The Psychedelic Furs — The Ghost In You
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A man in my shoes runs a light
And all the papers lied tonight
But falling over you
Is the news of the day
Angels fall like rain
And love, love, love
Is all of heaven away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
A race is on, I'm on your side
And here in you, my engines die
I'm in a mood for you
Or running away
Stars come down in you
And love, love, love
You can't give it away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
Don't you go, it makes no sense
When all your talk and supermen
Just take away the time
And get in the way
Ain't it just like rain?
And love, love, love
Is only heaven away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And all the papers lied tonight
But falling over you
Is the news of the day
Angels fall like rain
And love, love, love
Is all of heaven away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
A race is on, I'm on your side
And here in you, my engines die
I'm in a mood for you
Or running away
Stars come down in you
And love, love, love
You can't give it away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
Don't you go, it makes no sense
When all your talk and supermen
Just take away the time
And get in the way
Ain't it just like rain?
And love, love, love
Is only heaven away (Love, love, love, love, love)
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves and she don't fade
The ghost in you, she don't fade
Inside you the time moves
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What a voice. Whoever said 80's music sucked?
fraserji wrote:
Me too. From an 8 to a 9.
Gave it an 8 before. Upped it to a 9. Such an awesome band.
Me too. From an 8 to a 9.
Queue wrote:
With your shades and television T-shirt?
When this song comes on, I'm compelled to pick up my bass and play along.
With your shades and television T-shirt?
This is the main mix, on Radio Paradise. Listener supported, human curated.
Somehow 🤔 the 80s just felt more innocent, even though I know they weren’t…?!
❤️🩹
❤️🩹
Instant John Hughes feels!
When this song comes on, I'm compelled to pick up my bass and play along.
josolbklyn wrote:
Bill/Rebecca, do you know or have software that tells you what key/note a song ends in/on? I notice there are often segues based on this and wondered if you were just relying on your ear or had a compendium somehow.
I'm not sure what William uses, though I think he's developed his own "Playlist Creator" over the decades.
I like tunebat.com for this sort of thing myself.
https://tunebat.com/Info/The-G...
LLRP
fraserji wrote:
Just did the same.
Gave it an 8 before. Upped it to a 9. Such an awesome band.
Just did the same.
mheatley1929 wrote:
fairly romantic for the Furs. Book of Days was a great album. Should God Forget You an incredible tune. Oops, was Mirror Moves, but stand by the comments.
absolute poetry, angels fall like rain...
fairly romantic for the Furs. Book of Days was a great album. Should God Forget You an incredible tune. Oops, was Mirror Moves, but stand by the comments.
Heh. An “only on RP” segue from Chopin.
kingart wrote:
And one of the best songs recorded in the 80s IMO. Just great. I get a calm feeling whenever I hear it.
About as synonymous with the '80s as any song can be.
And one of the best songs recorded in the 80s IMO. Just great. I get a calm feeling whenever I hear it.
Bill/Rebecca, do you know or have software that tells you what key/note a song ends in/on? I notice there are often segues based on this and wondered if you were just relying on your ear or had a compendium somehow.
absolute poetry, angels fall like rain...
Forty years ago slowing dancing to this.
The atmospheric trend around this time stands out in this track.
1984? soy ruco no dubt
IH574 wrote:
thanks for posting this
Good song. Always liked it, perhaps because for the nostalgic response. The other day, I heard the background harmonies in the chorus. Took me some time to find the words, but the Google collective suggests these are those ghost lyrics:
Drums beat time in
you and I and
rain don't fall down
here no more it's
coming down to
losing it in you.
Hard to discern from a listen, but once seeing them in print, they seem accurate. Adds an interesting dimension to this classic.
thanks for posting this
Good song. Always liked it, perhaps because for the nostalgic response. The other day, I heard the background harmonies in the chorus. Took me some time to find the words, but the Google collective suggests these are those ghost lyrics:
Drums beat time in
you and I and
rain don't fall down
here no more it's
coming down to
losing it in you.
