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Track: What Colour R The Skies Where U Live
Artist: Bananarama
Album: Pop Life (Collector's Edition)

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Name: Bananarama
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Bananarama was formed in London in 1981 by childhood friends [a=Keren Woodward] and [a=Sarah Dallin] and their friend [a=Siobhan Fahey]. After a debut single produced by former [a=Sex Pistols] member [a=Paul Cook] (reaching #92), they teamed up with ex [a=Specials] member [a=Terry Hall]'s new band, [a=Fun Boy Three]. "It Ain't What You Do", released in February 1982 entered the UK charts at number 4. International success came with their self-titled second album produced by [a=Tony Swain] and [a=Steve Jolley] and the monster hit single "Cruel Summer". In 1986, the women teamed up with UK dance music super-producers [a20942] and achieved number one all around the world, including the US, with their cover of the [a=Shocking Blue]'s classic "Venus". Siobhan decided to leave the trio to form [a=Shakespear's Sister] in 1988. She was replaced by [a=Jacquie O'Sullivan] who had appeared with the original Bananarama line-up in the [a=Eurythmics] video for "Who's That Girl", back in June 1983. In the same year, the band was named by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful female group in pop history, beating [a=Supremes]. They celebrated by releasing a SAW-produced version of the Supremes' "Nathan Jones". Jacquie left in late 1991. Sara and Keren have since continued as a duo. Following a one-off reunion recording of [a=ABBA]'s "Waterloo" with Siobhan in April 1998 for Channel 4's "Eurotrash" TV series hosted by [a=Jean Paul Gaultier], the duo returned in 2001 with their eighth studio album, [i]Exotica[/i]. In February 2002, Bananarama celebrated their 20th anniversary, joined on-stage by Siobhan. Their 2005 club hit "Move In My Direction" is their first UK single release since 1993. Their 2005 album "Drama" was followed in 2009 with the album "Viva". Siobhan temporarily rejoined Bananarama in 2017 for a one-off tour across UK and North America between November 2017 and August 2018. In 2019, Sara and Keren released their sixth album as a duo, to critical and fan acclaim. They released their joint-autobiography "Really Saying Something" in 2020. 2022 marks Bananarama's official 40th anniversary, which they celebrated by releasing their seventh album as a duo - and twelfth studio album overall - "Masquerade", which has received universally excellent reviews.

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Release: Bananarama - Pop Life
Year: 1991
Genres: Electronic
Styles: House, Synth-pop

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LYRICS

It seems forever since you went away
My life is empty and my world is grey
I keep on hoping that the sun will shine
And the pain I feel will fade away with time
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I sit and wonder how do you sleep
And if my heart you still keep
I hope in time you can forgive
Tell me, what colour r the skies where u live

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If I had wings I'd fly to you
I'd turn your grey skies back to crystal blue
If I had wings, I'd fly to away
Forget the hurt of yesterday, yesterday

I shot the arrow straight through your heart
But I didn't mean for us to part
Thought it was greener on the other side
I learnt my lesson, now its my turn to cry

(bridge 2)
I watch the sun set deepest red
And still remember the things we said
I hope in time, that you can forgive
Tell me, what colour r the skies where u live

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