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Track: Lies
Artist: Thompson Twins
Album: Quick Step and Side Kick (Deluxe Edition)

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Name: Thompson Twins
Spotify Genres: new wave, synthpop
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Thompson Twins (named after the detectives Thomson and Thompson in the Tintin comics) was formed in 1977 in Sheffield by [a=Tom Bailey] and guitarists [a=John Roog] and [a=Peter Dodd], with drummer [a=Chris Bell (3)] joining soon afterwards after some line-up changes. They arrived in London and self-released their debut single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Thompson-Twins-Squares-And-Triangles/release/2014184]"Squares And Triangles"[/url] in 1980. After their 1981 debut album, they recruited [a=The Soft Boys]'s bassist [a=Matthew Seligman], New Zealand saxophonist [a=Alannah Currie], and percussionist [a=Joe Leeway], forming a septet. After the group completed their second album, "Set", Dodd and Roog left to form the short lived act [a=Big View]. Seligman also left the group to pursue a career as a session musician (for [a=The Waterboys], [a=David Bowie] etc.). As a trio, Thompson Twins reached their commercial peak with their [url=http://www.discogs.com/Thompson-Twins-Into-The-Gap/release/56303]"Into The Gap"[/url] album and the five singles that it spawned, managing to conquer the American market in the process. Joe Leeway went solo in May 1986 and the group continued as a duo, releasing three more albums. The band released eight albums in total. In 1993, Bailey and Currie started the electronic project [a=Babble].

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Release: Thompson Twins - Lies
Year: 1982
Genres: Pop
Styles: Synth-pop

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LYRICS

You told me you loved me, so I don't understand,
Why promises are snapped in two, and words are made to bend.
The bigger, the better, some stolen from Japan.
Collected from around the world, they'll catch you if they can.
CHORUS:
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!
Lies, lies, lies, yeah!

Do I have to catch you out, to know what's on your mind?
Well Cleopatra died for Egypt, what a waste of time.
The white ones and red ones, and some you can't disguise.
Twisted truth and half the news, can't hide it in your eyes.

CHORUS

You say you'll try harder, but I think it's just too late.
Well, the car is revving in the drive, and I'm not the sort to wait.
The bigger, the better, some nicked from old Saigon
Collected from around the world, love lies on and on and on and on and on.

CHORUS

They're gonna get you
They won't forget you
They're gonna get you

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