Hard to discern from a listen, but once seeing them in print, they seem accurate. Adds an interesting dimension to this classic.
Great memories being in my sister room listening to records. Some great music sure came out of the 80’s
Synth80s wrote:
good reco. I know Good Days, Bad Days .. if the rest is as good as that track it'll be a winner
I probably post this whenever I hear a Furs tune on RP, but if you haven't heard Richard Butler's solo album from about 10 years ago, go find a copy. It's excellent from start to finish, and one of my top 10 "unknown" albums of all time.
good reco. I know Good Days, Bad Days .. if the rest is as good as that track it'll be a winner
luff, luff, luff the Furs
Segue wrote:
Well said!!
RP. How do I love thee let me count the ways. Not only nostalgia or iconic music, it's the ability to fold it all into a mix that makes each song shine like a gem in this lustrous sonic tapestry. The Furs rule always and sparkle darkly in the covid sunshine.
fraserji wrote:
same
Gave it an 8 before. Upped it to a 9. Such an awesome band.
same
DaidyBoy wrote:
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
ps I think Richard Butler is from Surrey, so he's probably inclined to sing in a Surrey accent. There are many, many "British" accents, however. I sound like a Wurzel, for example.
Kingston according to Wikipedia, so yeppers.
But I completely disagree. Sing with whatever affectations you like. It's fun!
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
ps I think Richard Butler is from Surrey, so he's probably inclined to sing in a Surrey accent. There are many, many "British" accents, however. I sound like a Wurzel, for example.
Kingston according to Wikipedia, so yeppers.
But I completely disagree. Sing with whatever affectations you like. It's fun!
When we had hair..... over one eye, and danced with one arm!!
RP. How do I love thee let me count the ways. Not only nostalgia or iconic music, it's the ability to fold it all into a mix that makes each song shine like a gem in this lustrous sonic tapestry. The Furs rule always and sparkle darkly in the covid sunshine.
khardog145 wrote:
and Luff
I love the way he says "rain"
and Luff
I love the way he says "rain"
Always loved this song.
If you have a chance, there's a live acoustic solo version out there, which is really nice too, and he sings the second vocal line separately at the end, so you can actually hear it.
If you have a chance, there's a live acoustic solo version out there, which is really nice too, and he sings the second vocal line separately at the end, so you can actually hear it.
Flashback to meeting my wife for the first time. I was working the listener line at WLIR, a Long Island, NY radio station . They broke a ton of new wave bands in the US (including U2) and introduced me to music I had never heard before. Kinda reminds me of RP.
Happy anniversary RP!
Happy anniversary RP!
Gave it an 8 before. Upped it to a 9. Such an awesome band.
Always reminds of going through Basic Training (Bootcamp for those that do not know). The cassette was always playing on the Walkman.
Synth80s wrote:
Thank you I will check it out now as I love his voice!
I probably post this whenever I hear a Furs tune on RP, but if you haven't heard Richard Butler's solo album from about 10 years ago, go find a copy. It's excellent from start to finish, and one of my top 10 "unknown" albums of all time.
I probably post this whenever I hear a Furs tune on RP, but if you haven't heard Richard Butler's solo album from about 10 years ago, go find a copy. It's excellent from start to finish, and one of my top 10 "unknown" albums of all time.
uuuooooouuuuu i love it!!!!!!
This was the best song they played at the MIT Spring Concert 1989. Lucky to be part of that production.
still zesty !Saw these guys live last month. Sound better than ever.
Miss you, Fred.
About as synonymous with the '80s as any song can be.
This sounds so good this morning. Just the right song at the right moment. Thank you. Long live RP.
I probably post this whenever I hear a Furs tune on RP, but if you haven't heard Richard Butler's solo album from about 10 years ago, go find a copy. It's excellent from start to finish, and one of my top 10 "unknown" albums of all time.
