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Cover: Best Of: A Life of Surprises
 
Best Of: A Life of Surprises
 
Released in 1992
Epic EK 52847
(03:51)   01. The King Of RockīnīRoll
(04:05)   02. When Love Breaks Down
(03:30)   03. The Sound Of Crying
(03:59)   04. Faron Young
(04:18)   05. Carnival 2000
(03:49)   06. Goodbye Lucille # 1 
                  (Johnny Johnny)
(03:38)   07. I Remember That
(03:20)   08. Cruel
(03:44)   09. Cars And Girls
(04:36)   10. We Let The Stars Go
(01:27)   11. Life Of Surprises
(04:36)   12. Appetite
(01:27)   13. If You Donīt Love Me
(04:36)   14. Wild Horses
(01:27)   15. Hey Manhattan
(04:36)   16. All The World Loves Lovers

Once more the
sound of crying

Is number one
across the earth

 
All songs composed by Paddy McAloon
Photos by The Douglas Brothers. Design by Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb
Produced by Dolby, Thornally, Lipson, Kelly, Richards, McAloon and Prefab Sprout


The King Of RockīnīRoll 

From the Album   From Langley Park to Memphis


When Love Breaks Down

From the Album   Two Wheels Good


The Sound Of Crying

Hang out the flags a new world order's on the way
Start singing now a song to greet the joyful day
Just when we thought the time was right for celebrating
With music of the spheres
What's this - Another boat of fleeing refuges on
A sea of children's tears?

Chorus:
Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth  
Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth 

We're only men and women doing what we can
Sometimes I think that god is working to a plan
Then other times I swear that he is improvising
- Discordant and remote
Another orphan baby in failed uprising
Another real bum note

Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth  
Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth 
Once more the sound of crying
Once more the sound of crying
And if you're listening up there,
You could consider this a prayer

Well who am I to tell you how to run your business
Man, you could strike me blind
What kind of noise we goota make down here
Before we destroy your peace of mind

Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth  
Once more the sound of crying
Is number one across the earth 
Once more the sound of crying
Once more the sound of crying
And if you're listening up there,
You could consider this a prayer


Faron Young

From the Album   Two Wheels Good


Carnival 2000

From the Album   Jordan: The Comeback


Goodbye Lucille # 1 (Johnny Johnny)

From the Album   Two Wheels Good


I Remember That

From the Album   From Langley Park to Memphis


Cruel

From the Album   Swoon


Cars And Girls

From the Album   From Langley Park to Memphis


We Let The Stars Go

From the Album   Jordan: The Comeback


Life Of Surprises

From the Album   Protest Songs


Appetite

From the Album   Two Wheels Good


If You Donīt Love Me

If you don't love me, oh if you don't love me . . . 

You can tell me anything,
You can tell me anything,
I'll believe you, 
You know it too
Shame the truth with lies
Say the sun won't rise
Only realise

If you don't love me oh if you don't love me
I will know, I will know - oh - oh
If you don't love me oh if you don't love me
I will know
I will know

You can ask me anything,
You can ask me anything,
I will do it, 
You know it too
Nothing I won't do
If you want me to
But it's also true 

If you don't love me oh if you don't love me
I will know, I will know - oh - oh
If you don't love me oh if you don't love me
I will know
I will know    


Wild Horses

From the Album   Jordan: The Comeback


Hey Manhattan !

From the Album   From Langley Park to Memphis


All The World Loves Lovers

From the Album   Jordan: The Comeback