BOYS DON'T CRY

THE CURE
SONGWRITERS: LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST; MICHAEL STEPHEN DEMPSEY & ROBERT JAMES SMITH
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: BOYS DON’T CRY
LABEL: FICTION RECORDS
GENRE: NEW WAVE
YEAR: 1980
 
          The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's debut album, Three Imaginary Boys(1979), along with several early singles, placed the band in the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album, Seventeen Seconds(1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the subculture that eventually formed around the genre.
        After the release of the band's fourth album, Pornography(1982), Smith introduced a greater pop sensibility into the band's music. Songs such as "Let's Go to Bed"(1982), "The Love Cats"(1983), "Inbetween Days" (1985), "Close to Me"(1985), "Just Like Heaven" (1987), "Lovesong"(1989), and "Friday I'm in Love"(1992) aided them in receiving commercial popularity. The Cure have released 13 studio albums, two EPs, over 30 singles, and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Their most recent album, 4:13 Dream, was released in 2008. The Cure were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
       Boys Don't Cry is The Cure's first compilation album. Released in February 1980, this album is composed of several tracks from the band's May 1979 debut album Three Imaginary Boys(which had yet to see a U.S. release) with material from the band's 1978–1979 era.
I would say I'm sorry
If I thought that it would change your mind
But I know that this time
I have said too much
Been too unkind
 
I tried to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I tried to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
 
I would break down at your feet
And beg forgiveness, plead with you
But I know that it's too late
And now there's nothing I can do
 
So I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
'Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
 
I would tell you that I loved you
If I thought that you would stay
But I know that it's no use
And you've already gone away
 
Misjudged your limits
Pushed you too far
Took you for granted
Thought that you needed me more, more, more
 
Now I would do most anything
To get you back by my side
But I just keep on laughing
Hiding the tears in my eyes
'Cause boys don't cry
 
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry.

ALL THIS MUSIC MUST FADE

THE WHO
SONGWRITER: PETER TOWNSHEND
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: WHO
LABEL: POLYDOR RECORDS
GENRE: POP ROCK
YEAR: 2019
 
       The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack, large PA systems, the use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk rock and mod bands, and their songs are still regularly played. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
     The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" (1966) and "Happy Jack" (1966). In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released "I Can See for Miles", their only US top ten single. The group's 1969 concept album Tommy included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success.
        Further festival appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight, along with the concert album Live at Leeds(1970), established their reputation as a respected rock act. The success put pressure on lead songwriter Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up Who's Next(1971), including the hits "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", and "Behind Blue Eyes". The group released another concept album, Quadrophenia(1973), as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy(1975). They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of Who Are You(1978) was overshadowed by Moon's death shortly after.
      Who(sometimes stylised as WHO) is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 6 December 2019. The band's first new studio album in thirteen years, and the second overall comprising the duo of vocalist Roger Daltrey and instrumentalist Pete Townshend, it comprises ballads, rock music, electronic experimentation and "classic Who-ish" songs, according to Townshend.
      Promoted by three singles, including the lead single "Ball and Chain", WHO was a commercial success, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart and number two on the American Billboard 200. The album was also positively received by music critics. The Who supported the album with their Moving On! Tour.
Yours is yours
What's mine is mine
What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
 
I don't care
I know you're gonna hate this song
And that's fair
We never really got along
It's not new, not diverse
It won't light up your parade
It's just simple verse
 
All this music will fade
Just like the edge of a blade
All this music will fade
Just like the edge of a blade
 
I'm long gone
And I ain't never coming back
What's wrong?
I've never really quite gone bland
I'm not blue, I'm not pink
I'm just grey, I'm afraid
And it seems in a blink
 
All this music will fade
(All this music will fade)
Just like the edge of a blade
(Just like the edge of a blade)
All this music will fade
(All this music will fade)
Just like the edge of a blade
(Just like the edge of a blade)
 
What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine
What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine
What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
 
I don't mind
Other guys ripping off my song
I'd be a liar
If I said I never done no wrong
Oh, this sound that we share
Has already been played
And it hangs in the air
 
All this music will fade
(All this music will fade)
Just like the edge of a blade
(Just like the edge of a blade)
All this music will fade
(All this music will fade)
Just like the edge of a blade
 
I don't care
I know you're gonna hate this song
That's fair
 
'Cause we never really got along
It's not new, not diverse
It won't light up your parade
It's just simple verse
 
All this music will fade
Just like the edge of a blade
All this music will fade
Just like the edge of a blade
All this music will fade
 
What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine
What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine
What's yours is yours
 
Yours is yours, and what's mine is mine
And what's mine is mine, and what's mine is yours
Who gives a fuck?

