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How deep is your love (Take That)


Dir. Nicholas Brandt (1996)


I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again

And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And its me you need to show

How deep is your love?
How deep is your love?
I really meant to learn
Cos were living in a world of fools
Breaking us down when they
All should let us be.

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul
Youre the light in my deepest, darkest hour
My savior when I fall

And you may not think I care for you
When you know down inside
That I really do

How deep is your love?
How deep is your love?
I really meant to learn
Cos were living in a world of fools
Breaking us down when they
All should let us be.

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Take on me (Aha )

"We're talking away,
I don't know what,
I'm to say I'll say it anyway,
Today's another day to find you,
Shying away,
I'll be coming for your love, oK?,

Take on me, take me on,
I'll be gone,
In a day or two,

So needless to say,
I'm odds and ends,
But that's me stumbling away,
Slowly learning that life is OK,
Say after me,
It's no better to be safe than sorry,

Take on me, take me on,
I'll be gone,
In a day or two,

Oh the things that you say,
Is it life or,
Just a play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to,
remember,
You're shying away,
I'll be coming for you anyway,

Take on me, take me on,
I'll be gone,
In a day or two."

A-ha - Take on Me -

Final countdown (Europe)

Were leaving together,
But still its farewell
And maybe well come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
Were leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

Its the final countdown...

Were heading for venus and still we stand tall
Cause maybe theyve seen us and welcome us all
With so many light years to go and things to be found
Im sure that well all miss her so.

Believe (Cher)

After love, after love
After love, after love
After love, after love

No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
So sad that you're leaving
Takes time to believe it
But after all is said and done
You're going to be the lonely one,
Ohh Oh

Chorus :
Do you believe in life after love
I can fel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough, No
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough, No

What am I supposed to do
Sit around and wait for you
And I can't do that
There's no turning back
I need time to move on
I need love to feel strong
'Cause I've had time to think it
through
And maybe I'm too good for you Ohh
Oh

[Chorus]

But I know that I'll get through this
'Cause I know that I am strong
I don't need you anymore Oh I don't
need you anymore I don't need you
anymore No I don't need you
anymore

[Chorus] till fade


Video Credits:
Shooting date: 20 - 21 October 1998
Location : Bow Studios, 3 Mills, London
Cast : Katrina Rommin, Fillipo
Director: Nigel Dick
Producer Phil Barnes
Director of Photography: Dan Landin
Art Director: Andy @ Function Design
Telecine: Brian Linse
Editor: Scott Richter

So Natural (Lisa Stansfield )

Chorus:
It's so natural the way you touch me
So natural the way you run your fingers through my hair
It's so natural the way you make me feel like I'm a lady
It's so natural the way you care
It's so natural

When I feel low. you pull me higher
You warm me up, set me on fire
Well there's no way in this world
I could ever be without you
You come home, and I am waiting for you
To come over and give me hungry kisses
of love, of love, so true
And there's no way in this world
I could ever be without you

Chorus

With hands so warm, you touch my very soul
You pull me closer, so I won't feel the cold
Just love, love, Your love, so true
And there's no way in this world
I could ever be without you
Swimming in the love you give me
It's so natural

L. Stansfield/I. Devaney

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see-
Im just a poor boy,i need no sympathy-
Because Im easy come,easy go,
A little high,little low,
Anyway the wind blows,doesnt really matter to me,
To me

Mama,just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger,now hes dead,
Mama,life had just begun,
But now Ive gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didnt mean to make you cry-
If Im not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-

Too late,my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine-
Bodys aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody-Ive got to go-
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth-
Mama ooo- (any way the wind blows)
I dont want to die,
I sometimes wish Id never been born at all-

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the fandango-
Thunderbolt and lightning-very very frightening me-
Galileo,galileo,
Galileo galileo
Galileo figaro-magnifico-
But Im just a poor boy and nobody loves me-
Hes just a poor boy from a poor family-
Spare him his life from this monstrosity-
Easy come easy go-,will you let me go-
Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go-let him go-
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let him go
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go let me go
No,no,no,no,no,no,no-
Mama mia,mama mia,mama mia let me go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me,for me,for me-

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye-
So you think you can love me and leave me to die-
Oh baby-cant do this to me baby-
Just gotta get out-just gotta get right outta here-

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me,

Any way the wind blows....

Words and music by freddie mercury

Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone (George Michael)

So you want to be free
To live your life the way you wanna be
Will you give if we cry
Will we live or will we die

Tainted hearts heal with time
Shoot bad love so we can
Stop the bleeding

Solitary brother,
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister,
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother,
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister,
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

If we try to live our lives
The way we wanna be

Solitary brother,
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister,
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother,
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister,
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Racism in future kins can only lead to no good
And besides, all our sons and daughters already
Know how that feels

(adam tinley/henry samuel)

Was the third of september
That day Ill always remember, yes I will
cause that was the day that my daddy died

Never had a chance to see him, no
Never heard nothing but bad things about him
Mama, Im depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama just hung her head and said

Chorus
Papa was a rollin stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
(repeat)

Hey, mama, is it true what they say
That papa never worked aday in his life
Some bad talk going around sayin
Papa had three outside children
And another wife
That aint right

Heard some talk about papa and his storefront
Preachin
Talkin about saving souls and all the time
Leachin
And dealing in dirt
Stealin in the name of the lord

But mama she just said

Chorus

Say I heard my papa was a jack of all trades
Is that what papa sent to an early grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal just
To pay his bills
Hey, mama, folks say papa was never much in thinkin
Spent most of his time chasin women and drinkin
But mother, Im depending on you
To tell me the truth

But my mama she just said

Chorus (2x)

(norman whitfield/barrett strong)