Modern Lovers - Hospital

Album: Modern Lovers (Beserkley Records)
Movie: Nicholas Roeg - The Man who fell to earth

Lyrics:
When you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes

And when you get out of the dating bar
I'll be here to get back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes

I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
It makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you

...But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes

I go to bakeries all day long
There's a lack of sweetness in my life
And there's pain inside
You can see it in my eyes

There is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
It makes me think about me
That I've lost my pride

...But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes

You live in modern apartments
Well I've even got scared once or twice
Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes

Well now these streets we all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
Is that where you got your eyes?

Oh I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
It makes me think about me
How I'm involved with you

...But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes

Your world---it is beautiful
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometimes
I'll seek out the things that must've been magic to you little girl mind

Now as a little girl you must've been magic
I still get jealous of your old boyfriends in the suburbs sometimes
And when I walk down your street
There'll probably be tears in my eyes

(I knew it would happen)

I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
It makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you

...But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes

So when you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
But I'm in love with your eyes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Modern
• Lovers
• Hospital
• The
• Man
• who
• fell
• to
• earth

[pettsy63]

Is this Matt Newton's theme song?

[TWD66]

@pettsy63 : No, it is not :) I guess it is too long and slow going to be so, Pettsy.

The Man who fell to earth's soundtrack is excellent, though. Maybe a shame Bowie's work wasn't accepted for the movie (it was reworked into "Station to station" ; the last album of his golden years).

[dougiebenny]

can any point to music similar to this? the have a Television sound which i love, also his voice breaking up...

bands or singers we might not know over here in old Blighty!

[TWD66]

@dougiebenny :

I would redirect you to The Idiot and Lust for Life by Iggy Pop. Check "Turn Blue" if you don't know it. Also:

- Spooky Two by Spooky Tooth ("Hangman Hang My Shell On A Tree")

- Mummy Your Not Watching Me by Television Personalities ("If I could Write Poetry")

- Bowie's Station to Station ("Word On A Wing")

- Talking Heads were mentionned and I prefer Little Creatures ("The Lady Don't Mind")

Not sure this will get your love. Mind developping on "music similar to this", please?

[TWD66]

Also, many would advocate the Velvet Underground.

But I know them poorly, so I can't really say what songs or albums are best to check.

ps : I was talking about albums before. The songs are between parenthesis and " ".

[jennybabe69]

the keyboard player jerry harrison was a original member of talking heads

[TWD66]

Oh !?

That's right, thanks for the info !

There's love for Talking Heads, here. I'll check his solo works.

[TheBarefootServant]

I hate who I've become.

[anonimotocaguitarra]

i want to cry right now.

[kaewonf8]

Thank you David Bowie for your cameo in my career. Love, Jonathan.

[AlleyCatChum]

Outstandingly Powerful.

[pkristi2]

Still looking sweet heart, still looking... you must be somewhere... I hope i find you soon

[darthfrodo44]

This is like the best love song ever. Just inspired me to write the greatest love song i've ever written.

[smokedeels]

@dougiebenny Rocket From The Tombs - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo

DO IT!

[gptvproductions]

One of the heaviest Modern Lovers songs. I love "Ice Cream Man" and "I'm Your Little Dinosaur" and the goofy stuff too, but this song is heavy.

[waitbirdwait]

@dougiebenny

Maybe check out T. Rex (Ride a White Swan is great) and Terry Reid (Brave New Awakening or Superlungs), if u haven't heard them yet

[MrTjhendricks]

damn! Jonathan Richman knows how to deliver a line! Well done.

[broorno]

@dougiebenny

Check out Felt's album 'Forever Breathes the Lonely Word', they sound a lot like Television. /watch?v=J_0YTROlgJM