DaidyBoy wrote:
The "accent" is influenced probably more by social class than anything else, so affectations may well be added depending on how the artist wants to be perceived.
What accent?
The "accent" is influenced probably more by social class than anything else, so affectations may well be added depending on how the artist wants to be perceived.
What accent?
So good to hear this again on RP! So good to be back in Boulder, where we held The Furs in high regard when they were on the radio!
AbileneTexas wrote:
Me too. Brings back memories of what was going on in my life in 1984.
Brings a smile to my face.
Me too. Brings back memories of what was going on in my life in 1984.
Skydog wrote:
How about Tears For Fear's "Shout", I can't listen to that song because they are pushing the hell on the accents
The "accent" is influenced probably more by social class than anything else, so affectations may well be added depending on how the artist wants to be perceived.
How about Tears For Fear's "Shout", I can't listen to that song because they are pushing the hell on the accents
The "accent" is influenced probably more by social class than anything else, so affectations may well be added depending on how the artist wants to be perceived.
Brings a smile to my face.
DaidyBoy wrote:
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
How about Tears For Fear's "Shout", I can't listen to that song because they are pushing the hell on the accents
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
How about Tears For Fear's "Shout", I can't listen to that song because they are pushing the hell on the accents
Currently on our set list, though in the style of Robyn Hitchcock's cover...Really love it.
Only use English accent when funnin'
Only use English accent when funnin'
Ah, such a bittersweet memory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
toterola wrote:
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
ps I think Richard Butler is from Surrey, so he's probably inclined to sing in a Surrey accent. There are many, many "British" accents, however. I sound like a Wurzel, for example.
"Don't sing with a fake British accent".
Don't sing with any kind of fake accent. Are you listening, Richard Ashcroft? Elton? Anybody?
ps I think Richard Butler is from Surrey, so he's probably inclined to sing in a Surrey accent. There are many, many "British" accents, however. I sound like a Wurzel, for example.
So love this song, great memories.
"Don't sing with a fake British accent".
Again today
marty88210 wrote:
marty88210 wrote:
The Horses question and the Furs answer. How ironic!
One of those songs that restored my faith in music when I first heard it...
Sounds so 80s...and that's not a bad thing! Great sound and song!
Instant flashback for me. Thanks.
Bill is on a roll today/tonight. Great sets Bill Thanks!
DaidyBoy wrote:
I don't think that would stand up in law in the UK. Spiritual companions don't show up on the traffic cameras and you would likely get a ticket.
You'd be taken to a psych hospital here in Minnesota for claiming that.
I don't think that would stand up in law in the UK. Spiritual companions don't show up on the traffic cameras and you would likely get a ticket.
You'd be taken to a psych hospital here in Minnesota for claiming that.
What a great set list Bill !
great song (but at the quirky-pop elevator music level) still great to hear now and then
1wolfy wrote:
I don't think that would stand up in law in the UK. Spiritual companions don't show up on the traffic cameras and you would likely get a ticket.
I once felt the presence of the Holy Ghost so strongly while driving my car, I got into the carpool lane(I was alone) which requires two or more occupants inside the vehicle. I miss those days..My spirituality has waned a bit since. 
I don't think that would stand up in law in the UK. Spiritual companions don't show up on the traffic cameras and you would likely get a ticket.
I don't believe ghosts exist, but I like the song.
Nice pairing Bill!
The Horses question and the Furs answer. How ironic!
DD gypsyman wrote:
From when I believed in a great future for me...
From when I still believed in things. Goodbye , yesterday.
From when I believed in a great future for me...
I once felt the presence of the Holy Ghost so strongly while driving my car, I got into the carpool lane(I was alone) which requires two or more occupants inside the vehicle. I miss those days..My spirituality has waned a bit since.
The PSD button just replaced "The Ghost In You" with "Ghostdance."
Bill, I think the RP servers are becoming sentient.
