Eurythmics - "Love is a Stranger"

[Dammn Baby]

After flopping in 1982, it was rereleased in 1983 and became a top 10 hit in the UK and #23 on the Hot 100. The video is amazing.

The lyrics as well. They are absolute poets. Why don't pop songs have lyrics like this today?



Live version from BBC1:



Love is a stranger
In an open car
To tempt you in
And drive you far away
And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession
Love is a danger
Of a different kind
To take you away
And leave you far behind
And love love love
Is a dangerous drug
You have to receive it
And you still can't
Get enough of the stuff
It's savage and it's cruel
And it shines like destruction
Comes in like the flood
And it seems like religion
It's noble and it's brutal
It distorts and deranges
And it wrenches you up
And you're left like a zombie
And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession
It's guilt edged
Glamorous and sleek by design
You know it's jealous by nature
False and unkind
It's hard and restrained
And it's totally cool
It touches and it teases
As you stumble in the debris
And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

[gonecountry]

Love it. They were definitely one of the coolest bands of the 80’s

[Glove Slap]

Such a stunning song, and one that only adds to their hit discography. The video is so alluring.

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

This is such an amazing song. Annie's vocals are simply divine.

[disman00911]

One of my favorites from the Eurythmics.  

[gonecountry]

Better than Sweet Dreams

[areyoureadytojump]

40 years ago this week, "Love is a Stranger" debuted at #81 on the September 17, 1983 Billboard Hot 100.

Live in 1989:



Germany 1983:







UK 1983:



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_a_Stranger

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