Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Spandau Ballet continuó su era dorada con "Parade", el esperado sucesor del exitoso "True". Con este trabajo, la banda decidió consolidar el sonido pop-soul que les había dado fama mundial, en lugar de arriesgarse con un nuevo cambio estilístico. Por consiguiente, el álbum está repleto de melodías elegantes, producciones impecables y el característico sonido sofisticado que se había convertido en su seña de identidad.
Desde el principio, el disco demuestra su increíble habilidad para crear éxitos. De hecho, el primer sencillo, "Only When You Leave", es un ejemplo perfecto del pop de alta gama de los 80, con un estribillo poderoso y un inolvidable solo de saxofón. Además, el álbum contiene baladas de gran factura como "I'll Fly for You" y "Highly Strung", que se convirtieron en favoritas de los fans. Ciertamente, la banda se encontraba en un estado de gracia compositivo.
A pesar de su calidad, el álbum tuvo que enfrentarse a la enorme sombra de su predecesor. Por esta razón, a menudo se le considera un trabajo menor, aunque contiene algunos de los mejores momentos de la carrera de Spandau Ballet. En resumen, "Parade" es un disco notable que solidificó su estatus como una de las bandas más importantes de su década, manteniendo viva la llama de su éxito global.
Listado de Canciones
- Only When You Leave5:09
Letra
Laying in the after glow, I only want to learn what you know, But now you're leaving... How many hearts must you break? How many calls must I make? But now you're leaving... In this world, all that I choose has come unbearable But love is in your touch Ooh, it's killing me so much Only when you leave I need to love you And when the action has all gone I'm just a little fool enough to need you Fool enough too long Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Oh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away I only want to make this things last, So how could this have gone so fast? And now you're leaving... How many times must I learn? It' s only when you've gone that I burn, And now you're leaving... In the end, all that I left has come unbearable It's hard to change your mind, So leave it all behind Only when you leave I need to love you And when the action has all gone I'm just a little fool enough to need you Fool enough too long Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Oh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away - Highly Strung4:10
Letra
This is the song of little Jo She's not the girl I used to know Forever screaming all the day and night She used to be a diplomat But now she's down the laundromat They washed her mind and now she finds it hard I know her name But now she never seems the same She don't talk to me 'Cause she can't take no sympathy Because she's highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone Highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone She's stepping out upon the ledge She's got a gun against her head She's wired up to blow the power line She's walking out upon the knife She'll take you to the edge of life Just like the song, the pressure is on again I know her name Ho, but now she never seems the same She don't talk to me 'Cause she can't take no sympathy Because she's highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone Highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone No, no, no I know her name Ho, but now she never seems the same She don't talk to me 'Cause she can't take no sympathy Because she's highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone Highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone Highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone Highly strung Oh, highly strung, she's undone This is the song of little Jo She's not the girl I used to know - I'll Fly For You5:35
- Nature Of The Beast5:14
Letra
It is the key to all the doors It is the crashing on the shores It lives in your steering wheel It hides in the wind and rain With voices as cold as steel It's calling your name It is the smile upon his face It is the winning of the race It lives in the red-alert It lives in the power game It's easy to take to heart But harder to tame This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) Without all this heat They'll be dancing west to east This is the nature of the beast It is the glowing in his eyes It is the reason for his lies Oh, how many know you're there Oh, how many play your game He's always the man to dare You're always to blame It is the need to understand Oh, it is the trigger in his hand It lives in the uniform It grows from the need to gain With faces so old and torn It's calling your name This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) Without all this heat They'll be dancing west to east This is the nature of the beast It lives in the red-alert It lives in the power game It's easy to take to heart But harder to tame This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) Without all this heat They'll be dancing west to east This is the nature of the beast This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) This is the nature of the beast (This is the nature) - Revenge For Love4:20
Letra
