Propaganda
Synthpop band Propaganda was formed in Germany by vocalist Claudia Brücken and drummer Michael Mertens plus keyboard players Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper. The quartet moved to England in 1983 and signed to ZTT Records, also the home of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Art of Noise. Propaganda's first single, "Dr. Mabuse," reached the British Top 30 in early 1984, but the band's second release was more than a year in coming. Finally, in May 1985, "Duel" trumped the debut single by hitting number 21. Read Full BioSynthpop band Propaganda was formed in Germany by vocalist Claudia Brücken and drummer Michael Mertens plus keyboard players Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper. The quartet moved to England in 1983 and signed to ZTT Records, also the home of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Art of Noise. Propaganda's first single, "Dr. Mabuse," reached the British Top 30 in early 1984, but the band's second release was more than a year in coming. Finally, in May 1985, "Duel" trumped the debut single by hitting number 21.
Propaganda's first album A Secret Wish appeared one month later, and the resulting tour necessitated the addition of bassist Derek Forbes and drummer Brian McGee -- both formerly with Simple Minds. After the release of the remix album Wishful Thinking later that year, Dorper became the first original member to leave the band, and Propaganda splintered soon after, due to a prolonged legal battle to leave ZTT. The group finally re-emerged in 1988 with Mertens, Forbes, McGee and American vocalist Betsi Miller. The quartet signed with Virgin, and released 1234 in 1990. The single "Heaven Give Me Words" broke the British Top 40 in 1990, and "Only One Word" placed modestly later that year.
Meanwhile, Claudia Brücken -- who had stayed with ZTT in large part because of her marriage to label-owner Paul Morley -- formed Act with Thomas Leer. The duo charted "Snobbery and Decay" in mid-1987 and released their only album, Laughter, Tears, and Rage in 1988. Brücken became a solo act by the turn of the decade, and charted only one single, "Absolut (E)," from her 1991 album Love, And a Million Other Things. Though neither the band nor Brücken had recorded recently, rumours flew during the mid-'90s that a Propaganda reunion was in the works.
There is another artist with the same name:
2. Jason Emmanuel Petty (born May 27, 1979), better known by his stage name Propaganda, is an American Christian hip hop and spoken word artist and poet from Los Angeles, California. He has released four albums as an independent artist and one collaborative album with the rapper Odd Thomas, and has performed and recorded as a member of the underground hip hop group Tunnel Rats and associated act Footsoldiers.
Propaganda's first album A Secret Wish appeared one month later, and the resulting tour necessitated the addition of bassist Derek Forbes and drummer Brian McGee -- both formerly with Simple Minds. After the release of the remix album Wishful Thinking later that year, Dorper became the first original member to leave the band, and Propaganda splintered soon after, due to a prolonged legal battle to leave ZTT. The group finally re-emerged in 1988 with Mertens, Forbes, McGee and American vocalist Betsi Miller. The quartet signed with Virgin, and released 1234 in 1990. The single "Heaven Give Me Words" broke the British Top 40 in 1990, and "Only One Word" placed modestly later that year.
Meanwhile, Claudia Brücken -- who had stayed with ZTT in large part because of her marriage to label-owner Paul Morley -- formed Act with Thomas Leer. The duo charted "Snobbery and Decay" in mid-1987 and released their only album, Laughter, Tears, and Rage in 1988. Brücken became a solo act by the turn of the decade, and charted only one single, "Absolut (E)," from her 1991 album Love, And a Million Other Things. Though neither the band nor Brücken had recorded recently, rumours flew during the mid-'90s that a Propaganda reunion was in the works.
There is another artist with the same name:
2. Jason Emmanuel Petty (born May 27, 1979), better known by his stage name Propaganda, is an American Christian hip hop and spoken word artist and poet from Los Angeles, California. He has released four albums as an independent artist and one collaborative album with the rapper Odd Thomas, and has performed and recorded as a member of the underground hip hop group Tunnel Rats and associated act Footsoldiers.
