissing all the boys

 

And I saw ya

 

Kissing all the girls

 

But you got obsessed

 

With the boys

 

You got obsessed

 

With the boys

 

So when you’re telling

 

All your lies about me

 

Think awhile

 

Before your story ends

 

‘Cos I’ve seen you in the parks

 

And alleys

 

Now I got things

 

That I can tell

 

Your friends

 
 

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Stewart Copeland
Horn section: Mel Collins - Sax, Annie Whitehead - Trombone, Guy Barker — Trumpet
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar (solo), Vocals: Joan Armatraing

 

WHAT DO BOYS DREAM

 

 

 

Do boys dream about

 

Living in a constant ecstasy

 

Do boys dream about

 

The same kind of things

 

That young girls dream

 

What do the boys dream

 

What do the boys all dream of

 

Do boys dream about

 

Life in space

 

And hallucination

 

Do buys dream about

 

The killing of a friend

 

The investigation

 

What do the boys dream

 

What do the boys all dream of

 

Do buys dream about

 

The great escape

 

Of the mythical monsters

 

Do boys dream about

 

The big romance

 

With the girl of their dreams

 

What do the boys dream

 

What do the boys all dream of

 

Do the boys dream about

 

The wonders of the world

 

And all in colour

 

Do boys dream about

 

The big romance

 

With the girl of their dreams

 

What do the boys dream

 

What do the boys all dream of

 
   

Bass: Bryan Garofalo
Drums: Craig Krampf
Electric Guitar: Craig Hull, Tim Pierce
Keyboards: Steve "Goldie" Goldstein
Percussion: M. L. Benoit
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

 

 

THE GAME OF LOVE

 
   

The sun is out

 

And were in the park

 

We ‘II be making love

 

Til it gets too dark

 

We’ve played the games

 

That we wanna play

 

It’s a different sport

 

That is on its way

 

It’s the game of love

 

It’s the game of love

 

We ran around

 

In our shorty shorts

 

Yeh we kicked the ball

 

And we rode the horse

 

We ate the food

 

And we drank the wine

 

Now we’ve done all that

 

You know I think its time

 

For a game of love

 

It’s the game of love

 

The game of love

 

Everybody plays it

 

Everybody swears it ain’t

 

That important to them

 

But they form the lines

 

Round corners

 

Five miles long

 

To be in that two player team

 

For the game of love

 

It’s the game of love

 

The game of love

 

Everybody plays

 

The game of love

 

Everybody scores

 

The game of love

 

Some they like it rough

 

The game of love

 

Some they ain’t so tough

 

It’s a game

 
   

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Daryl Stuermer, Joan Armatrading
Synthesizer: Larry Fast (solo)
Marimbas: Dean Klevall
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 
   

THE DEALER

 

 

Everybody wants to be my friend

 

Everybody wants to take me home

 

All these people want the number

 

Of my phone

 

Do you know why

 

They want me

 

I’m the dealer

 

And they want me for all

 

All I can give

 

Ideal in danger

 

When I do the buying

 

You pay the price

 

And I’ll do the crime I’m the dealer

 

No credit

 

Just paper or gold

 

You pay your bills

 

And I’ll fill the holes

 

I’m the dealer

 

And they want me for all

 

All I can give

 

Ideal in women

 

Medicine and art

 

If you need help

 

I can fix it

 
   

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Joan Armatrading, Daryl Stuermer, Adrian Belew
Piano: Joan Armatrading
Synthesizer: Larry Fast
Organ: Dean Klevatt
Bass voice: Jeremy Meek
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 
    

BAD HABITS

 
   

You swear too much

 

You drink too many

 

You smoke like a burning

 

Haystack honey You got bad habits

 

Bad habits

 

You chase all the women

 

Coloured and while

 

You steal from your mother

 

Do you think that that’s right

 

You got bad habits

 

Bad habits

 

You walk on the grass

 

The sign he say don’t

 

You say you’ll do things

 

That you know you wont

 

You own a car

 

For which you didn’t pay

 

But you earned my love

 

It’s here to stay

 

Oh oh oh oh

 

Every lie a masterpiece

 

You’re gifted

 

But I’m young

 

So I can take it

 

All the policemen know you

 

Your face

 

Name

 

Where you were last night

 

And at what time you came

 

It’s those bad habits

 

Bad habits

 
 

Bass:Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar: Daryl Stuermer, Adrian Belew, Joan Armatrading, Gary Sanford (solo)
Sax solo: Mel Collins
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

I LOVE MY BABY

 

 

 

My baby says to me

 

Come over here

 

And talk with me

 

I go and I sit down

 

We talk about the

 

Joy

 

We’ve found

 

I love my baby

 

I love my baby

 

So much

 

Love to hear you

 

Call my name

 

Out loud

 

Love to hear you

 

Say I make you proud

 

But will it end now

 

We can’t say

 

Will we be happy

 

All the way

 

I love my baby

 

I love my baby

 

So much

 
 

Bass: Tony Levin
Drums: Jerry Marotta
Synthesizer: Larry Fast
Percussion: Julian Diggle
Vocals: Joan Armatrading

 

© Original Lyrics by Joan Armatrading - A&M Records / Italian Version by A. Truffi / Commercial use not permitted

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