Guess what
Summer’s arrived
I feel the world’s on my side
The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me A billion souls all dying to know me Well here I am Loaded with promise
And knee deep in grace
What I want is here on my face and
I feel like I own the whole damn…
Hey Manhattan ! Here I am ! Call me star-struck Uncle Sam
Strolling Fifth Avenue
Just to think Sinatra’s been here too
These myths we can’t undo
They lie in wait for you
We live them till they’re true
Manhattan doobie doo
Hey Manhattan doobie doo
Someday’s you’ve got to get outside
Look there’s the Carlyle
That’s the place where Kennedy stayed and
Where were you when he died
There they were
Loaded with promise
And knee-deep in fate
When what you want shows on your face
All that’s left litters the whole damn…
Hey Manhattan here I am Call it bad luck Uncle Sam
Scrounging Fifth Avenue
Just to think the poor could live here too
But what are they to do These myths belong to you
We live them till they’re true
Manhattan doobie doo
Hey Manhattan doobie doo
Prefab Sprout was never underrated by the people in the know. Sure, they didn't sell millions of records like others but how do you quantify success? The fact that they left an incredible musical legacy is success itself!
Awesome song, exquisite melody uncommonly beautiful music. I felt like I were soaring like a condor over Manhattan, just listening to the song. I've always felt and believe to this day, Prefab was genius, underrated, under appreciated. I only heard "When Love Breaks Down", until I started listening to samples. I was dumb-strikingly amazed, wondering where was I all the years they were around? Stationed in Holy Loch back in the 80s, and I'm sure they passed by Glasgow a time or two. My bad for not having paid attention, nor having had the opportunity to witness greatness in concert! Love you Sprout-you're in my top 10!
One of my fondest memories is attributed to this song. I saved up for 6 months from Christmas to the beginning of july for my holiday. It felt like the longest 6 months of my life waiting for that holiday from work to come around but it eventually did. In my mind I had imagined the moment it would officially start for me over and over again. I hired a flash car on the Saturday morning, jumped behind the wheel, put my shades on then fired up this song on the stereo at full blast........."Guess what, summers arrived......I feel the worlds on my side". Happy days!
Would love the 4 Prefabs from the classic lineup to reunite not only with themselves but Thomas Dolby as producer and make a new album. Continue that legacy and make another masterpiece.