Amazulu - Moonlight Romance (Live Camden Palace, London 1984)

Amazulu were a British ska and new wave band from the 1980s.

The band formed primarily as an all female band, except one member, Nardo Bailey on drums. The name "Amazulu" is taken from the Zulu language word for the Zulu people. Former manager for X-Ray Spex and Adam and the Ants, Falcon Stuart, discovered the act and helped promote their first single, "Cairo" to modest success in the UK, including airplay from BBC Radio 1's John Peel.

The band started gaining appearances on TV Top of the Pops (1985) and The Young Ones (1984) which helped trigger their fame amongst a wider audience with hits such as "Moonlight Romance" and "Excitable". The band broke into the United States with "Montego Bay" (a cover of the 1970 song by Bobby Bloom) in 1986. That same year saw the release of their eponymous full length album, released on Island Records. They achieved success in the UK with "Too Good To Be Forgotten", which made it to #5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986, their best showing there.

Lyrics:

Hi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Hi ya
Hi yi yi hi yi yi hi yi yi hi yi yi
Hi ya

When we're together the lights start to glimmer
Others move right out of view
With your soft and tender arms around me
We're staying cool, 'cause we are no fools

Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love

Order a drink, 'cause the last one's bound to finish
Moonlight romance, nights to remember
Wish we could dance 'til the sun comes up to greet us
Nothing's as good as two hearts together

Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last

Well, this is moonlight romance
And it feels good to me
(Moonlight romance)
In your arms I want to be
(Moonlight romance)
I'm feeling so tender
(Moonlight romance)
A night to remember

Hi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Hi ya
Hi yi yi hi yi yi hi yi yi hi yi yi
Hi ya

In the sweet moonlight of romance
In the sweet moonlight of romance
In the sweet moonlight of romance
In the sweet moonlight

Take my arm as I call us a taxi
As we reach home, a new days begins
Come inside, there's a feeling deep within me
The remedy is you next to me

Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love
(So much love)
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last
Got so much love for you
And I know it's gonna last

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• Beach
• Sharon

[Buncheman]

I've always loved this song, but is it just me or is the sax at the beginning waaaaay out of tune?

[Jellyf0x]

@Buncheman Agreed, the sax was out of tune and the level was too low.

[Slimboyfat1979]

not quite the young ones version but as close as I am ever gone find I think

[krusader666]

im in aus saw her on young ones fell in love made my cuz bring all there stuff and loved it many moons ago still love her

[krusader666]

i love the singer wot an awsome chick

[busterkeatonsbriefs]

love this

[bulkela]

best version of this was on the Young Ones...and I was the guitarist, so I should know! The sax was awful on this gig (she plays percussion these days, much better, haha). Incidentally Falcon Stuart did not 'discover us' - he (mis)managed us at a late stage of our career. We had a succession of terrible managers beforehand...correction also there were 4 top 20 UK hits in all, highest was Montego Bay at no 5 (I had quit by then)

[chamberlain1210]

Heavy ...! peeps just dont understand the live ting ...big up ladies wherever you all may be

[TheCriticalCanadian]

Tune your sax before you play it, please and thank you!

[U53217]

@Jellyf0x sounz like the sax player's stoned.....an the best thing about the song is..... they kept going......an it still "ROCKED"

[Rakatan6666]

Damn I Bet the Audience were thinking "what the hell" when they heard that sax at the start lol xD