Expert: Bong Santos - 4/13/2007

Question
Hi I have the opening lines of a song going round in my head - was around in
1985, lead singer a woman, possibly n european

eye to eye the winners and losers, hurt by envy, cut by grief, face to face with
their own disillusion...

and that's all I can remember! ring any bells

Answer
Dear Joss,

In 1985, the German synth-pop band PROPAGANDA released the song DUEL from their first album called A SECRET WISH. It was the second single of the album after DR. MABUSE. It went to #21 on the UK Chart and was the band's biggest hit. Formed in Dusseldorf, Germany, the band was fronted by lead singer Claudia Brücken. Here's how it goes:

DUEL / PROPAGANDA

Eye to eye stand winners and losers
hurt by envy, cut by greed
face to face with their own disillusion
the scars of old romances still on their cheeks
and when blow by blow the passion dies sweet little death
just have been lies the memories of gone by time
would still recall the lie

the first cut won't hurt at all
the second only makes you wonder
the third will have you on your knees
you start bleeding I start screaming

it's too late the decision is made by fate
time to prove what forever should last
whose feelings are so true as to stand the test
whose demands are so strong as to parry all attempts
and when blow by blow the passion dies sweet little death
just have been lies the memories of gone by time
would still recall the lie

the first cut won't hurt at all
the second only makes you wonder
the third will have you on your knees
you start bleeding I start screaming

the first cut won't hurt at all
the second only makes you wonder
the third will have you on your knees
you start bleeding I start screaming
the first cut won't hurt at all
the second only makes you wonder
the third will have you on your knees
you start bleeding I start screaming
the first cut won't hurt at all
the second only makes you wonder
the third will leave you on your knees
you start bleeding I start screaming


Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines