Joan of Arc

About Joan of Arc

"Joan of Arc" is a 1981 song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It became an international hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and Canada and number 13 in Ireland. This is the first of two OMD songs written by McCluskey on the subject of the French saint Joan of Arc. The second, "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" was also issued as a single (renamed "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" for its release). Both tracks feature on Architecture & Morality. more »

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2008

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Little catholic girl is fallin' in love
A face on a page, a gift from above
She should've known better than to give her heart
She should've known better than to ever part without me, without me
I gave her everything that I ever owned
I think she understood it but she never spoke
She shouldn't oughta try to be that way
She shouldn't have to go there every day without me, without me
Now listen to us good and listen well
Listen to the song and everything we tell
We should've known better than to give her away
We should've known better to this very day, without me, without me
Listen, [show it all], all you gotta do
Say the right words and I'll be coming through
Hold you in my arms and take you right away
Now she's turned away to another land
We never understood it why she gave her hand
She shouldn't oughta promise, ''cause it's just pretend
I know she doesn't mean it and she'll leave again without me, without me
Without me, without me

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British New Wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic's Ned Raggett as having been… more »

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