Simple Minds - Ghostdancing

In my opinion the best song of the fantastic Simple Minds' album, Once Upon a Time (1985). Simple Minds most better than the best. http://www.simpleminds.com. Lyrics:
Cities, buildings falling down,
Satellites come crashing down.
I see them falling out the skies like eagles,
All mirrored glass and shattered egos.
But in a corner of the world we'd meet to laugh and drink and plan our sequels.
'Cause in the alleyways and bars downtown,
They're singing up from here to there can we go.
This city comes alive at night, see these city walls are heaving.
And if these old city walls should crash, amid the rubble you'd find us breathing.
Come say what you see in me,
'Cause boy, I believe in you.
Come say what you're seeing,
All gone just ghost dancing,
Going all the way through.

You talk about the Lebanon,
You tell me 'bout the Dawn in Eden.
You talk about South Africa,
I tell you about the Irish children.
You say one more Polish Knight could come and blow away the doors to freedom,
And if Mother Ethiopia could blow away the tears that we see run.

O blow them away,
Blow, blow away.
We Will blow them away,
O blow, blow away.
Blow, blow away.
Blow, blow away.

Come say what you see in me,
'Cause boy, I believe in you.
Come say what you're seeing,
They're all gone just ghost dancing, going all the way through.

You know I believe in you,
Oh yes I believe, you know I believe in you.
You say you believe,
I believe, I believe, going all the way through, yeah.
Come take me back home, come on and take me away,
Ghost Dancing.

The car pulled up, the girl she jumped in,
The boy he wore a medal that was shining from his skin.
With the windows pulled up, their radio tuned in,
She's hitting from the stars, he's hitting for the moon.
She said, one last kiss while you look across the land,
Move it into overdrive and take me by my hand.
When the car broke, the rebels saw smoke,
And they all went to heaven in a stupid fantasy,
Go!

Take me away.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• simple minds
• ghostdancing
• once upon a time
• jim kerr
• charlie burchill
• 1985

[sfumato1002]

Powerful, EPIC....one of the best musical masterpieces in history.

[TheTiggy1974]

classic no other word

[siasti]

@dwtime Who listens to "corporate radio" these days? No one under 30, that's for sure.

[ghaladgwaith]

Best track off their last good album. They went decidedly downhill after this album imo...

[pagandude1]

2 people consider themselves to have rather complex minds...

[siasti]

A song of rare power, which I first discovered as part of a compilation album to raise funds for Amnesty International.

[ExpertSEnior]

@petegillett1 No!

[jsomerford]

Brilliant....another of their works I simply adore.

[bregreen72]

This song from the live album was my getting ready to go out pull nad get minging when i was stationed in gib back in the 80, oh happy days

[dwtime]

What kills me is that all 'corporate radio' will play from these guys is 'Don't You Forget About Me' a good Simple Minds song but songs like 'Ghost Dancing' 'Oh Jungleland' 'Sanctify Yourself', 'Book Of Brilliant Things' and 'Waterfront' which all blow that one song away never get played. Simple Minds has amazing and huge catalog and all we ever hear on the radio is one song.....

[petegillett1]

Is this the best Album ever ?