The opening of this always reminds me of I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better by the Byrds.
Not a cut mind you, everyone from Tom Petty to Dwight Twilley, to Nick Lowe, to REM to The Flamin' Groovies were getting re-acquainted with the twang at the time. Rickenbacker guitars were everywhere.
This cut reminds me of that sweet little moment when a new music was happening that hadn't been split by labels of "Punk", or "New Wave". Everyone went to, or played at, the same clubs. Punk didn't mean "Jerk" yet.
I'd never heard this before----im quite ashamed as Im a right 80's buff!!!! I will be lookin for more of the tourists...thought they only had 1 hit and that was a cover-oh how wrong I was.....This is FANTASTIC!!!
The Tourists were much dirided as New Wave wannabes by the then music press. Their poppy cover of a Dusty Springfield hit contributed to this. The 1981 debut album by the Eurythmics, In the Garden, has strong Tourist influences on many tracks, especially Belinda and Your Time Will Come
The Tourists tended to be derided by the the music press of the time as New Wave wannabes..ridiculous I know. Their poppy cover of Dusty Springfield's I Only Wanna be with You contributed to this. The Eurythmic's debut album In the Garden has strong Tourist influences on some tracks
i just bought all 3 tourists lps and i still keep forgetting to buy 'garden' cds.
gailmckennag 7 months ago
The opening of this always reminds me of I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better by the Byrds.
Not a cut mind you, everyone from Tom Petty to Dwight Twilley, to Nick Lowe, to REM to The Flamin' Groovies were getting re-acquainted with the twang at the time. Rickenbacker guitars were everywhere.
This cut reminds me of that sweet little moment when a new music was happening that hadn't been split by labels of "Punk", or "New Wave". Everyone went to, or played at, the same clubs. Punk didn't mean "Jerk" yet.
PRIVATEAYEIEYE 8 months ago
Ahh! Vintage Annie Lennox - long before she crossed into Mariah Carey & Enya territory.
bucky468 1 year ago
this shit freaked me out.
MidwestMex 2 years ago
I'd never heard this before----im quite ashamed as Im a right 80's buff!!!! I will be lookin for more of the tourists...thought they only had 1 hit and that was a cover-oh how wrong I was.....This is FANTASTIC!!!
buzzlightyear4 2 years ago
Pure new wave mod ! It is to me anyway. It's one of the many tear jerkers to the soundtrack of my life !! Classic !!!! GBPFH
baplfrhe 3 years ago
these songs are classic and always will be....r.i.p.. peet coombes singer with annie on this video
MISS2WINGS 4 years ago
so hot, so tight! wonderful!
runefreek 4 years ago
Great song, God bless Annie!
ChrisBMarton 5 years ago 3
@ChrisBMarton Yeh! Fantasic song! God bless Peet! Great songwriter!
MrAcousticthyme 8 months ago
The Tourists were much dirided as New Wave wannabes by the then music press. Their poppy cover of a Dusty Springfield hit contributed to this. The 1981 debut album by the Eurythmics, In the Garden, has strong Tourist influences on many tracks, especially Belinda and Your Time Will Come
TomthatiscalledTom 5 years ago 2
me encanta que subais videos super antiguos :-)
lagartuelo 5 years ago
why wasn't this is a hit? this is a lost classic.
colemann76 5 years ago
The Tourists tended to be derided by the the music press of the time as New Wave wannabes..ridiculous I know. Their poppy cover of Dusty Springfield's I Only Wanna be with You contributed to this. The Eurythmic's debut album In the Garden has strong Tourist influences on some tracks
TomthatiscalledTom 5 years ago
It's a lost classic alright, got relatively famous. It was played now and then.
fufufoofoo 5 years ago