Forever J was the opening track of the late, great Terry Hall's 1994 album Home. Co-written, as much of the album was, with "fifth Smith" Craig Gannon, this is pretty far from Terry's more famous work with The Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield. Indeed, on first listen this atypical fare is almost too smooth, too MOR, too FM-friendly, too conventional. But dig into the lyrics and it really isn't. Imagine being in love with J. "Uncertain, coy and hard to please, she kisses me through gritted teeth." Blimey.
Like Isabelle Adjani She glides by upon a bank of violets With those eyes that see it all And then she smiles Like a bee with honeyed thighs A living hell, a slice of heaven She is Jekyll and Hyde Every truth and every lie She holds a candle to my shame I take everything but blame When it comes to naming names I'll name J, forever J Uncertain, coy and hard to please She kisses me through gritted teeth But when I'm weak, she whispers dreams She says "Oh well, you're no Mel Gibson But that's okay" Today could be your lucky day And I collapse into a heap She's a bee with honeyed thighs A living hell, a slice of heaven She's good, she's bad It makes me mad She's all I'll never have She holds a candle to my shame I take everything but blame When it comes to naming names I'll name J, forever J She's a bee with honeyed thighs A living hell, a slice of heaven She is Jekyll and Hyde Every truth and every lie She holds a candle to my shame I take everything but blame When it comes to naming names I'll name J She laughs and sunshine hits her face Cries and tears pour down like rain When it comes to naming names I'll name J, forever J And she says (Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me) Forever J (Kiss me, miss me, kiss me) And she says (Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me)
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