Mystery Lyrics New Year’s Edition
December 31, 2007 by Dave
Filed under Mystery Lyrics
WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR’S EDITION OF MYSTERY LYRICS
with your host Dave
I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and thank you for your loyalty in the year that just ended. What started life as an experiment, has now become an integral part of Mystery Lyrics - playing via this blog! And for the sceptics under you that have not yet been convinced of playing this way - why not join us here for all the fun! Have a shot at the ML Forum while you’re here, where you can discuss anything you like (well, within reason lol…). You never know, you might like it….
There are no birthdays in Lyricland on this auspicious date, so let’s deliver the goods and get on with the clue
Driving back home from shopping this evening, my wife said to me: “You’re fifty years old - don’t you think it’s time you started quietening down musicwise?” The reason for this observation was that I had come out of the store with “The Stranglers - Norfolk coast” tucked under my arm.
This innocent enough observation reminded me inexplicably of the song I would like to introduce to you today. This “new wave” song hit the British charts in 1980, peaking at no. 5 in August of that year. It was from the soundtrack of the Brian Gibson movie “Breaking Glass”, starring, as well as our heroine, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch and Jonathan Pryce. The location for most of the film was Londons “Rainbow Theatre”
The IMDb database says of todays artist..”Talented musician and actress, (her) career has been a rollercoaster one. Her breakthrough came in the film Breaking Glass (1980), in which she played a singer struggling to cope within the music industry. Sadly, this was to be the case in her music career as she battled over copyrights and clauses for a number of years. However, her determination persevered and she now happily records and tours with her friend, Carmac De Barra.”
Your lyrics are: Behold what I have done, I’ve made a better world for everyone
Alan Novich
Sn0refest
Rick
Hil
Bill (links, lyrics)
Geena (links, lyrics)
Cheryl (links)
I am just a cowboy ... ex Mystery Lyrics Host, Webmaster and lover of obscure music. Enjoy these pages, they are for you
alan novich on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 5:33 pm
8th day by hazel oconnor and there is no percentage in not listening to one’s wife. trust me: i didn’t listen to three of them ! happy new year, everyone. try something new this year: listen to a little opera. start with carmen, then rigoletto. there are many joys hidden in these scores.
Dave on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 5:42 pm
hmm Alan, I’ll pass over the suggestion of listening to opera if you don’t mind… I dont particularly object to the male voices, but I certainly can’t put up with squeaky sopranos you know… Any how, Happy New Year to you too, and congrats on the first correct answer of 2008!!
Sev on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 6:38 pm
Happy New Year Dave
Today’s Lyric offering is by Hazel O’Connor and is titled Eighth Day.
Hope all is well at home with you & yours.
PEACE BROTHER,
Sev
Dave on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 6:45 pm
And a Happy New Year to you too (((Sev))), great to see you back in the fray. Your offering for today is completely correct, and you just barely got beaten by Alan… now if only you could type with both hands… wtg!!!
Rick on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 9:10 pm
{{{ Dave }}}
Eighth Day
Hazel O’Connor
Rick
Happy Nude Rear to all ( | )
Dave on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 9:13 pm
And to you too Rick….. wtg!!
Hil on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 10:33 pm
Happy New Year and thanks for such generous hintage. This is Hazel O’Connor doing Eighth Day. Fifty, eh? Another young whippersnapper!!
Hil
Dave on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 10:35 pm
I must meekly confess to my youth Oh Great One…. and a top of the year to you. I am glad that you listen to young tunes too to get the right answer…wtg
Bill (Magisterphiz) on Mon, 31st Dec 2007 11:31 pm
That is from “Eighth Day” by Hazel O’Connor.
Bill (Magisterphiz)
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/oconnor-hazel-eighth-day-lyrics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_O‘Connor
Eighth Day
In the beginning was the word, man said: Let there be more light
Electric scenes and laser beams, neon brights the light abhorring nights
On the second day he said: Let’s have a gas
Hydrogen and cholera and pest
Let’s make some germs, we’ll poison the worms
Man will never be suppressed
And he said: Behold what I have done
I’ve made a better world for everyone
Nobody laugh, nobody cry
World without end, forever and ever
Amen, amen, amen
On the third we get green and blue for pie
On the fourth we send rockets to the sky
On the fifth make the beasts and submarines
On the sixth man prepares his final dream:
In our image, let’s make robots for our slaves
Imagine all the time that we can save
Computers, machines, the silicon dream
Seventh he retired from the scene
And he said: Behold what I have done
I’ve made a better world for everyone
Nobody laugh, nobody cry
World without end, forever and ever
Amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
On the eighth day machine just got upset
A problem man had never seen as yet
No time for flight, a blinding light
And nothing but a void, forever night
He said: Behold what man has done
There’s not a world for anyone
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
World’s at an end, everyone has died
Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
He said: Behold what man has done
There’s not a world for anyone
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
World’s at an end, everyone has died
Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
(Amen)
Dave on Tue, 1st Jan 2008 8:39 am
Happy New Year and Nicely done Bill, thanks for the lyrics and the links, wtg
Geena on Tue, 1st Jan 2008 11:18 am
The artist is Hazel O’Connor, the song is ‘Eighth Day’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_O‘Connor
lyrics:
Eighth Day
In the beginning was a world
Man said: Let there be more light
Electric scenes a maze of beams
Neon brights to light our boring nights
On the second day he said: Let’s have a gas
Hydrogen and CO are of the past
Let’s make some germs, we’ll poison the worms
Man will never be surpassed
And he said: Behold what I have done
I’ve made a better world for everyone
Nobody laughs, nobody cries
World without end, forever and ever
Amen, amen, amen
On the third we get green and blue pill pie
On the fourth we send rockets to the sky
On the fifth metal beasts and submarines
On the sixth man prepares his final dream:
In our image, let’s make robots for our slaves
Imagine all the time that we can save
Computers, machines, the silicon dream
Seventh he retired from the scene
And he said: Behold what I have done
I’ve made a better world for everyone
Nobody laughs, nobody cries
World without end, forever and ever
Amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
On the eighth day machine just got upset
A problem man had not foreseen as yet
No time for flight, a blinding light
Then nothing but a void, forever night
He said: Behold what man has done
There’s not a world for anyone
Nobody laughs, nobody cries
World’s at an end, everyone has died
Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
He said: Behold what man has done
There’s not a world for anyone
Nobody laughes, nobody cries
World’s at an end, everyone has died
Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
(Amen)
Dave on Tue, 1st Jan 2008 12:04 pm
Good to have you back on this page (((Geena))). You delivered the goods as usual today, thanks for the lyrics and links, and a great big Happy New Year and wtg!!!
cheryl on Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 1:07 am
{{{{{{{{{{Dave}}}}}}}}}} first day of a new year and I’m googling already Eight Day by Hazel O’Connor
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/hazel-o-connor-eighth-day-lyrics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_O‘Connor
Dave on Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 6:07 am
Ah (((Cheryl))), the Shape of Things to come I’m afraid
And what would we do without Google anyway? lol. WTG and Happy New Year!
Geena on Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 2:23 pm
(((DAVE)))
Well, it must have been the holiday-induced lethargy in me, but I forgot to give my usual hugs, and wish you a wonderful new year! Also, to all my friends here on ML! May 2008 be full of blessings for all of you!
Oh yeah, I sent pics to you of Hazel, did you not get them?
LOL! Big hugs, Geena
Dave on Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 5:02 pm
no worry (((Geena)))
I did get the pics btw, but for some unknown reason I couldnt open them or save them… probably an AOL thing. I’ll try again later