Why did we ever come so far?
I knew I’d seen it all before
Tall building reach up in vain
Tinseltown is in the rain
I know now love was so exciting
Tinseltown in the rain
Oh men and women
Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
One day this love will all blow over
Time for leaving the parade
Is there a place in this city
A place to always feel this way
And hey, there’s a red car in the fountain
Tinseltown in the rain
Oh men and women
Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Do I love you? Yes I love you
Will we always be happy go lucky?
Do I love you? Yes I love you
But it’s easy come, and it’s easy go
All this talking is only bravado yeah
Oh, Tinseltown
Tinseltown in the rain
Oh men and women
Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Tinseltown in the rain
Oh men and women
Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do I love you? Yes I love you
Will we always be happy go lucky?
Do I love you? Yes I love you
But it’s easy come, and it’s easy go
All this talking, talking is only bravado
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
Tinseltown is in the rain
I bought this EP (imported) in Berkeley, CA. It was 1984, and very few in the states had ever heard of, or by The Blue Nile. as soon as I got my grubby hands on the hot vinyl, i took it too the hifi stereo store were I was employed. Out of the wrapper, and straight on the platter. I dropped the needle on "Tinseltown in the Rain" at first all the employees (Music snobs all) stopped doing nothing, and began listening to that great opening riff as it churned (Plus the recording sounded fucking great. Man, the bottom was just amazing on those Big Boomers). But practiced indifference soon set in about a minute into the track, they began to turn their backs to the speakers (A universal display of rejection in stereo stores everywhere). But something funny was at work, because by the guitar break, i noticed out of the corner of my eyes, that bodies were moving in time. within a flash everyone in the store was dancing too that addictive beat...and digging it. Thanks Paul
The most beautiful song ever from the most beautiful album ever, A Walk Across the Rooftops, sung by Paul Buchanan the man with the most beautiful plaintive vocals ever and lead singer of the best band ever in the history of the world. Apologies for the understatement. How do you describe sheer beaut
Not long after this was released I remember sitting upstairs on a bus with a couple of friends, heading into the Glasgow city centre, when we saw the half-demolished building where the cover photo of this album was shot. It was south of the river, maybe Eglington St or Cathcart Rd. It was a long time ago and we only saw it fleetingly, so i can't remember exactly. Great memories, though, great times.
Brings back happy memories of Glasgow when I was a student, I did not go to the 'dancing' much but this song reminds me of the Warehouse on a Friday..... and good times