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.
Ocean Blue
(released 1985)
Well you took me home
And you took me back
But deep
down inside
The feeling just died and I...
Couldn't see why
From indigo to royal blue
I travel far but no one will do
Anytime, anyplace
Every shape every face brings...
Memories of you
Blue to be blue To be blue... Ocean blue - Ocean Blue
Fair weather friends might drift away
When summer ends
and skies burn grey
So I walk to the ocean -
Pilot
these shores. Just...
Thinking of you
It's
time we kissed the clouds goodbye
From now on in, it's
strictly blue sky
Come rain and shine
The outlook is
still fine... I'm
Thinking of you
Blue to
be blue To be blue... Ocean blue - Ocean Blue
I stand
at the head of the queue
There's mutiny's every
crew
Wishin' and wonderin' 'bout you - Ocean
blue
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