Come Live with Me

Heaven 17

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"Come Live With Me" is a song by the British synthpop band Heaven 17, released in 1983 as the fourth single from their second album The Luxury Gap. It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by Marsh and Ware (British Electric Foundation) and Greg Walsh. It peaked at No. 5 in the UK and remained on the charts for eleven weeks. It would be the band's last Top 10 hit in the UK until 1992's "Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm Remix)".


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I was thirty-seven
You were seventeen
You were half my age
The youth I'd never seen
Unlikely people meeting in a dream
Heaven only knows the way it should have been 

Here today my tomorrow
Where you lead I will follow
All that kissing
No passion missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye 

Dinner parties followed
And all my age implies
My friends began to talk
I began to realise
If half the things they say
Are quarter true of me
Then how can I eclipse the youth
You gave to set me free 

There was something in your smile
That was hard to reconcile
The time had come to testify to reason
Though years will not erase
Remembrance of those days
At least there's no submission to hearts treason 

Here today my tomorrow
No more shame only sorrow
All that kissing
There's something missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye 

Now there's nothing left to cry for
And there's nowhere left to go
Just another hopeless fight
But how were we to know
The strong are sometimes wrong
But the weak are never free
The choice we made we can't evade
Don't try to follow me 

Here today my tomorrow
No more pain only sorrow
All that kissing
There's something missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye

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Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are an English New Wave synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. Originally a trio, the band comprised Martyn Ware (keyboards), Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously with The Human League) and Glenn Gregory (vocals). Although most of the band's music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed to record and perform since then, playing their first ever live concerts in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007 and Ware and Gregory continued to perform as Heaven 17 since then. more »

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Written by: GLEN GREGORY, IAN MARSH, MARTYN WARE

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10 facts about this song

Release Details
"Come Live with Me" is a single by the synthpop band Heaven 17, released in 1983.
Album Information
The song is from their second studio album called "The Luxury Gap."
Chart Performance
It peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single in their home country.
Composition
The song, like much of Heaven 17's work, combines synth-pop with elements of soul and funk.
Re-release
The song was re-released in 1993 in a re-mixed form as a single, cementing its perennial popularity.
Song Theme
"Come Live with Me" addresses the topic of a man falling in love with a woman half his age, making it a somewhat controversial song when released.
Music Video
The music video for the song features the band members playing the song in a high-tech, futuristic setting, reflecting the band's emphasis on technology and style.
Cover Version
In 2006, the song was covered by Irish singer Ray Heffernan.
Initial Reception
Initially, the song faced criticism for its controversial theme, but it slowly gained popularity due to its catchy tunes and thought-provoking lyrics.
Songwriters
The song was written by all three members of the band - Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, and Glenn Gregory.

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