Imagination

Belouis Some

About Imagination

"Imagination" is a 1985 single by British artist Belouis Some, from his 1985 debut album Some People. Upon its first release in the UK in 1985, the song only managed to chart at #50, but a re-release proved more successful, hitting the Top 20 and peaking at #17 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1986. In the U. S., the song reached #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1985. Belouis Some described the song as being "about a British man's encounter with an extremely self-indulgent American woman", and one that "expresses the conflict between reality and dreams". Speaking of the song to Number One in 1986, he commented: ""Imagination" isn't an erotic song because it doesn't go for the jugular in say the same way that Prince does, but it is very suggestive." 


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She lit a cigarette, both hands behind her back
Thought she was hungry, lack of choice saw to that
Only you can try to see what I'm really like
She said, only you can understand the way I feel toni-ight
She blamed excesses on the 'merican dream
So seldom witnessed, never-er seen
Hah - hah - hah - hah - hah...

Imagination - could make a man of you
Imagination - could make me love you too
Imagination - is all I want from you-ou

She lost her virtue before she could write
I lost mine too, on my very first night with you-ou
You'll have to guide me, these impossible schemes
You make me steal unstealable things
She blamed excesses on the 'merican dream
So seldom witnessed, never-er seen
Hah - hah - hah - hah - hah...

Imagination - could make a man of you
Imagination - could make me love you too
Imagination - is all I want from you-ou

And - she blamed excesses on the 'merican dream
So seldom witnessed, never-er seen
Hah - hah - hah - hah - hah...

Imagination - could make a man of you
Imagination - could make me love you too
Imagination - is all I want from you-ou

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Belouis Some

Belouis Some (born Neville Keighley, 12 December 1959) is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", (produced by Bernard Edwards, which appeared on the soundtrack album to the film Pretty in Pink), plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and UK Singles Chart, and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business. "Some People" and "Imagination" also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. He had a large following in South Africa where he had three Top 20 hits. more »

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Written by: Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

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11 facts about this song

Song Origin
"Imagination" is a song by British new wave artist Belouis Some, released as a single in 1985.
Album Launch
The song appeared on his eponymous debut album "Some People" which debuted in the same year.
Billboard Hot 100
"Imagination" reached no. 17 on Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making it his highest-ranking song.
UK Singles Chart
In his own country, the United Kingdom, it fared slightly worse but still achieved a respectable position, peaking at no. 50.
Music Video Controversy
The music video of "Imagination" was controversial due to its explicit nude scenes, leading to both MTV and the BBC refusing to broadcast it.
Remixed Version
In 1985, the remixed version of "Imagination" improved the song's standing in the US Dance chart, enabling it to reach no. 3.
Film Soundtrack
"Imagination" also appeared in the soundtrack of two films - the 1986 romantic comedy-drama "Pretty in Pink" and the comedy "Weird Science," also released in 1986.
Synth-pop Genre
Classified under the Synth-pop genre, "Imagination" echoed the popular music style of the mid-1980s.
Composition
The song was written by Neville Keighley, who is better known by his stage name, Belouis Some.
Record Label
"Imagination" was released through Parlophone and Capitol records, two major labels in the UK and US respectively.
Legacy
Although Belouis Some did not chart as highly again, "Imagination" remains a popular song and a classic example of mid–80s Synth-pop genre.

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