Expert: Bong Santos - 7/20/2006

Question
About a month ago, you were asking for the artist singing "In your
eyes" (If that's the title of the song). I'm having the same problem: I
love this song, but can't figure out who sings it? Do you already
know who the artist is? If so, please let me know.
I'm surprised I couldn't find anything on Google. It's a pretty
famous song...

Thanks a lot!
Markwin

Answer
Dear Markwin,

I can't remember the question anymore. But I can answer your query about the song IN YOUR EYES. The 80s contributed 14 songs titled IN YOUR EYES. Here they are:

Artist                    Year       Album
ALISON KRAUSS            (1987)     TOO LATE TO CRY
BILLY SQUIER             (1982)     EMOTIONS IN MOTION
BLUE IN HEAVEN           (1985)     ALL THE GODS MEN
DAN HILL                 (1984)     LOVE IN THE SHADOWS
DIONNE WARWICK           (1979)     DIONNE
DOLLY MIXTURE            (1983)     DEMONSTRATION TAPES
GEORGE BENSON            (1983)     IN YOUR EYES
MARY MacGREGOR           (1978)     IN YOUR EYES
NUTSHELL                 (1982)     IN YOUR EYES
PASSION PUPPETS          (1984)     BEYOND THE PALE
PETER GABRIEL            (1985)     SO
RATIONAL YOUTH           (1985)     HEREDITY
STATUS QUO               (1986)     IN THE ARMY NOW
THE BABYS                (1980)     UNION JACKS

Looking at these songs, the biggest would be Peter Gabriel's and George Benson's. George Benson hit #30 on the Adult Contemporary Chart back in January 14, 1984. Peter Gabriel's IN YOUR EYES came from his SO album and hit #26 on October 25, 1986 when it was first released. Then it was re-released on the strength of it being included on the Cameron Crowe movie SAY ANYTHING (1989) starring JOHN CUSACK & IONE SKYE and hit #32. Here's how it goes:

IN YOUR EYES / PETER GABRIEL

Love I get so lost, sometimes
Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart
When I want to run away
I drive off in my car
But whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are

All my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
The heat I see in your eyes

Love, I don't like to see so much pain
So much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired of working so hard for out survival
I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive

And all my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light,
The heat I see in your eyes
In your eyes   In your eyes
In your eyes   In your eyes
In your eyes   In your eyes

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines