Anna - Systems Breaking Down

Anna - Systems Breaking Down
A song I listened to a lot 1983 and that I think deserves to not be totally forgotten. Anna had earlier a hit with the song 'Like they do in the movies'. Both songs were written and produced by Ken Leray and Geraint Hughes. Hughes says regarding the recording session of this song: "We used a Linndrum drum machine, a minimoog for bass, and I think we used a lot of effects from an Eventide harmoniser"
Here are the lyrics (Thanks to the author - MrKenbadger1):
1.GOTTA PROVE MYSELF TO MYSELF
MUST GET ME OFF MY DUSTY SHELF
WILL I BE A SOCIAL CLIMBER, WHEN I SAY GOODBYE TO MY FIRST TWO TIMER
WANT TO BE A WORLDLY TYPE-- SLIGHTLY REAL, MOSTLY HYPE
WISH MY BOYFRIEND STAYED AROUND
I THINK MY SYSTEM'S BREAKING DOWN
2. MY BOSS THINKS IM THE CUTEST THING
I WISH HE'D HAVE A HEART ATTACK
I FILE HIS PAPERS EVERY DAY, HE LIKES TO HELP ME PUT THEM BACK
AS I CLIMB THE OFFICE STEPS, SEE HIS EYES TEAR MY DRESS
IF I SLIP I'LL HIT THE GROUND
HE'LL SEE MY SYSTEM FALLING DOWN
I THINK MY SYSTEM'S BREAKING DOWN
3. I HAVE THIS STRANGE RECURING DREAM, STUCK IN THIS CROWDED ELEVATOR
SOMEONE SAYS WE'RE RIGHT BETWEEN , YOU'D BETTER CALL THE OPERATOR
GETS SO HOT WE ROAST ALIVE, WE TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF TO SURVIVE
AS WE'RE CRASHING TO THE GROUND, I THINK MY SYSTEMS BREAKING DOWN. END. (C) 1980 KEN LERAY

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• Anna
• Systems
• Breaking
• Down
• 1983
• pop
• synth
• like
• movies
• quinn
• ken
• leray
• geraint
• hughes