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celebrate


composers
Lyrics: Kerr
Music: Simple Minds


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing


background
First featured on the album's demo tape, Celebrate quickly became a live favourite, prompting Arista to issue it as a single after the band had left the label.




lyrics
Act of love,
Is a luxury.
The suit he wears,
Belongs to me.
The road is long,
Seven thousand miles.
Soldier talk,
And uniform.

We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.

We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.

She rag doll,
Keeps him warm.
This negative,
Shows no form.
He salutes the crowd,
"Go west young man".
Run, run, run,
The hollow man.

We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.
We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.

To a distant land,
Sand and sand,
Touch to touch,
A marble man.
The house is glass,
Furniture's chrome,
Soldier talk,
And uniform.

We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.
We can live,
I can live,
Celebrate,
Celebrate.



discography
Edit (2:53)
Producer: Leckie
Engineer: Jones

Celebrate 7" single

Album Version (5:03)
Producer: Leckie
Engineer: Jones

Empires And Dance LP Empires And Dance MC Themes For Great Cities LP Celebration LP Celebration MC I Travel Australian 7" limited edition single Empires And Dance LP (Virgin Reissue) Empires And Dance MC (Virgin Reissue) Celebration LP (Virgin Reissue) Celebration MC (Virgin Reissue) Sparkle Through The Years Canadian Promotional LP Sparkle Through The Years Canadian Promotional MC Celebration CD Empires And Dance CD Empires And Dance LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) Empires And Dance MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) Celebration LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) Celebration MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) Themes Volume One Theme One: I Travel CD Theme One: I Travel MC Empires And Dance Remaster Promo CD Empires And Dance Remaster Limited Edition CD Empires And Dance Cacophony Remaster CD Early Gold Promo CD Early Gold CD Early Gold US Promo CD Themes 1-4 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

Extended (6:48)
Producer: Leckie
Engineer: Jones

Celebrate 12" single The Platinum Collection CD

Live Version (5th Jan 1985) (5:43)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Mixed by: Callum Malcolm and Simple Minds

Themes Volume Three Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle CD Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle MC Themes 15-17 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

Demo (4:24)
Producer: Leckie
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
Silver Box Promo CDR #1 Silver Box




demo discography
Demo Version (4:24)
Producer: Leckie
Empires And Dance demo tape



live history
Real To Real Cacophony Tour: 1979-1980
Empires And Dance Tour: 1980
Empires And Dance Tour: 1981
Sons And Fascination Tour: 1981
Sons And Fascination Tour: 1982
New Gold Tour: 1982-1983