03 Jun, 2011 ‘Stagefright’ – NOT AVAILABLE
THIS DOWNLOAD IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE****
Members at Simpleminds.com and Fans of the Official Simple Minds Facebook Page could download ‘Stagefright’, a brand new track from Simple Minds right now – Absolutely Free!
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Jim’s Blog on ‘Stagefright’ Lyrics:
As many who read this will already know we released a new song just last week. It is called STAGEFRIGHT and we decided somewhat spontaneously to make it available free. Hopefully you enjoy it and as always thanks for listening – should you choose to do so.
The song itself was written during last year´s summer tour and was first previewed in Paris at the Bataclan, albeit in a much different arrangement from the one that we so recently made available.
Recorded last September in London along with a few other tracks, it was Charlie Burchill who wrote the music and played guitars on STAGEFRIGHT.
As usual I wrote the words. Mel Gaynor played drums, Andy Gillespie keys, Ged Grimes played bass …..and Sarah Brown sang on the chorus.
We reckon it turned out pretty good, we also think that it will in time become one of those stand-out live tracks that we are always happy to be adding to a set that is already jammed with songs that were seemingly conjured especially to be played live. But it is only through time, and of course repeated playing, that songs seem to blow up and become the specialized anthems that SM are sort of known for.
Meanwhile, it´s good to see such a positive reaction from the various posts on line. It certainly seems that people take notice and appreciate the fact that we never want to continue with the same style time and time again. We are always looking to be moving ahead, even if we like to incorporate some little resonance from our past.
In any case, within a period of uncertainty, where no one knows where the music industry is headed, all I know is that within our particular story, Simple Minds are determined to be continuously adding new pages, new twists to the plot.
Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement
Jim Kerr
STAGEFRIGHT
(Lyrics published by JKMC)
Death by curiosity, Strangled down upon on his knees,
Tell me how, that it could be, It´s you who gives me Stagefright,
And even though the saints would swear that lovers like a leather chair,
There is no point but I do declare,
It´s you who gives me Stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, give me Stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the spotlight,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Drunk all the finest labels, got stoned and then unable, to f**k beneath the table,
But that´s just what they´d try to do,
But if you tried to stop them, he´d go to his apartment,
And girls would gather round with pit bull dogs and heel shoes,
Its you, its you, its you, you, its you, you give me Stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the spotlight,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
This moment, this moment, you´ll take me, you´ll take me there,
No time for hesitations, no twisted explanations,
Only one destination.
It´s paradise – inside your room,
But if you tried to stop them, they´d go to their apartment,
And girls would gather round with pit bull dogs and heel shoes,
That´s you, it´s you, its you, you, give me Stagefright
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the Spotlight,
This moment, in this moment, you´ll take me there,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air.
The track was also temporarily available to hear and download on the Simple Minds Official Facebook Page.