Bill, I think the RP servers are becoming sentient.
bev wrote:
You are Out. Of. Control.
Bev, the record companies are in love with people like you who haven't heard about this digital music thing. (Can someone get those clowns to explain why jacking the price of a song to $1.29 was a good idea?)
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
As for the Furs: love "Sister Europe" and "Here Come Cowboys."
My trusty Geo Metro had to be sold last year; we had 20+ good years even without a radio/stereo of any kind.
Now I'm driving an old (but newer than the Metro) used Subaru that came with a -- gasp! -- cassette player! Which means I can play all my trusty old tapes, and Talk, Talk, Talk is in heavy rotation.
It's got this great feature that can rewind one song so you can play and replay it to your heart's content. Which I do. With this song...a lot.
Good solid pop always perks me up and I love this one, probably with an unreasonable amount of enthusiasm.
Now I'm driving an old (but newer than the Metro) used Subaru that came with a -- gasp! -- cassette player! Which means I can play all my trusty old tapes, and Talk, Talk, Talk is in heavy rotation.
It's got this great feature that can rewind one song so you can play and replay it to your heart's content. Which I do. With this song...a lot.
Good solid pop always perks me up and I love this one, probably with an unreasonable amount of enthusiasm.
You are Out. Of. Control.
Bev, the record companies are in love with people like you who haven't heard about this digital music thing. (Can someone get those clowns to explain why jacking the price of a song to $1.29 was a good idea?)
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
As for the Furs: love "Sister Europe" and "Here Come Cowboys."
From when I still believed in things. Goodbye , yesterday.
My trusty Geo Metro had to be sold last year; we had 20+ good years even without a radio/stereo of any kind.
Now I'm driving an old (but newer than the Metro) used Subaru that came with a -- gasp! -- cassette player! Which means I can play all my trusty old tapes, and Talk, Talk, Talk is in heavy rotation.
It's got this great feature that can rewind one song so you can play and replay it to your heart's content. Which I do. With this song...a lot.
Good solid pop always perks me up and I love this one, probably with an unreasonable amount of enthusiasm.
Now I'm driving an old (but newer than the Metro) used Subaru that came with a -- gasp! -- cassette player! Which means I can play all my trusty old tapes, and Talk, Talk, Talk is in heavy rotation.
It's got this great feature that can rewind one song so you can play and replay it to your heart's content. Which I do. With this song...a lot.
Good solid pop always perks me up and I love this one, probably with an unreasonable amount of enthusiasm.
Been a while since I've heard this beauty. Thanks for the memories, RP!
I will always worship that line, "Ain't it just like rain...and Love, Love, Love is only Heaven away..." and this song will always reassure me...
dalebryan wrote:
I'm with you
Ahhh...the timeless sound of the Furs!
I'm with you
big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:
I be the holy ghost of Romeo Tuma...
love this great classic song and this fantastic album...
This song is a great classic... this whole album is fantastic...
I be the holy ghost of Romeo Tuma...
love this great classic song and this fantastic album...
Ahhh...the timeless sound of the Furs!
yes indeed!
dw wrote:
Me too! What happened in the 90s - I wasn't there...
Love the Furs! 
I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.
I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.Me too! What happened in the 90s - I wasn't there...
msymmes wrote:
I would agree. But you forgot about 1977. The best year in Rock ever. Check the books that have been written about 77!
dw wrote:
I agree! What happened in the 90s? Must have been having children...
dw wrote:
Love the Furs! I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.
I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.I agree! What happened in the 90s? Must have been having children...
Always love to hear the Furs!
I love hearing Psychedelic Furs on R.P. Made even more exciting by the fact that bassist Tim Butler lives 18 miles from me!!!!
And I am still listening...
Bill, How am I ever going to get any work done if I just have to keep stopping and turning up the volume?
I would agree. But you forgot about 1977. The best year in Rock ever. Check the books that have been written about 77!
dw wrote:
dw wrote:
Love the Furs! I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.
