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book of brilliant things


composers
Words And Music: Simple Minds


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing


background
Information to be added soon




lyrics
Thank you for the voice, the eyes and the memories shine.
Thank you for the pictures of living in the beautiful black and the white.
Some say we'll be together for a very long time.
Some say that our first impressions never will lie.

I open up to take a look,
Into the bright and shiny book,
Into the open scheme of things,
Book of brilliant things.
Book of brilliant things.

I open up to take a look,
Into the bright and shiny book,
Into the open scheme of things,
Book of brilliant things.
Oh, book of brilliant things.

I thank you for the shadows,
It takes two or three to make company,
I thank you for the lightning that shoots up,
And sparkles in the rain.
Some say this could be the great divide,
Some day some of them say that our hearts will beat,
Like the wheels of the fast train, all around the world.

I open up to take a look,
Into the bright and shiny book,
Into the open scheme of things,
Book of brilliant things.
Book of brilliant things.

Some say we can be together for a very long time,
Some say our hearts will beat like the wheels of a fast train,
All around the world.
All around the world.
All around the world.
Some say our hearts beat like the wheels of a fast train,
All around the world.
All around, all around, around, around,
All around the world.

Our hearts beat like the wheels of a fast train,
A very long time,
All around and all around and all around and all around the world.
Some say we'll be together.
Some say.

A very long time, some of them will say,
A very long time all around the world.



discography
Album Version (4:20)
Producer: Steve Lillywhite
Engineer: Howard Gray

Sparkle Through The Years Canadian Promotional LP Sparkle Through The Years Canadian Promotional MC Sparkle In The Rain Limited Edition LP Sparkle In The Rain LP Sparkle In The Rain MC Sparkle In The Rain CD Sparkle In The Rain US Promo LP Sparkle In The Rain Canadian Limited Edition Tranparent Vinyl LP Sparkle In The Rain LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) Sparkle In The Rain MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) Sparkle In The Rain CD (Virgin Budget Reissue) Sparkle In The Rain Remaster Promo CD Sparkle In The Rain Remaster Limited Edition CD Sparkle In The Rain Remaster CD

Live Version (12th, 13th August 1986) (4:53)
Recorded: Le Zenith, Paris, France
Producer: Bruce Lampcov
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig
Head Engineer: Steve Riddle
Additional mixing: Callum Malcolm and Tom Cadley

Live In The City Of Light Promotional Box Set Live In The City Of Light Limited Edition LP Live In The City Of Light Limited Edition MC Live In The City Of Light LP Live In The City Of Light MC Live In The City Of Light CD Promised You A Miracle Live 7" Promised You A Miracle Live Limited Edition 10" Promised You A Miracle Live MC Promised You A Miracle Live 12" Themes Volume Three Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle CD Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle MC The Platinum Collection CD Themes 15-17 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

Live Version (3rd Dec 1985) (7:27)
Recorded: Ahoy, Rotterdam
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth

Silver Box Promo CDR #3 Silver Box

Live Version (Graffiti Soul Tour 2009)
Recorded: Graffiti Soul Tour 2009

Arena, Vienna, Austria: 3rd November 2009 (3:34) Saschall, Florence, Italy: 5th November 2009 (3:16) Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy: 6th November 2009 (3:12) Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy: 8th November 2009 (3:39) La Riviera, Madrid, Spain: 18th November 2009 (3:36) MEN, Manchester, UK: 3rd December 2009 (3:14) CIA, Cardiff, UK: 6th December 2009 (3:08) Arena, Wembley, UK: 7th December 2009 (3:08) 02, Dublin, Ireland: 9th December 2009 (:)




downloads
Live Version (28th Aug 2006) (3:47)
Recorded: Black And White Tour 2006
Mixed By Jez Coad

Black And White Live Bundle #6

Live Version (Graffiti Soul Tour 2009)
Recorded: Graffiti Soul Tour 2009

Arena, Vienna, Austria: 3rd November 2009 (3:34) Saschall, Florence, Italy: 5th November 2009 (3:16) Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy: 6th November 2009 (3:12) Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy: 8th November 2009 (3:39) La Riviera, Madrid, Spain: 18th November 2009 (3:36) MEN, Manchester, UK: 3rd December 2009 (3:14) CIA, Cardiff, UK: 6th December 2009 (3:08) Arena, Wembley, UK: 7th December 2009 (3:08) 02, Dublin, Ireland: 9th December 2009 (:)




videography
Live Version (3rd December 1986) (5:40)
Sound Mixer: Peter Walsh


Alive In Rotterdam promo video

Live Version Edit (15th Sep 1989) (1:16)
Recorded: Verona, Italy
Producer: Stephen Lipson

Verona Video Seen The Lights - A Visual History Promo DVD Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona Promo DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona DVD




live history
The Floating World Tour: 2002
Alive And Kicking Tour: 2003
Festival Tour: 2004
Intimate Tour: 2005
Black And White Tour: 2006
Australian Tour: 2007
Graffiti Soul Tour: 2009