If I Was-Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox. Ure co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He twice received an Ivor Novello Award with Geldof for co-writing "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Ure acts as trustee for the charity, and serves as ambassador for Save The Children. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his real name.
"If I Was" was written by Ure and Danny Mitchell and produced by Ure. It reached #1 on the UK singles chart for a single week in September 1985. This was Ure's third number one, coming after his success with Slik in 1976 and Band Aid in 1984. The song features Mark King of Level 42 on bass guitar.
In the sleeve notes for the 2001 compilation If I Was: The Very Best Of Midge Ure & Ultravox Ure recites "This song is pure Danny Mitchell. I found a demo of it on a cassette Danny had sent me for his band The Messengers. I grabbed it with both hands, messed around with it, sprinkled it with fairy dust and the rest is history."
The music video famously featured Ure's face patterns on a Pin Art pinscreen.
Lyrics:

If I was a better man
Would fellow men take me to their hearts
If I was a stronger man
Carrying the weight of popular demand
Tell me would that alarm her
I'd never harm her at all

If I was a soldier
Captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I'd sail to her

If I was a wiser man
Would other men reach out and touch me
If I was a kinder man
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease her
I want to please her again

If I was a painter
I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her
If I was a poet
All my love in burning words I would show it
If I was her lover
Her eyes in kisses I would cover
Come here my baby

Oh they can't touch you now
I'll keep you safe and warm
I'll never leave you at all
Come here my baby
Oh they won't touch you
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease you
I want to please you again

If I was a soldier
Captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I'd sail to her
If I was a painter
I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her
If I was a poet
All my love in burning words I would show it

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• If i was
• 80's music

[krallstello]

Gorgeous...I miss the 80's...

[linamage1]

What a voice!

[winky4u]

@krallstello Maybe we can get Dr. Who`s tardis to go back to the 80`s.

[Schlagerschnulzen]

The Voice of "Ultravox" hier von seiner besten Seite in diser WUNDERSCHÖNEN Hymne von 1985

[patjones631]

Loved the song when it first came out, I believe it reached number 1 too in the charts.... still love it now.

[jasonendean1]

MAKES ME FEEL OLD WELL I AM 40 THIS YEAR

[Dortmundfanatiker77]

Geiler Song

[bannanajuice1]

belated wishes happy birthday midge

[TheSandsie13]

happy birthday to midge (october 10). "if yer over the hill and ya know it...." love ya sweet sweet midge.

[ohfergawdsake]

top tackle this........................s.­b