Picture This found Huey Lewis and the News developing a signature sound, bu… Read Full Bio ↴Picture This found Huey Lewis and the News developing a signature sound, but they truly came into their own on their third album, Sports. It's true that the record holds together better than its predecessors because it has a clear, professional production, but the real key is the songs. Where their previous albums were cluttered with generic filler, nearly every song on Sports has a huge hook. And even if the News aren't bothered by breaking new ground, there's no denying that the craftsmanship on Sports is pretty infectious. There's a reason why well over half of the album ("The Heart of Rock & Roll," "Heart and Soul," "I Want a New Drug," "Walking on a Thin Line," "If This Is It") were huge American hit singles -- they have instantly memorable hooks driven home with economical precision by a tight bar band who are given just enough polish to make them sound like super stars. And that's just what Sports made them. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
"Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor." - Patrick Bateman
"Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor." - Patrick Bateman
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Huey Lewis & The News Lyrics
Bad Is Bad Ah doo doo doo doo doo doo ah Ah doo doo…
Finally Found a Home It used to make me so fed up People always asking…
Heart and Soul Two o'clock this morning If she should come a calling I coul…
Honky Tonk Blues Well I left my home down on the rural route…
I Want a New Drug Oh I want a new drug, one that won't make me…
If This Is It I've been phoning night and morning I heard you say…
The Heart of Rock & Roll New York, New York, is everything they say And no…
Walking on a Thin Line Sometimes in my bed at night I curse the dark and…
You Crack Me Up Oh my god, I can't believe my eyes Underneath that ghostly…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Huey Lewis:
Heart and Soul Two o'clock this morning If she should come a calling I coul…
I Want a New Drug Oh I want a new drug, one that won't make me…
If This Is It I've been phoning night and morning I heard you say…
The Heart of Rock & Roll New York, New York, is everything they say And no…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by The News:
I Want a New Drug I want a new drug, one that won't make me…