Don't I need a savior Just to bail me out I'll hold my breath Until the water lets me out And I say Alimony never can pay Hey, hey, hey I'm on the breadline Your on the answer phone You're off the hook And I'm left all alone It's a shame Passion isn't always to blame Hey, hey, hey Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love (Don't say, don't say, don't say) It's a crime Just give me sweet revenge I'm undercover My love has overgrown Retaliation is emotion I have shown And I say All the money never can pay Hey, hey, hey I'm on the level You're on the second floor I'm counting seconds As my hand goes for the door It's a shame Pleasure isn't always the same Hey, hey, hey Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love (Don't say, don't say, don't say) It's a crime Just give me sweet revenge I need revenge for love, revenge for love Revenge for love, revenge for love Don't I need a savior Just to bail me out I'll hold my breath Until the water lets me out And I say Alimony never can pay Hey, hey, hey Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love (Don't say, don't say, don't say) It's a crime Just give me sweet revenge Oh, I needed, I needed, I needed Revenge for love Sweet revenge for love Oh, I don't need time Just sweet revenge for love (Don't say, don't say, don't say) It's a crime Just give me sweet revenge - Always In The Back Of My Mind4:28
Letra
Ooh, you're always in the back of my mind, ooh Nothing ever changes, oh, I wish to God it did Just another drink and you'll be gone Oh, it's two am raining again I saw you making faces in the river Only me, down by the quay Just a sad reflection that I give you I thought time would burn it Burn it down to the ground Just another breeze and you'll be strong Oh, I'm driving home, all on my own Just a passenger in all that we lost Satisfy, oh, Lord, don't deny I see your face in the everything that's near 'cause Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, I have all the memories, the winter of eighty-two When down upon the ice you saw me melt Oh, it's two am raining again I saw you making faces in the river Only me, down by the quay Just a sad reflection that I give you Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, washed up on the rocks again Oh, don't you know that it's so damn hot And the things you do? I won't ever learn, ooh, I won't ever learn Oh, washed up on the rocks again Oh, don't you know that it's so damn hot And the things you do? I won't ever learn, I won't ever learn Ooh, I won't ever learn, I won't ever learn Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind In the back of mind You're in the back of mind In the back of mind - With The Pride5:30
Letra
Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Build on rock, or build on sand They're never gonna lend a hand So nothing grows or nothing stands I can't take anymore, I can't take anymore 'Cause there's not a lot of space for me But I've still got my dignity I've got my price, don't say I'm free I can't take anymore, I can't take anymore But I'm hungry, I could eat anything But I'm hungry, ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing And all that I hear are the words that she sings Now they've taken it all, now they've taken it all Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today I'd rather take this cure for life Than make myself a sacrifice When living is to pay the price I can't take anymore, I can't take anymore It takes a while to understand When your eyes are full of sand When only time is in your hands I can't take anymore, I can't take anymore But I'm hungry, I could eat anything But I'm hungry ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing And all that I hear are the words that she sings Now they've taken it all, now they've taken it all Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Oh, but I'm hungry, I could eat anything And I'm hungry ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing And all that I hear are the words that she sings Now they've taken it all, now they've taken it all Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Leave me with the pride that I worked for today Leave me with the pride With the pride that I worked for today Just leave me with the pride that I worked for Now they've taken the reason away Just leave me with the pride that I worked for today Leave me with the pride Leave me with the pride - Round And Round5:30
Letra
I don't have to be so wise You're just my fantasy and I will fantasize Something more or less to make this things started We're the artisans and we've been crafted I wanna be your magical mystery I wanna be your final history This is the news Nothing's ever been so wild All that I get to do is what I give to you This is all about the circles we've found And through the ups and downs it goes round Oh, I was just beginning to grow strong She was only eighteen summers long Oh, we were the news Round and round it goes And oh don't you know This is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Oh I don't have to be so wild You're just my fantasy and I will fantasize Something more or less to make this things started We're the artisans and we've been crafted I wanna be your magical mystery I wanna be your final history This is the news Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Ooh, this is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know This is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Ooh, this is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know You're just my fantasy and I will fantasize I wanna be your magical mystery I wanna be your final history This is the news of my life Oh I was just beginning to grow strong She was only eighteen summers long We were the news We were the news We were the news Round and round it goes And oh don't you know This is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Ooh, this is the game that we came here for Round and round it goes And oh don't you know Round and round it goes Round and round it goes And oh don't you know