I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.Just bumped this from an 8 to a 9 in my books.
Those were good days. Barrow St NYC. Evan, are you listening?
For some reason, more than other sources, listening on RP brings back people and places for me.
For some reason, more than other sources, listening on RP brings back people and places for me.
Love the Furs! I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.
I really like music from the '60s, '80s, '00s.I know I know...but for me, born 1970, 13 in 1984, this songs just makes me smile. It still sounds great.
reminds of my ex-wife.....not that that's such a bad thing
| Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 10:00 | < Reply > |
scrubbrush wrote:
Mediocre 80's schlock
Stingray wrote:
You're the SCHLOCK who rated five (5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) STEELY DAN songs a 1 - aren't you?
(Not that you're wrong with the Furs...)
I have seen both bands live and have never seen a schlock, stingray, OR a scrubbrush at any of their shows...
Businessgypsy wrote:
This comment is beneath you, Businessgypsy. There are no timelines here in paradise - all music is good. I AM sorry about John Hughes, though - he provided a lot of no-brainer, teen-angst movies that I still love to watch on rainy days when I can't be out climbing Mt. Everest or finding a cure for cancer.
John Hughes is dead, 2011 is nigh. This, my friends, is now oldies station music.
This comment is beneath you, Businessgypsy. There are no timelines here in paradise - all music is good. I AM sorry about John Hughes, though - he provided a lot of no-brainer, teen-angst movies that I still love to watch on rainy days when I can't be out climbing Mt. Everest or finding a cure for cancer.
Deadwing wrote:
Agreed!
This whole album blows me away. And maybe the early 80's were just a good period for me, but I still am automatically put into a really happy mood whenever I hear a song from it.
The vulnerability in this song is daring and breathtaking to me. In these times we all hide our feelings and emotions and longings. This song just blows me away. 
Agreed!
This whole album blows me away. And maybe the early 80's were just a good period for me, but I still am automatically put into a really happy mood whenever I hear a song from it. scrubbrush wrote:
You're the SCHLOCK who rated five (5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) STEELY DAN songs a 1 - aren't you?
(Not that you're wrong with the Furs...)
Mediocre 80's schlock
You're the SCHLOCK who rated five (5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) STEELY DAN songs a 1 - aren't you?
(Not that you're wrong with the Furs...)
I remember I bought the album the day it came out.
And was so disappointed as I am today!
"This music irritates me - when I hear it!"
And was so disappointed as I am today!
"This music irritates me - when I hear it!"
romeotuma wrote:
This song is a great classic... this whole album is fantastic...
This song is a great classic... this whole album is fantastic...
The vulnerability in this song is daring and breathtaking to me. In these times we all hide our feelings and emotions and longings. This song just blows me away.
coloradojohn wrote:
That is exactly where I was when this was getting air time. Loved the time, the place and the music!
Takes me back...to good tunes, good times, good places...YES!
At the time, we all loved how these guys sang with a noticeable accent (unlike many who lost it while crooning), and it was catchy as hell...it was such a great time to be sky-high in Boulder — definitely where the hip have always met to trip and mushrooms are one of the four main food groups! — and though I don't get back there as often as I'd like to, this stuff sure helps me call up the files from those sacred days every time I hear it...
At the time, we all loved how these guys sang with a noticeable accent (unlike many who lost it while crooning), and it was catchy as hell...it was such a great time to be sky-high in Boulder — definitely where the hip have always met to trip and mushrooms are one of the four main food groups! — and though I don't get back there as often as I'd like to, this stuff sure helps me call up the files from those sacred days every time I hear it...
That is exactly where I was when this was getting air time. Loved the time, the place and the music!
Certain songs hit you in the solar plexus, some in the tailbone or the hips (like down and dirty blues); this one always seems to go right to my head in a transcendent, swirling way that makes me feel like I'm floating, rising above the cares of the day. A 10, always, for me.
sirdroseph wrote:
Same here.
