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v Spy v Spy - Harry's Reasons
Harry's Reasons
Released: March 1986 (Australia)
Label: Powderworks POW6106
Tracks: 10
Peak chart position: 42 (AUS)
vSpy vSpy’s first album recorded at the old Albert’s Studios on King
St Sydney with Lezsek Karski producing. It was our first experience
making an album, and we had no idea what we were doing so thank God
Lezsek was there to guide us along. As rough as it is, many Spy
supporters consider it their favourite Spy album of all time.
There’s "something about" a bands first album isn’t there? That
seminal experience of a bands first recording.
Tracks
All Over the World
Something
Learn to Laugh
Shirt of a Happy Man
Out and Dreaming
Harry’s Reasons?
Way of the World
The Wait
Iron Curtain
Injustice
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Lyrics
Album Credits
Produced by Leszek Karski and V. Spy V. Spy.
Engineered by David Hemming
Michael Weiley - Guitars & Vocals
Craig Bloxom - Bass & Vocals
Cliff Grigg - Drums & Percussion
Recorded at Albert Studios in a month, Aug/Sept 1985
| All Over the World All over the world, There’s more than meets the eye land and sea to share, red yellow black and white All over the world, There’s darkness and there’s light sad stories are told But it’s good to be alive |
Something give us something that we can read. Just as long as it tells the truth. Give us something we can feel, Something real and Soft to touch. You tell us that, we’re happy this way, I say that it is a season of changes, I think it’s something that we should know. But you say, "let’s keep it a secret". Cause maybe that’s Something, Something we should know! Give us Something that we can eat just as long as it’s not bright blue You tell us we’re happy in the darkness I’m telling you It’s time to change. |
| Learn to Laugh I’m taking it as it comes I’m taking it a day at a time Learn what you can Remember what you learn Be kind and you will live a long life If you can’t laugh, You’ll have nothing left I know Your sense of humour, is just a rumour Smile and let the seeds grow Learn to laugh Being cheerful, keeps you healthy, And others will respect your smile An honest answer is a sign of Friendship You’ll die if you’re sad all the time |
Shirt of a Happy
Man The king was sitting talking to his wise men and a priest He said "I’m so unhappy; and I’m searching for some peace". So they put their heads together, started thinking what to do. Cause the King was turning angry. And this is what he told them to do. Take an army, go and find me the shirt of a happy man Then my searching will be over. And the people will be happy at home. So the people went into the country. Started searching far and wide They found a house all broken down With nothing much inside They found a man who said, "I’m Happy" Turning over the ground But his back was bare, His hands were worn, and there was no shirt to be found. So the King has lost out, He never found, The shirt of a happy man. So the searching is over and the people will be waiting a long, long time |
| Out and Dreaming Waking up and looking around looking around my room, and I see nothing I’ve gotta get out and dreaming I wish that I could But I’ve got no jokes and no money. I wish I could be by myself. It’s just another Aftermath of a party, regretting all those things that I probably said. |
Way of the World This is Simply a Statement on the Ill Health of Society Not an Endorsement of Violence. |
| The Wait I Smile, I Weep, I Wait, I Bleed for you. |
Iron Curtain A secret Person Hardly known, International Even though we live our lives alone, she reaches ’cross the globe Wretched Doctrines Keep us down, our undercover has been blown. Receiving messages in code, We’ve been discovered Here we go, Here we go again I jumped over the wall, Here we go, I Jump the Wall Behind the Iron Curtain We have secret rendezvous, Apparently a crime, I hope the message makes it through, the Network overnight She packs a bag and waits it out, No passport for the flight We’re making contact losing time, We’re captives running. |
| Injustice Injustice We’re hearing things about you. Injustice We’re seeing the things that you do But you’re making friends And you’re telling stories You’re trying harder, every day You counting change, while holding dollars You’re laughing louder every day Every day. Injustice Will you ever leave our land Injustice You bite the feeding hand But you’re making files and you’re drinking champagne You drive it harder, Every day We’re walking miles Dreaming of ice-cream We’re trying harder Every day. But you’re burning friends And you’re going insane You take it higher Every day You’re telling lies but you’re making headway You make it harder Every day Injustice We see the things that you do Injustice You better believe we’re watching you Cos we tug at the leash You hold on We tug at the leash You hold on We tug at the leash You hold on to. |