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Duel
Propaganda Lyrics
Eye to eye stand winners and losers
Hurt by envy, cut by greed
Face to face with their own disillusions
The scars of old romances still on their cheeks
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by time would still recall the lies
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 attacks?
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by time will still recall the lies
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 have you on your knees
You start bleeding, I start screaming
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: CLAUDIA UTE BRUECKEN, MICHAEL MERTENS, RALF DOERPER
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Tropimalus
Eye to eye stand winners and losers
Hurt by envy, cut by greed
Face to face with their own disillusions
The scars of old romances still on their cheeks
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by time would still recall the lies
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 attacks?
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by time will still recall the lies
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 have you on your knees
You start bleeding, I start screaming
scyliorhinus
Song lyrics:
Eye to eye stand winners and losers
Hurt by envy, cut by greed
Face to face with their own disillusions
The scars of old romances still on their cheeks
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by times would still recall the lies
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 attacks?
And when blow by blow
The passion dies sweet little death
Just have been lies
Some memories of gone by times will still recall the lies
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
Ricky Baez
Les confesaré algo más. Esta canción - como tantas otras- en el pasado, (que no me interesaba saber algo del idioma inglés), no solo me había hartado de escucharlas en las radios FM y haberlas también clasificado como una tonta, ligera, frívola canción pasada de moda para las discos, tocada por una banda fría, que no decía nada, escondía un gran y certera letra. ¿Acaso como dice su estribillo "la segunda,solo te sorprenderá ( o maravillará)". Y una vez más he preguzgado, y he ahí mi experiencia. Era la época en la que uno quería divertirse pero sin sentirse culpable de ello.
Estrofa
Ojo a ojo están ganadores y perdedores
Lastimados por la envidia, heridos por la codicia
Cara a cara con su propia desilusión
Las cicatrices de viejos amores aún están en sus mejillas.
Puente
Y mientras tanto, golpea golpe la pasión muere, una dulce y pequeña muerte
solo ha sido mentiras
Algunos recuerdos del pasado que aún rememoran las mentiras.
Estribillo
La primera herida no te hará daño en absoluto
La segunda solo te sorprenderá
La tercera te tendrá de rodillas
Tú, empezarás a sangrar y yo empezaré a gritar.
Estrofa
Es demasiado tarde, la decisión la toma el destino
Es tiempo de demostrar lo que durará para siempre
Los sentimientos verdaderos te harán pasar la prueba
las sólidas demandas como para esquivar todos los intentos.
Puente
Y mientras tanto, golpea golpe la pasión muere, una dulce y pequeña muerte
solo ha sido mentiras
Algunos recuerdos del pasado que aún rememoran las mentiras.
Estribillo
La primera herida no te hará daño en absoluto
La segunda solo te sorprenderá
La tercera te tendrá de rodillas
Tú, empezarás a sangrar y yo empezaré a gritar.
(Intermedio instrumental)
Estribillo (x3) (a modo de codaél tercero en feed out)
La primera herida no te hará daño en absoluto
La segunda solo te sorprenderá
La tercera te tendrá de rodillas
Tú, empezarás a sangrar y yo empezaré a gritar.
(Canción: Duel (Duelo) - Banda: Propaganda (De origen alemán) . año: 1989 -
Neil Jones
The best thing about being in my 50's now, is that I was a teenager in the 80's. What a wonderful period of my life, and this is one of my favourite 80's tunes...
Adam Mic
Same Here! I love being 50 and having had a possibility to live in 80 s era and remember all the 80s music live and real 🥰❤️
R W
A great time to grow up. I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could.
Paolo Ivancic
Amen to that.
Same class here.
Mike D
@Mark Noah Sotelo congrats, you're now the old person moaning about today's music.
Scott Leech
Snap..! Born '68 so missed the shyte of the 70's, lol. Turned 13 in 1981...!
Juniro Almeida
Essa música me transporta pra os anos 80 de forma incrível. Feliz de quem viveu nesse período.
Alair Silva
Eu vivi essa epoca maravillosa.
Enrique Paredes
Lo mío me pasa, y me pone melancólico
Enrique Paredes
Lo mismo siento.