I tried to sing this at a karaoke party a few hours ago. Halfway through I started crying as it brought back so many intense memories of my life in the early 90s. This song and All I Want were my favourites throughout those difficult years - in fact the whole Cloudcuckooland album was the soundtrack to my life! I don’t that album will ever lose its power over my emotions!
I’ve fallen in love with this song in 2020 and middle, middle aged and it’s my new favourite song. Thanks Ian, you’ve got me through Covid 19 this past 2.5 weeks with this song. I may ask to have this played at my funeral (definitely not for a long number of years yet!!)! Depressing maybe, but the lyrics are perfect for it, especially the line “I’ve found a place I never want to leave” . I loved this version as much as I love the main version.
Heard this song a long, long time. Forgotten about it and was delighted to hear it again recently. Such a brilliant and catchy tune, this brings back the bittersweet memories of the wonderful 80s.
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows Perhaps someone you know, could sparkle and shine As daydreams slide to color from shadow Picture the moonglow, that dazzles my eyes And I love you Just lying smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams come bouncing in your head Pure and simple everytime Now you're crying in your sleep I wish you'd never learnt to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple everytime Dreams of sights, of sleigh rides in seasons Where feelings not reasons, can make you decide As leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens As colder nights harden, their moonlit delights And I love you Just lying smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams come bouncing in your head Pure and simple every time Now you're crying in your sleep I wish you'd never learnt to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple every time Look at me with starry eyes Push me up to starry skies There's stardust in my head Pure and simple every time Fresh and deep as oceans new Shiver at the sight of you I'll sing a softer tune Pure and simple over you If love's the truth then look no lies And let me swim around your eyes I've found a place I'll never leave Shut my mouth and just believe Love is the truth I realize Not a stream of pretty lies To use us up and waste our time Lying smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams come bouncing in your head Pure and simple every time Now you're crying in your sleep I wish you'd never learnt to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple every time Look at me with starry eyes Push me up to starry skies There's stardust in my head Pure and simple every time Fresh and deep as oceans new Shiver at the sight of you I'll sing a softer tune Pure and simple over you Pure and simple just for you
Jim Gatti meaningless nonsense. And bad poetry. If it’s night time how can there be a rainbow? It’s buzzwords with a poppy melody that appeals to people who don’t read
I got this on cassette tape and Ian Brodie Lighting Seeds I fell in Love with their music many years ago ,,,not another band is as talented as Lighting Seeds not a bad song on any their albums ,,,most beautiful melodies and lyrics and instrumental arrangements nothing short of pure Simple musical genius ...I still Love their music as much as in the early 90's
What a great song, well sung. What makes this version great for me is how Ian doesn't hide his accent and be something he isn't as far to many performers do these days. The title describes this song perfectly.
If love's the truth then look no lies And let me swim around your eyes I've found a place I'll never leave Shut my mouth and just believe Love is the truth I realize Not a stream of pretty lies To use us up and waste our time
Defying the usual tradition of singing in a neutral or American accent Ian comes across as a beacon of Scouse. I'm sure social historians will value this video immensely in another couple of decades.
Absolutely magnificent. Really awesome. Such a lovely warm voice, beautiful shapes of the mouth. Yes, I love singing like this where there isn’t that heavy studio processing of the voice making it sound unnatural. With headphones on I like to listen to the mouth movement and as it changes shapes. Many might find this difficult to understand. Thank you Ian for singing it like this. Love it!
The studio album version of this song is amazing but I also love when artists play live to an acoustic guitar. Songs always take on a much more artistic nature and of course the lyrics stand out more. This song is testament to how hard song writing is and how hard it is to come up with one single that hits both musically and lyrically much less several or dozens to maintain a long-term career.
