ABC
One of the more popular new wave bands of the early '80s, the British group ABC built upon the detached, synthesized R&B pop of David Bowie and Roxy Music, adding a self-conscious, campy sense of theatrics and style. Under the direction of vocalist Martin Fry , the group scored several catchy, synth-driven dance-pop hits in the early '80s, including "Poison Arrow," "Look of Love," and "Be Near Me." Toward the end of 1982, the group began concentrating on the United States. Their American success was helped greatly by the fledgling MTV network, which aired videos for "The Look of Love" and "Poison Arrow" frequently, making both singles Top 25 hits in the spring of 1983.
How To Be A Millionaire
(released 1985)
I've seen the future, I can't afford it
Tell me
the truth sir, someone just bought it
Say mr. whispers!
Here come the click of dice
Roulette and blackjacks - gonna
build us a paradise
Larger than life and twice as ugly
If we have to live there, you'll have to drug me
Maybe these luxuries can only compensate
For all the
cards you were dealt at the hands of fate
So tell
me
Tell me! tell me! How to be a millionaire
Tell me!
tell me! How to be a millionaire!
Millionaire! Billionaire!
Trillionaire!
Hardly surprising if you might
consider
Loyalties go to the highest of bidders
What's my opinion? I'd give you ten to one
Give
me a million, a franchise on fun
But there are millions who
often get nowhere
And there's just one secret I think
you should share
Maybe these luxuries can only
compensate
For all the cards you were dealt at the hands of
fate
So tell me
Tell me! tell me! How to be a
millionaire
Tell me! tell me! How to be a millionaire!
Who wants to be millionaire?
I do! - I don't!
- I do!
Who wants to be millionaire?
I do! - I
don't!
I've seen the future and I
can't afford it
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