Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed
An evening pause: A very typical 80s song, very sad, hopeless, and depressing. Background here.
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“Pay no mind to what they say, it doesn’t matter anyway”
Not a bad way of dealing with people’s jealous games.
Doesn’t strike me as sad, hopeless or depressing.
Just that lean clean early 80’s Brit style.
I do much prefer the Go Go’s version though.
I didn’t take the song as sad or hopeless either. However, I was a teen during the ’80s and perhaps that shapes my perspective on the music from that era.
I also prefer the GoGo’s version as well. It had a bit more energy or spunk.
I would characterize it as ‘typical’ ’80’s, but it is one of the better examples from its genre.
The Go-Go’s
“Our Lips Are Sealed” (1981)
https://youtu.be/r3kQlzOi27M
2:44
(there was a lot going on in the ’80’s.)
The Bangles and Slayer –
“Walk Like an Angel of Death”
https://youtu.be/zg9PjEZQKdA
3:10