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows, perhaps someone you know, could Chimmy & shine... after a gatorade bath, shiver at the sight of you... Pure & simple every time... ッ
Im 20. left home to join the military 2 years ago. My fiance left me after we were together for over 2 years. She said that she couldn't handle the long distance, and that she was going to move in with a guy she had been seeing for several months. After she left, I gave up on romance and began following God as close as I can. It seems like all of a sudden since I began following God closer, the absolute girl of my dreams has come into my life. Of course, I think she's beautiful, but there's way more. She's such a sweet and caring person, and even cooked me meals even before we started dating. It means so much to me that she took the time to get up early for work to cook me lunch. This beautiful song makes me think about her, and about how much she means to me. I honestly dont know how to break the news to her that I have to leave to the east coast in a few months :'/
Feeling in love with this girl brought me here, pure and simple as she is... Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows Perhaps someone you know could sparkle and shine As daydreams slide to color from shadow I picture the moon glow, it dazzles my eyes And I love you Lying, smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams go bouncing in your head Pure and simple every time Now you're crying in your sleep I wish you'd never learned to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple every time Dream of sights of sleigh rides in seasons Where feelings not reasons, they make you decide Where leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens And a colder nights harden, and all the moonlit delights Still I love you Just lying, smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams come bouncing in your head Pure and simple every time Now you're crying in your sleep I wish you'd never learned to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple every time Look at me with starry eyes Push me up to starry skies There's stardust in my head Pure and simple every time Fresh and deep as oceans new Shiver at the sight of you I'll sing a softer tune Pure and simple over you If love's the truth then look no lies Let me swim around those eyes Find a place I'll never leave Shut my mouth and I believe Love is the truth, I realize Not a stream of pretty lies To use me up and waste my time Lying, smiling in the dark Shooting stars around your heart Dreams come bouncing in your head Pure and simple every time You're crying in your sleep Don’t never learn to weep Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping Pure and simple every time Look at me with starry eyes Push me up to starry skies There's stardust in my head Pure and simple every time Fresh and deep as oceans new Shiver at the sight of you I'll sing a softer tune Pure and simple over you Pure and simple just like youwith a pure and simple
Wrestling my inner ear for which is the most beautiful pop song ever, this or "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House/Neil Finn (the version with the orchestra).
One of the nicest, calmest, coolest, best songs out there. In my opinion.
Agree
Amen
This is the most beautiful song ever written. Brilliant. This version is beyond perfect.
Really underrated band.
It is beautiful
I agree!
Clearly it isn’t
TRUELY!...IT IS!
Oh I miss the 90s so much. This made me cry and happy at the same time.
I tried to sing this at a karaoke party a few hours ago. Halfway through I started crying as it brought back so many intense memories of my life in the early 90s. This song and All I Want were my favourites throughout those difficult years - in fact the whole Cloudcuckooland album was the soundtrack to my life! I don’t that album will ever lose its power over my emotions!
I bought the album on the strength of this song. . . . And became an instant fan. . Still in my top 10 albums of all time. . . Stunning. . .
Just wow…brings back so many memories of the simpler times.
Loved him in the 80's AND STILL DO. Love this version. Poetic brilliance!!..
Ian Broudie is a genious of pop . He's got such a stunning sense of the melody !!
Beautiful, and so very bittersweet.
I’ve fallen in love with this song in 2020 and middle, middle aged and it’s my new favourite song. Thanks Ian, you’ve got me through Covid 19 this past 2.5 weeks with this song. I may ask to have this played at my funeral (definitely not for a long number of years yet!!)! Depressing maybe, but the lyrics are perfect for it, especially the line “I’ve found a place I never want to leave” . I loved this version as much as I love the main version.
Beautifully written
Cathy, i recently read that a person has been born who will live to 150 years old. Don't let me down! 😘
I don't know if you have seen this live version. If you haven't, you should.
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This song is awesome! Clever lyrics, beautiful simple, but meaningful words...and a nice melodic rhythm. I'm a Broudie fan now.
Brouchie
Is it how's pronounced?
No words can describe how beautiful this version is. Class
Heard this song a long, long time. Forgotten about it and was delighted to hear it again recently. Such a brilliant and catchy tune, this brings back the bittersweet memories of the wonderful 80s.
GOD!!!!! I love this song and this version is incredible. What a great singer songwriter, Ian is. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!
