Come Live With Me
La Roux, Heaven 17
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I was thirty-seven You were seventeen You were half my age The youth I'd never seen Unlikely people meeting in a dream Heaven only knows the way it should have been Here today my tomorrow Where you lead I will follow All that kissing No passion missing Come live with me Kiss the boys goodbye Dinner parties followed And all my age implies My friends began to talk I began to realise If half the things they say Are quarter true of me Then how can I eclipse the youth You gave to set me free There was something in your smile That was hard to reconcile The time had come to testify to reason Though years will not erase Remembrance of those days At least there's no submission to hearts treason Here today my tomorrow No more shame only sorrow All that kissing There's something missing Come live with me Kiss the boys goodbye Now there's nothing left to cry for And there's nowhere left to go Just another hopeless fight But how were we to know The strong are sometimes wrong But the weak are never free The choice we made we can't evade Don't try to follow me Here today my tomorrow No more pain only sorrow All that kissing There's something missing Come live with me Kiss the boys goodbye Come live with me Kiss the boys goodbye
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Written by: GLEN GREGORY, IAN MARSH, MARTYN WARE
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10 facts about this song
Release Details"Come Live with Me" is a single by the synthpop band Heaven 17, released in 1983.
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Album InformationThe song is from their second studio album called "The Luxury Gap."
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Chart PerformanceIt peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single in their home country.
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CompositionThe song, like much of Heaven 17's work, combines synth-pop with elements of soul and funk.
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Re-releaseThe song was re-released in 1993 in a re-mixed form as a single, cementing its perennial popularity.
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Song Theme"Come Live with Me" addresses the topic of a man falling in love with a woman half his age, making it a somewhat controversial song when released.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song features the band members playing the song in a high-tech, futuristic setting, reflecting the band's emphasis on technology and style.
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Cover VersionIn 2006, the song was covered by Irish singer Ray Heffernan.
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Initial ReceptionInitially, the song faced criticism for its controversial theme, but it slowly gained popularity due to its catchy tunes and thought-provoking lyrics.
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SongwritersThe song was written by all three members of the band - Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, and Glenn Gregory.
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