BREAK UP TO MAKE UP

THE TRAMMPS
SONGWRITERS: JEREMY P. FELTON & MICHAEL ABRAM SCHULTZ
COUNTRY: u. s. a.
ALBUM: DISCO INFERNO
LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 1976
 
       The Trammps are an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands.
       The band's first major success was their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", while the first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973. However, they are best known for their song "Disco Inferno" which was included on the Grammy-winning, Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. When originally released in 1976, "Disco Inferno" became a UK pop hit and US R&B and Dance hit topping the Dance chart for 5 weeks in early 1977. After inclusion in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, the song was re-released in 1978 and became a modest US pop hit peaking at number 11.
      Disco Inferno is the fourth studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1976 through Atlantic Records.
       The album peaked at Nº 16 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached Nº. 46 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at Nº. 9 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, Nº 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Nº 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)", which charted at Nº 52 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Tell me what's wrong with you now , tell me why I
Never seem to make you happy, though heaven knows I try.
What does it take to please you? Tell me just how
I can satisfy you woman? You're drivin' me wild.
 
Break up to make up, that's all we do.
First you love me then you hate me,
That's a game for fools.
,Break up to make up that's all we do.
First you love me then you hate me,
That's a game for fools.
 
When I come home from workin', you're on the phone,
Talkin' 'bout how bad I treat ya, now tell me I'm wrong.
You say it's me who argues, I'll say it's you,
We have got to get together or, baby, we're through.
 
Break up to make up, that's all we do.
First you love me then you hate me,
That's a game for fools.
Break up to make up, that's all we do.
Yeah, first you love me then you hate me,
That's a game for fools.
 
Break up to make up, that's all we do.
Yeah, first you love me then you hate me,
That's a game for fools.
 
Break up to make up, that's all we do.
First you love me then you hate me,
That's a game.

A WOMAN’S PLACE

GILBERT O’SULLIVAN
SONGWRITER: GILBERT O’SULLIVAN
COUNTRY: IRELAND
ALBUM: A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD
LABEL: U. S. M.
GENRE: POP MUSIC
YEAR: 1974
 
        Raymond Edward O'Sullivan(born 1 December 1946), known professionally as Gilbert O'Sullivan, is an Irish singer-songwriter who achieved his most significant success during the early 1970s with hits including "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair", and "Get Down". O'Sullivan's songs are often marked by his distinctive, percussive piano playing style and observational lyrics using word play.
        Born in Waterford, Ireland, O'Sullivan settled in Swindon, England, as a child. In 1967, O'Sullivan began pursuing a career in music. Worldwide, he has charted 16 top 40 records including six Nº 1 songs, the first of which was 1970's "Nothing Rhymed". Across his career, he has recorded 19 studio albums, up to his UK top 20 self-titled record in 2018. The music magazine Record Mirror voted him the top UK male singer of 1972. He has received three Ivor Novello Awards, including “Songwriter of the Year” in 1973.
       A Stranger in My Own Back Yard is the fourth studio album by British-Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, originally released in October 1974 by MAM Records. Peaking at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart, it was O'Sullivan's fourth and, to date, final top ten album, although it received positive reviews from critics. After the funk-inflected I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter, A Stranger in My Own Back Yard marked a return to the style of O'Sullivan's first two albums. The album's only single, "A Woman's Place", was O'Sullivan's first since his breakthrough to miss the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Union Square Music reissued the album on the Salvo label in 2012 as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.
I may be old fashioned
So what if I am
I'm not any different
To any other man
I'm not one of those
Who look for blood from a stone
But I believe
A woman's place is in the home.
 
Now I'm not one to kid you
You know it's not my style
I wouldn't want to hurt you
Not even for a while
I'm all for a woman
Who can make it on her own
But I believe
A woman's place is in the home.
Ooh baby I believe, I do
A woman's place is in the home.
 
Wonder what would have happened
Had a woman flattened
Rocky Marciano's nose
Would there have been
A change of views
Would women no longer be used
The way they seem
To think they're being
 
I know what you're thinking
And you've every right to moan
But I believe, yes indeed, I do,
A woman's place is in the home.
Ooh baby I believe, I do
A woman's place is in the home.