Pure talent
Pure songwriting genius
Pure deliverance
Simply put just pure perfection
I thought the originals where great but these acoustic versions are fantastic, well done Mr Brodie class act
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows
Perhaps someone you know, could sparkle and shine
As daydreams slide to color from shadow
Picture the moonglow, that dazzles my eyes
And I love you
Just lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple everytime
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple everytime
Dreams of sights, of sleigh rides in seasons
Where feelings not reasons, can make you decide
As leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens
As colder nights harden, their moonlit delights
And I love you
Just lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple every time
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple every time
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple every time
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
If love's the truth then look no lies
And let me swim around your eyes
I've found a place I'll never leave
Shut my mouth and just believe
Love is the truth I realize
Not a stream of pretty lies
To use us up and waste our time
Lying smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple every time
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learnt to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple every time
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple every time
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
Pure and simple just for you
Jim Gatti meaningless nonsense. And bad poetry. If it’s night time how can there be a rainbow? It’s buzzwords with a poppy melody that appeals to people who don’t read
@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 It's the lyrics to the song, fucking clown
@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 Writers have imagination, critics need to get one to fill the gap where friends should be.
SILAS 47 I know. That’s my point. Now address it.
Singing the Blues Er, that’s just more meaningless nonsense. Critics analyse and point out what they think is good or bad.
To me it is a beautiful song, beautifully and effortlessly delivered by it's writer. I love it.
I got this on cassette tape and Ian Brodie Lighting Seeds I fell in Love with their music many years ago ,,,not another band is as talented as Lighting Seeds not a bad song on any their albums ,,,most beautiful melodies and lyrics and instrumental arrangements nothing short of pure Simple musical genius ...I still Love their music as much as in the early 90's
A truly beautiful song, and even better like this. It’s amazing, thank you ❤️
What a great song, well sung. What makes this version great for me is how Ian doesn't hide his accent and be something he isn't as far to many performers do these days. The title describes this song perfectly.
dave fep Amen!
Class always shines through
If love's the truth then look no lies
And let me swim around your eyes
I've found a place I'll never leave
Shut my mouth and just believe
Love is the truth I realize
Not a stream of pretty lies
To use us up and waste our time
classic!! sends a shiver down my spine when ever i hear this tune..
.love it for personal reasons
That little laugh at the end when he knows he's nailed it 👌
Defying the usual tradition of singing in a neutral or American accent Ian comes across as a beacon of Scouse. I'm sure social historians will value this video immensely in another couple of decades.
Great. Simply great. Lovely version of one of THE best songs ever. No doubt about ir. Thanks !
Marvellously pure & simple.
Absolutely magnificent. Really awesome. Such a lovely warm voice, beautiful shapes of the mouth. Yes, I love singing like this where there isn’t that heavy studio processing of the voice making it sound unnatural. With headphones on I like to listen to the mouth movement and as it changes shapes. Many might find this difficult to understand. Thank you Ian for singing it like this. Love it!
One of the most life-affirming love songs ever written.
Pure and simple every time. Marvelous.
Another underestimated songwriter that britain PURELY underestimated.
Favourite song by far love the lightning seeds
What a lovely performance of a great song by one of my favourite musicians
LUV LUV LUV this tempo............
Hey!
Be proud Ian!
Amazing performer and song writer my favourite group saw them In 95 so amazing!! There music keeps me happy!!😊
This makes my heart so happy
A song before the producers and engineers get to it...a thing to behold.
Pure and simple every time.
Tagline to when,,,
What a song.
Pure and Simple...Beautiful!
That was beautiful.
Best pop song ever
Been saying that for nearly 20 years. So nice to hear someone else give the props
MrPDJ123 Hardly
💛
Love the song, excellent version!
Saw the Lightning Seeds last night supporting Madness.
Absolutely brilliant.
Good job. I always liked this song and is a good version.
What a great acoustic version of a great song.
effortless - pure & simple.
Absolutely stunning
So well written song ; love it
Ian....you are still magnificent...write more ....write more!
