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I am sure the ladies will also rate the singer (Marian Gold) high but that is just a detail.
Are you really that sure

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He looks as if he's secretly taken his big brother's clothes
but the girl is wonderful, i agree.
and the video is fun.
the song is allegedly about drugs - and waiting for your dealer, and it's easy to get them, because you're big in japan...
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I never made the connection with drugs before, but after reading your explanation and then re-reading the lyrics, I think you're spot on Ruby. That would also explain the "I will wait here for my man tonight" (man = his dealer).
Guano Apes have a very interesting cover of this cover, totally different from the original although I do prefer the original.
And that girl is a true goddess. If only I would run into a woman like that... that face is pure perfection...
Keep it flaming your desire, always rising higher - Aim for stars and hit the sky
(Echo & The Bunnymen - Evergreen, 1996)
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THE PASSION OF LOVERS IS FOR DEATH (Bauhaus, 1983)