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This is my contribution to the Lost Songs Project. Just for fun!!
I think 'Hungry Like The Wolf' by Duran Duran is the BEST guess, the one I wished I would've thought of myself. Frankie Goes To Hollywood and The Buggles, and many of the other guesses below, are better ideas than my actual inspiration.
What I had intended however was to imitate: TEARS FOR FEARS "ELEMENTAL" !! When I first heard Tears For Fears, I realized how much you could do with home recording equipment, pretending you were a multi-person band. So it was a kind of tribute.
Song art is by my friend, Martyn Murphy, titled Music Floss. I considered several images of werewolves instead, but opted for this. Its one I haven't added to his ArtsForge Gallery yet and I need to do it soon... One of my favorites of his.
I already have ideas for next years project... (It's funt to have an excuse to do pop tracks.)
Lyrics:
YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME
You can’t touch, you can’t touch me.
I’m what you want, I know it.
I’m what you want, I show it.
You can’t touch me. No, you can’t touch me.
You think you know what I am.
You think you got me hand.
But I am a dragon’s claw.
The teeth of a cat.
I’m the eye of the storm.
The tongue of a rat.
I am a sword in the wind.
The shadow of God.
The hiss of a snake.
And the witch’s silent nod.
And you can’t touch this. Or this. Or this.
No you can’t hold that. Or that. Or that.
You can’t touch me.
I’ll hold tight.
I’ll kiss you through the night.
I’ll tell you that I love you true.
You’ll think that you have loved me too.
But darling, don’t you start.
For love I’m just too smart.
Don’t believe a word I say;
Just enjoy the game we play
Before I run away.
I’m what you want, I know it.
I’m what you want, I show it.
You can’t touch me. No, you can’t touch me.
You think you got down you part.
You think you’ve got my heart.
But I’m the cliff at night.
I’m the dark of the moon.
I’m the cry of the wolf
And the virgin’s swoon.
I’m the giant in chase.
The foot out the door.
I’m the mouth full of blood.
I’m the pusher always asking for more.
Asking for more. More.
You’ll call me sweet and sweep me off my feet.
You’ll think that you have touched me too.
But don’t pretend you know me through.
You know that I can hold you tight
And kiss you through the night,
But don’t believe a word I say;
Just enjoy the game we play
Before I run away.
Don’t hold tight,
Don’t kiss me through the night
If you think I’ll love you too.
I’ll never say the words to you
Before I run away.
©2007 Tobin Mueller
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You Can't Touch Me &mdash 11/30/07 - 09:43:05 PM
groovey work and production ..dunno is this
modern Styx ? the lyrics reminds me of them
with the synthitic bass they used to use !!
anyway ..this just great friend !! [ Reply to This ]
Nice vocal! &mdash 11/30/07 - 10:03:24 PM
You sound great Tobin; Awesome chord changes, open the theater, the strike's over. Very nice, really like this. [ Reply to This ]
Sounds like &mdash 11/30/07 - 10:05:23 PM
dont care &mdash 11/30/07 - 10:07:56 PM
what album it is finishing.... very good song!!
again, amazed at your range as a musician...
again, in awe, and a touch green with envy.. [ Reply to This ]
Bee Gees? &mdash 11/30/07 - 10:25:29 PM
The Bee Gees in a dark mood? Something from late 70s, early 80s? Maybe "Main Course" - hence the werewolf hint? :) [ Reply to This ]
Frankie Goes To Hollywood &mdash 11/30/07 - 10:31:59 PM
great tune! &mdash 11/30/07 - 11:01:27 PM
us sons of hypnos here have to say depeche mode off of the album violator. let us know if we're correct. great tune though, really catchy!
the sons [ Reply to This ]
seems familiar in a way &mdash 11/30/07 - 11:55:31 PM
but I'm a bit lost to come up with anything specific. I'll probably knock my head sideways when you revel..... kinda like "Aha" [ Reply to This ]
wow tobin &mdash 12/01/07 - 12:18:20 AM
someone said depeche mode...maybe...gonna take a few more listens..anyway is very nice! [ Reply to This ]
In the 80's. &mdash 12/01/07 - 01:11:15 AM
Makes me think of A-ha a little in the chorus and perhaps a little touch of Thomas Dolby or Flock of Seagulls.Though their name escapes me this sounds like that 80's band that did 'Red Sky At Night'..........??????Regardless another well crafted song.
Blessings, [ Reply to This ]
Hmmm ... &mdash 12/01/07 - 04:02:02 AM
The harmonies are making me think of the BeeGees, but musically and lyrically it goes somewhere else ... so ... er ... no idea!
Nice harmonies anyway. [ Reply to This ]
I can't touch this &mdash 12/01/07 - 05:10:52 AM
I just can't work out who it is. It's definitely not Depeche Mode, Styx or the Beegees though (or at least I don't think it is). But who is it then? Hmmm, there is that strong Trevor Horn production element, but the harmonies don't fit with any of the bands most commonly associated with him that I can think of. Are the vocals supposed to sound American or should they sound more British? Hmmm, I'm floundering. Maybe Buggles or 90125 era Yes, but I really don't think so. WHO IS IT??!! [ Reply to This ]
Asia? &mdash 12/01/07 - 08:20:26 AM
...in one of their poppier moods? Buggles is a good guess. He's not telling me... It just sounds like Tobin to me... hard to imagine what it would sound like with maybe guitar and other voices... [ Reply to This ]
The bass &mdash 12/01/07 - 09:32:32 AM
rhythm is very much Frankie Goes to Hollywood. After that I'm lost. Whatever, this is a great song and brilliantly performed/produced.