This is probably my favorite tune from the Furs, most excellent.
Same here.
so beautiful...This is probably my favorite tune from the Furs, most excellent.
Takes me back...to good tunes, good times, good places...YES!
At the time, we all loved how these guys sang with a noticeable accent (unlike many who lost it while crooning), and it was catchy as hell...it was such a great time to be sky-high in Boulder — definitely where the hip have always met to trip and mushrooms are one of the four main food groups! — and though I don't get back there as often as I'd like to, this stuff sure helps me call up the files from those sacred days every time I hear it...
At the time, we all loved how these guys sang with a noticeable accent (unlike many who lost it while crooning), and it was catchy as hell...it was such a great time to be sky-high in Boulder — definitely where the hip have always met to trip and mushrooms are one of the four main food groups! — and though I don't get back there as often as I'd like to, this stuff sure helps me call up the files from those sacred days every time I hear it...
John Hughes is dead, 2011 is nigh. This, my friends, is now oldies station music.
horstman wrote:
Yeah. Maybe. But it still has me whistling along in the background. Somehow I'm 25 again.
Then I get up. And my bones tell me it's 25 years later.
Life sucks. Ha Ha Ha!!!
Too true. But even when life sucks, if we can have music it's not quite so sucky, is it? 
Yeah. Maybe. But it still has me whistling along in the background. Somehow I'm 25 again.
Then I get up. And my bones tell me it's 25 years later.
Life sucks. Ha Ha Ha!!!
Too true. But even when life sucks, if we can have music it's not quite so sucky, is it? Buttery smooth
I'm younger and less jaded (and less mature) with this song. Thank you Bill.
Glencoe_JC wrote:
Nice.
Euphoric reminiscing floods forth....
how long ago? pah!
inside me the time moves...
how long ago? pah!
inside me the time moves...
Nice.
And this is another song I did stretches to - but I danced to it, too, and now I have it in my Sidekick when I drive around town to do errands. Maybe the Ghost fades, but the music stays...
This whole fixation with whether something is "SO 80's" or whatever is just stupid. It's MUSIC. The generation or the genré - why does it matter? If a song moves you to dance, why does it have to be pigeonholed? I love the Psychedelic Furs (even if I can't always spell the name correctly), and "Heartbreak Beat" was the song I used to do my stretches to at night, with candles burning. We all have our memories - let's hold them close, but I hope those memories won't block a new perception with a new listening.
scrubbrush wrote:
Yeah. Maybe. But it still has me whistling along in the background. Somehow I'm 25 again.
Then I get up. And my bones tell me it's 25 years later.
Life sucks. Ha Ha Ha!!!
Mediocre 80's schlock
Yeah. Maybe. But it still has me whistling along in the background. Somehow I'm 25 again.
Then I get up. And my bones tell me it's 25 years later.
Life sucks. Ha Ha Ha!!!
Euphoric reminiscing floods forth....
how long ago? pah!
inside me the time moves...
how long ago? pah!
inside me the time moves...
romeotuma wrote:
Cool song... love it...
this is cool...i can definitely dig it
Cool song... love it...
this is cool...i can definitely dig it
Mediocre 80's schlock
nice nice nice
stewliscious wrote:
Really, quite a rough transition - these guys can't follow the Derek Trucks Band.
Damn! All that great southern rock...now this. All good things must end...
Really, quite a rough transition - these guys can't follow the Derek Trucks Band.
Damn! All that great southern rock...now this. All good things must end...
you did it !!!!!!
Is that Larry Carton on lead guitar?
Jazbo wrote:
man...oh man...do i know what you mean
but hell,
what memories
This draws a perfect picture of a time in my life when all was possible. 10
man...oh man...do i know what you mean
but hell,
what memories
the very bEST of the kitchen drawer 80s. she submitted humbly