The Communards
The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlie… Read Full Bio ↴The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit "It Ain't Necessarily So". They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat. Somerville was well-known for his falsetto singing style, and that he was openly gay during a period of increasing socio-political debate and conflict in the UK regarding homosexuality.

The band had their first UK Top 30 hit in 1985 with the piano-based #30 single "You Are My World". The following year they had their biggest hit with an energetic cover version of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' soul classic "Don't Leave Me This Way" (in a version inspired by Thelma Houston's cover) which spent four weeks at number one and became the UK's biggest selling single of 1986. It also made the US Top 40. It featured Sarah Jane Morris as co-vocalist, taking advantage of the contrast between Morris' deep and rounded contralto and Somerville's soaring falsetto. Morris performed both backing and co-lead vocals on many of the Communards' other recordings, and appeared in group photos as an unofficial third member.

Later that year The Communards had another UK Top 10 hit with the single "So Cold the Night," which reached number 8. In 1987, they released an album titled Red, which was partly produced by Stephen Hague. Red featured a cover version of the Jackson 5's hit "Never Can Say Goodbye" (in a version inspired by Gloria Gaynor's cover), which the Communards took to Number 4. Their last released single was "There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl" in 1988, which reached Number 20 and was, consequently, their final Top 20 hit.

They split in 1988 and Somerville began a solo career. Coles followed his Christian leanings and, after periods as a journalist for the Times Literary Supplement and Catholic Herald, he was ordained in the Church of England, spending time as the curate of St Botolph's (The Stump) in Boston, Lincolnshire. He is now the assistant priest at St Paul's Knightsbridge and Chaplain to the Royal College of Music and is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4.
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The Communards Lyrics


'77, the Great Escape I remember the first time, My very first date. I waited for…
Breadline Britain This is Breadline Britain This free and promised Land Where …
C Minor Now I know where you go, what you do, When…
Disenchanted So, boy where you go, what you do, Hey there boy…
Don''''t Leave Me This Way Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
Don't Leave Me This Way Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
Don't Leave Me This Way Remix Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
Don't Leave Me This Way (with Sarah Jane Morris) Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
Don't Slip Away Something inside of me's out of control I can't contain it…
Don't_leave_me_this_way Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
Dont Leave Me This Way Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay…
For a Friend I never cried the way I cried over you As I…
Forbidden Love Our love is like forbidden fruit But we take each bite…



Heavens Above Oh well he's got a hold on my heart, my lust…
Hold on Tight Thought my hopes had died that night. I saw the…
I Feel Love-johnny Remember Me Oh it's so good, oh it's so good, oh it's…
If I Could Tell You Time will say nothing but I told you so, Time…
La Dolarosa Boy you and I should hide away As far as love…
Lover Man I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad I long…
Lovers And Friends All night you'd lay asleep enfolded in my arms, breathing …
Matter Of Opinion oo many times I've thought that I could stick around But…
Never Can Say Goodbye (Woo hoo, woo hoo, hoo) No, no, no, never say Never say,…
Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot Tracks mix) (Woo hoo, woo hoo, hoo) Never can stay goodbye, no no…
never_can_say_goodbye I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, now Never…
Reprise Now I know the truth about you The lie you lived…
So Cold the Night I watch your window I shake so scared Spying from my room Wi…
T.M.T. Love T.B.M.G I would like to shout it from the highest mountain To…
T.M.T. Love T.B.M.G. I would like to shout it from the highest mountain To…
There's More To Love (Than Boy Meets Girl) I would like to shout it from the highest mountain To…
There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl I would like to shout it from the highest mountain To…
There`s More To Love There's more to love than boy meets girl There' s more…
Tomorrow Like the knife of a thief that's held Close to…
Victims Billy sits alone and wonders what to do and where…
You Are My Wolrd There is nothing boy that can stop my course I will hold…
You're my world There is nothing boy that can stop my course I will…
Zing Went the Strings of Love Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody It…


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