Cheers
Len
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Lyrics and music &mdash 12/01/07 - 09:56:57 AM
do make me think of Styx's "Kilroy Was Here". Ironically, this is stronger musically than most of the songs on that album. To me "Kilroy" was where Styx "jumped the shark".
Tobin- very cool song! [ Reply to This ]
I Know Who's Lost Song This Is.. &mdash 12/01/07 - 10:17:39 AM
It's not Styx's. It's not Depeche Mode's...This song was supposed to be on the Electric Light Orchestra's 1976 album Strange Magic! [ Reply to This ]
Wrong era for me.... &mdash 12/01/07 - 10:26:10 AM
...So I'll guess...
Those guys who did 'Hungry Like The Wolf'? Duran Duran?
Or Trevor Ravin-era Yes? (It's those synth stabs...) Owner of a Lonely Heart kind of thing?
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Well &mdash 12/01/07 - 10:32:33 AM
musically I'm going with 'Frankie Goes To Hollywood' - That growling bass really reminds me of 'Relax' - not sure who it sounds like vocally...
Sounds great!
Peter [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 12/01/07 - 11:11:30 AM
i'll say Duran Duran and then run away as fast as i can
nice tune
thanks [ Reply to This ]
I guess I'm in the Frankie camp &mdash 12/01/07 - 12:18:40 PM
whatever it is - it's one amazing tune. Did you really whip this up at the last minute? [ Reply to This ]
The Lyric &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:36:38 PM
and Vocals are reminiscent of Yes... maybe more in the Trevor Rabin area..
excellent work Tobin... you're a pro
Tobin Rabin [ Reply to This ]
Wow Tobin! &mdash 12/01/07 - 03:58:36 PM
I'll have to go with one of the later Styx albums as well, although I'm far from certain. I didn't listen to the radio much in the 80's.
Beautifully arranged and produced bro. The vocals are stellar!
Be well friend! [ Reply to This ]
I'm so bad at all this guessing... &mdash 12/01/07 - 05:32:18 PM
So I'll just say, this is another great addition to the LSP playlist!!
Excellent!!
:) [ Reply to This ]
Alan Parsons ... &mdash 12/01/07 - 05:57:38 PM
I Robot &mdash 12/06/07 - 01:07:46 PM
i was thinking &mdash 12/01/07 - 06:40:14 PM
more in the lines of duran duran myself.( i resent tall the styx references ) great work !!
rj [ Reply to This ]
Great tune great performance &mdash 12/01/07 - 08:06:40 PM
But I have no idea who it is. Too much harmony for Wham or Duran Duran or FrankieGTH. And I don't think it's Styx. It sounds SO familiar but every time I think I know who it is it slips away... anyway, really enjoyed this piece!
Keep well!
Doug [ Reply to This ]
80's cool &mdash 12/02/07 - 03:41:19 AM
Lovely track &mdash 12/02/07 - 08:48:36 AM
Erasure, Bryan Ferry, Marillion?
Not too sure, however one thing that I am sure of is that it is a brilliant track. Well done, its very enjoyable. [ Reply to This ]
i'm going &mdash 12/02/07 - 09:33:18 AM
WOW! &mdash 12/02/07 - 12:03:38 PM
There's so much here that blows away! So who is it? There's something extremely familiar about it - not sure if I'm twigging to several different things or something overall and specific. Many of the guesses are in the neighborhood, but there's something else here, something that's just humming on the edge of my mind.
The theatricality of this is wondrous... could it be a lost tune from Phantom Of The Opera?
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I'd go FGTH &mdash 12/02/07 - 04:07:41 PM
it's those analog synth hits but the vocals are a bit complex.
Nonetheless I'm guessing it's the missing track from Welcome to The Pleasure Dome.
Fantastic stuff Tobin :-)
Cheers
Dick
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Love the track &mdash 12/02/07 - 04:30:51 PM
I will suggest Buggles Age of Plastic. But there are other '80s bands that used little or no guitar.
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
Yesss &mdash 12/05/07 - 11:22:16 PM
It's Yes, from "Tormato"!
Ok, that's my guess anyway. Pretty amazing production. [ Reply to This ]
I seem to &mdash 12/06/07 - 04:39:14 PM
Recognise those opening sounds and the beat... as........ Frankie Goes to Hollywood? Great sound and production, love it all, M [ Reply to This ]
Yes! &mdash 12/07/07 - 01:04:52 AM
Great sound Tobin, and I'd put money on it being Yes - well, not very much money, but I would.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
You Can't Touch Me &mdash 12/07/07 - 06:32:32 AM
interesting sounds &mdash 02/21/08 - 01:56:41 PM
and that great Tobin vocal sound.
This is terrific.
Glad I stopped by Tobins place! I always seem to run into spectacular sounds.
Thanks for sharing! [ Reply to This ]
WOW! &mdash 03/06/08 - 08:44:31 AM
Great singing as usual, great background music, great artwork... This is superb POP song. Loved the work here, very new and great addition to MacJams. Thanks a lot for sharing ... Fabulous production. Deepest BOWS!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
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modern Styx ? the lyrics reminds me of them
with the synthitic bass they used to use !!
anyway ..this just great friend !!
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