Pure and Simple

About Pure and Simple

"Pure and Simple" is a song by British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars. It was a cover of the original version recorded three years earlier by English-Dutch girl group Girl Thing, who were dropped from BMG before the song was given to Hear'Say. The song was released on 12 March 2001 as the lead single from Hear'Say's debut studio album Popstars (2001). The B-side is a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water". The song was co-written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes and Betty Boo (under her real name of Alison Clarkson); however, nearly 14 years after the song was released, Linzi Martin of the band Girl Thing made the assertion that she was responsible for the majority of the song's composition, having written the verses after Pete Kirtley (her then boyfriend) had brought the chorus of the track to her as a gift. In the 2014 series of The Big Reunion, other members of the band including Michelle Barber recall the band being present and contributing to the song, but none received credit as co-writers. Girl Thing then found out, after the song was written, that their manager Chris Herbert (who also managed Hear'Say) had given the song to the newer band as their debut single, an act that was described by band member Nikki Stuart as "digging the knife in." more »

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2011

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You've been sayin' I'm drivin' you crazy,
And I haven't been around for you lately,
But I had a few things on my mind.
When I'm with you I am filled with emotion,
Can't you see that I'm givin you devotion,
And a love like this is hard to find.

BRIDGE
I know I've been walkin around in a daze,
(BABY, BABY)
But you've gotta believe me when I say,
OHHH OOH.

CHORUS
Where ever you go, (I want to be there),
Whatever you do, (i'm always gonna be there),
It's pure and simple (yeah yeah)
I'll be there for you.
Pure and simple gonna be there,
Whatever it takes, (i'm gonna be there),
I swear it's true, (i'm always gonna be there),
It's pure and simple (yeah yeah)
I'll be there for you, pure and simple gonna be there.

I've been there through the stormiest weathers,
Always trying to make things a bit better,
And I know I've gotta try and get through to you.
You can love me in a way like no other but the situations takin' you under, 
So you need to tell me now what you want to do.

BRIDGE

CHORUS

I'll always be there for you baby,
You know that I'll always be around, (oh yeah)
I'm always gonna be there.
I'll always be there for you hunny, 
You know I'll never let you down, (OOHH OHH)
'cause your the only one for me, yeah yeah yeah.
Baby, baby.

Chorus, repeat until end.

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Hear'Say

Hear'Say were a short-lived British manufactured pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. Hear'Say achieved instant fame, breaking chart records with their debut single "Pure and Simple" and the album Popstars. However, their second album failed to match the same success as its predecessor. more »

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