Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart 1984

Sunglasses at Night is a song recorded by Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1984's First Offense. The song is considered by some to be a classic of 1980s New Romantic music, combining synthesizer pop, obscure lyrics and an almost Gothic ambiance in a hypnotic epic.

The original lyrics for the song were about a totalitarian society that made everyone wear their sunglasses at night; however under pressure from Hart's record company to make something more marketable, the song was altered to be more "romantic".

The video, however, reflects the original vision of a police state, with scenes of Hart, sans-sunglasses, being strong-armed by police officers and paraded past various citizens wearing their regulation shades. Near the end of the video, Hart is brought to the office of a female police officer, played by Laurie Brown, who later became the host of The NewMusic as well as a VJ on MuchMusic.

The song made #50 in VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs of all Time.

I wear my sunglasses at night
So I can, so I can
Watch you weave
Then breathe your story lines
And I wear my sunglasses at night
So I can, so I can
Keep track of the visions in my eyes

While she's deceiving me
It cuts my security
Has she got control of me
I turn to her and say

Don't switch the blade
On the guy in shades, oh-no
Don't masquerade
With the guy in shades, oh-no
I can't believe it
'Cause you got it made
With the guy in shades, oh-no

And I wear my sunglasses at night
So I can, so I can
Forget my name while you collect your claim
And I wear my sunglasses at night
So I can, so I can
See the light that's right before my eyes

While she's deceiving me
She cuts my security
Has she got control of me
I turn to her and say

Don't switch the blade
On the guy in shades, oh-no
Don't masquerade
With the guy in shades, oh-no
I can't believe it
Don't be afraid
Of the guy in shades, oh-no
It kinda scared you
'Cause you got it made
With the guy in shades, oh-no

Oh, I say I wear my sunglasses at night
I wear my sunglasses at night
I wear my sunglasses at night
I say it to you now
I wear my sunglasses at night
I wear my sunglasses at night
I wear my sunglasses at night
I cry to you
I wear my sunglasses at night
I wear my sunglasses at night

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sunglasses
• at
• night
• corey
• hart
• pop

[danasaurs]

This is so great, the wig, the song, all of it pure genius. More 80's please! How about Cyndi Lauper "girls just want to have fun"

[wenarto]

it my real hair

[xx24x7xx]

Nice voice, man, I like it.

[froglecrock]

welcome welcome wellcooome (XX)

[krautstampflsepp]

this song was played at Kim Jong-II's funeral.... I am sure it was !

[pootrap]

Do u have a guitar to match your Brian May wig???

[Tekhaus]

haha... very nice!!

[gerniker]

Hey Wenarto! hee, hee, hee, you have fans here in trinidad! your video is the best! ha ha ha !

[gerniker]

Hey Wenarto! Kandise Cuffy and Gerniker Parris here from Trinidad W.i., We think you are the best! Real funny man!

[TheNightfall31]

Ist witzig ^^

[Xistove]

Win beyond win, epic beyond pwn that flows.