This a great version. thanks for posting this!!
The studio album version of this song is amazing but I also love when artists play live to an acoustic guitar. Songs always take on a much more artistic nature and of course the lyrics stand out more. This song is testament to how hard song writing is and how hard it is to come up with one single that hits both musically and lyrically much less several or dozens to maintain a long-term career.
What a lovely version of this song! Thanks for uploading it!
simply Outstanding what a performer
Beautiful.
purely acoustic talent!!! Ian Broudie
beautiful.
Poetry, pure and simple.
Amazing. The same man who produced "Heaven Up Here". Class.
Thank you so.much for this wonderful post. I'm just a music fan. My brother makes his living as a singer- songwriter, and we both loooove this song!
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows, perhaps someone you know, could Chimmy & shine... after a gatorade bath, shiver at the sight of you... Pure & simple every time... ッ
pure and simple brilliance
Yes Ian - Banging!
Im 20. left home to join the military 2 years ago. My fiance left me after we were together for over 2 years. She said that she couldn't handle the long distance, and that she was going to move in with a guy she had been seeing for several months.
After she left, I gave up on romance and began following God as close as I can. It seems like all of a sudden since I began following God closer, the absolute girl of my dreams has come into my life.
Of course, I think she's beautiful, but there's way more. She's such a sweet and caring person, and even cooked me meals even before we started dating. It means so much to me that she took the time to get up early for work to cook me lunch.
This beautiful song makes me think about her, and about how much she means to me. I honestly dont know how to break the news to her that I have to leave to the east coast in a few months :'/
Will always love this song....
Simply beautiful
Pure class...
Wonderful memories, rathe
Beautiful
Art at its peak!
i simply love it!
That's beautiful guitar. Sounds like he's playing your star will shine by the stone roses.
Absolutely beautiful man
I saw him on friday at kubix festival.was at the front.
Fantastic!!!!!!
I wish i could write such poetry .
No car horn intro? The line-''lying smiling in the dark'' is beautiful. Rock star shades, forgiven.
Feeling in love with this girl brought me here, pure and simple as she is...
Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows
Perhaps someone you know could sparkle and shine
As daydreams slide to color from shadow
I picture the moon glow, it dazzles my eyes
And I love you
Lying, smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams go bouncing in your head
Pure and simple every time
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learned to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple every time
Dream of sights of sleigh rides in seasons
Where feelings not reasons, they make you decide
Where leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens
And a colder nights harden, and all the moonlit delights
Still I love you
Just lying, smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple every time
Now you're crying in your sleep
I wish you'd never learned to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple every time
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple every time
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
If love's the truth then look no lies
Let me swim around those eyes
Find a place I'll never leave
Shut my mouth and I believe
Love is the truth, I realize
Not a stream of pretty lies
To use me up and waste my time
Lying, smiling in the dark
Shooting stars around your heart
Dreams come bouncing in your head
Pure and simple every time
You're crying in your sleep
Don’t never learn to weep
Don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
Pure and simple every time
Look at me with starry eyes
Push me up to starry skies
There's stardust in my head
Pure and simple every time
Fresh and deep as oceans new
Shiver at the sight of you
I'll sing a softer tune
Pure and simple over you
Pure and simple just like youwith a pure and simple
Pure and simply beautiful
Awesome!
pure and simple brilliance!!!
Just brilliant.
It's a perfect song
From Argentina
such a beautiful song love this so much
This guy could pass as John Lennon's nephew!
the first song that plays in my car every morning! followed by Noel g :-)
Masterpiece
love this one
So good
So much talent👍
Wrestling my inner ear for which is the most beautiful pop song ever, this or "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House/Neil Finn (the version with the orchestra).
The Ghost in You by Psychedelic Furs and Pictures of You by the Cure are right near the top too.
CLASSIC VERSION friends God Bless 🙌 Thanks 😊
amazing version
Wonderful
Pure👌🏼Absolutely💯Amazing♥️
superb. just superb.
Que hermosura
Phenomenal
SUPERB!!!!!!!
I love you Richard ❤