Our Lips Are Sealed
Fun Boy Three
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Can you hear them They talk about us Telling lies Well that's no surprise Can you see them See right through them They have no shield No secrets to reveal It doesn't matter what they say In the jealous games people play Our lips are sealed Careless talk Through paper walls We can't stop them Only laugh at them Spreading rumors So far from true Dragged up from the underworld Just like some precious pearl It doesn't matter what they say In the jealous games people play Our lips are sealed Pay no mind to what they say It doesn't matter anyway Our lips are sealed There's a weapon We must use In our defense Silence When you look at them Look right through them That's when they'll disappear That's when you'll be feared Hush, my darling Don't you cry Quiet, angel Forget their lies
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Written by: Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
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9 facts about this song
Song origin"Our Lips Are Sealed" first originated from Jane Wiedlin, who is a member of The Go-Gos band. She co-wrote it with Terry Hall, who is a member of the Fun Boy Three and The Specials.
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InspirationThe song concept was inspired by a brief romantic affair between Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin. They wrote the lyrics separately, with Wiedlin in America and Hall in England, sending each other lyrics via post.
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PopularityThe Go-Go's version was more popular in the USA, reaching the top 20 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.
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GenreFusing post-punk and new wave sounds, "Our Lips Are Sealed" helped to define the 80's pop-music landscape.
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Fun Boy Three versionThe Fun Boy Three version, while not as commercially successful as The Go-Go's, was praised for its moody and slowed down arrangement. It reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983.
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Cover versionsThe song has been covered by numerous artists, including the power pop band The Knack, punk band The Hippos, and singer Hilary Duff.
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Music VideosBoth The Go-Go's and Fun Boy Three made music videos for "Our Lips Are Sealed". The Go-Go's version features the band members joyfully driving around and splashing in a fountain, while Fun Boy Three's has a darker aesthetic, matching their version's moodier tone.
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LegacyThe song has since become a pop and new wave classic. It was ranked 8th on the Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Pop Songs in 2000, and in 2006, it was listed in Pitchfork Media's 200 Greatest Songs of the 80's.
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Song meaningWhile the catchy chorus presents a universal theme of secret keeping, Terry Hall has stated that the song was about the media and how it's always trying to break into the lives of public figures, keeping their secrets 'unsealed'.
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