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room


composers
Lyrics: Kerr
Music: Simple Minds


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing


background
Although Jim mentioned Room was written for a John Peel session, the song had already appeared live during the first leg of the Real To Real Cacophony tour. The lyrics were originaly much darker, with stories of hanging bodies and carpets stained with blood.

It was formally recorded for Empires And Dance, and became one of the favourite live numbers from that album.




lyrics
In your room,
In your room,
Silent man,
Once again.

The razor's song,
The razor's song,
Wear the mask,
Another fave,
In your room,
In your room.

City red,
City red,
Wear the mask,
Wear the mask,
A private hell,
A secret sin.
A friend of mine,
Waiting for,
A western man,
Waiting for,
New kind of glory,
A view of glory,
From this room.

I only live here,
I only live here,
A fragile man,
Waiting Waiting.
Echoes...,
I only live here,
Echoes,
In this room.
Echoes....



discography
Album Version (2:30)
Producer: Leckie
Engineer: Jones

Empires And Dance LP Empires And Dance MC Empires And Dance LP (Virgin Reissue) Empires And Dance MC (Virgin Reissue) Empires And Dance CD Empires And Dance LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) Empires And Dance MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) Empires And Dance Remaster Promo CD Empires And Dance Remaster Limited Edition CD Empires And Dance Cacophony Remaster CD

Session (4:18)
Producer: Trevor Dann
Engineer: Nick Gomm
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
Recorded: 19th Dec 79
Broadcast: 7th Jan 80

Silver Box Promo CDR #1 Silver Box




sessions
John Peel, Radio One: 7th January 1980



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