The Lightning Seeds
Lightning Seeds are an alternative/pop band, largely the brainchild of writ… Read Full Bio ↴Lightning Seeds are an alternative/pop band, largely the brainchild of writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie (born 4th August 1958 in Liverpool, England). The band currently consists of Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar), Riley Broudie (guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass), Angie Pollock (keyboard) and Jack Prince (drums). Co-founder Simon Rogers, although no longer a member of the band, still works with them during album recordings. They are best known for three songs: 1989's "Pure", 1992's "The Life of Riley" and 1996's "Three Lions"
Broudie and Rogers formed the act as the "perfect pop project", and Lightning Seeds broke through in 1989 with the psychedelic synth pop hit, "Pure", which made the UK Top 20 and was a minor hit on US pop radio and a major success on US alternative radio. In the 1990s Lightning Seeds became one of the most popular and enterprising of the era. The 1995 album Jollification was a critical masterpiece, spawning several successful singles. In 1996, Lightning Seeds provided the music and production for the official England anthem for the Euro '96 football tournament. The lyrics were written and sung by comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, and the song, "Three Lions", went straight into the charts at number one.
Since the release of 1999's Tilt the act has taken a back seat as Broudie concentrated on producing the works of others. However, in 2006, Broudie reformed the band with a selection of new members, releasing a Very Best Of album, and performing a number of tour dates. In 2009, the band released Four Winds, their first album in 10 years.
Broudie and Rogers formed the act as the "perfect pop project", and Lightning Seeds broke through in 1989 with the psychedelic synth pop hit, "Pure", which made the UK Top 20 and was a minor hit on US pop radio and a major success on US alternative radio. In the 1990s Lightning Seeds became one of the most popular and enterprising of the era. The 1995 album Jollification was a critical masterpiece, spawning several successful singles. In 1996, Lightning Seeds provided the music and production for the official England anthem for the Euro '96 football tournament. The lyrics were written and sung by comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, and the song, "Three Lions", went straight into the charts at number one.
Since the release of 1999's Tilt the act has taken a back seat as Broudie concentrated on producing the works of others. However, in 2006, Broudie reformed the band with a selection of new members, releasing a Very Best Of album, and performing a number of tour dates. In 2009, the band released Four Winds, their first album in 10 years.
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The Lightning Seeds Lyrics
4 Winds The year was ‘65 Outside your room was where I’d lie To…
A Cool Place I'm not seeing very clearly Because I'm lost in my depressi…
A Small Slice of Heaven The voice of reason Is rhyming with treason today. The lau…
All I Do You can't ignore or hide away Can't escape from the things…
All The Things The sun's a dream that shines so bright it makes…
Be My Baby The night we met I knew I needed you so And…
Blowing Bubbles "A whole night, Of talking in circles, Searching for reasons…
Bound in a Nutshell Bound in a nutshell Lost in our weary eyes We're tumbledown …
Brain Drain Sometimes I feel really glad Looking back at the fun we've…
Change The world is full of fools, Who never get it right. They…
City Bright Stars Everywhere I go you're there Shut my eyes and there you…
Control The Flame Just give me more than I could ever wish for Give…
Cool Place I'm not seeing very clearly Because I'm lost in my depressio…
Crowd Pleaser Sung my heart out onto a CD I was hoping that…
Crowdpleaser Sung my heart out onto a CD I was hoping that…
Don't Let Go Hold tight, all night And don't let go My head's light, my…
Don't Walk On By If all the moments of your life Flash before your eyes Would…
Feeling Lazy Mr Johnson's car gets the weekend shine And it's so fine Mus…
Fingers and Thumbs I'm all fingers and thumbs, I don't know what I've…
Fishes on the Line The fish is on the line He's wriggled off this time And…
Fools Deep in a world of dreams Clouds of sleep far from…
Football's Coming Home It's coming home, It's coming home, It's coming, Football…
Frenzy (Frenzy) start it up (Frenzy) start it up (Frenzy) Now,…
Get It Right If this is the life, if this is the way…
Ghosts In this room There's no pictures on my wall The music plays …
God Help Them The storms of life will pass away As I walk beside…
Hang On To A Dream What can I say? She's walking away From what we've seen W…
Happy Hollow people rattle when you shake them, Precious things j…
Happy Satellite Every day and every night I'm stopping planes collide On m…
I Still Feel The Same My world was so wonderful anarchy from Rome to Hull I…
I Wish I Was In Love I was never one to shout out loud Or stand out…
If Only A joke is not a joke It's serious stuff Till it's laughed…
Imaginary Friends He's moving into an art deco pad To swell the ranks…
Joy I never meant to make you cry A fool I was,…
Life of Riley Lost in the Milky Way Smile at the empty sky and…
Life's Too Short I've got the feeling you've got the feeling I've got the fee…
Life’s Too Short I've got the feeling you've got the feeling I've got the f…
Like You Do You have to cut right through all the Pepsi lies And…
Love Explosion Gone but not forgotten Never mind how we spent our time The…
Lucifer Sam Lucifer Sam, siam cat. Always sitting by your side Always …
Lucky You Your lying again You say you don't but then you do I'm…
Marooned Angels rub their eyes, A frown on their faces. The future's …
Marvellous Oh, you hope to fit But you're fit to drop Open up…
My Best Day He said, I'm not dead but don't wake me ever 'Cause I…
Open Goals Woke up and smiled this morning Wishes swam like fishes in…
Perfect See the rivers filled with rain I wish it could be…
Porpoise Song My, my the clock in the sky is pounding away Theres…
Punch & Judy Baby's eyes are black She's taken all the clothes She's ne…
Punch and Judy Baby's eyes are black She's taken all the clothes She's neve…
Pure Night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows Perhaps someone …
Ready or Not You know i can't stay home With all this time to…
Said And Done Heavens love (?) What on earth are we still dreaming of? Tas…
Sense I'm flying high on something beautiful and aimless, it's got…
Small Slice of Heaven The voice of reason Is rhyming with treason today. The laugh…
Song for no one From night skies dressed in cloud Morning came Your taste…
Sugar Coated Iceberg I don't care what songs you sing, Or how you think…
Sweet Dreams He is coming down With some kind of cold She's running aroun…
Sweetest Soul Sensations I've been on my own all day (day) With Al Green…
Tables have turned Look how the tables have turned As she walks out in…
Tales Of The Riverbank Fourteen hours of working shifts In early morning Mersey mis…
Telling Tales With frozen hands and feet on smokey days I wish I'd…
The Life Of Riley Lost in the Milky Way Smile at the empty sky and…
The Nearly Man Down here at the bottom When you're staring at the top There…
The Price The honey taste still hangs on my tongue There's so many…
The Story Goes He wakes up as the evening fades to night To the…
Things Just Happened These days, alone with her gin The state she gets in When…
Thinking Up Looking Down In all your life to treasure there, The precious times, An…
This Power Here it comes, here it comes now, Here it comes again,…
Three Lions (I think it's bad news for English game) (We're not creative…
Three Lions '98 We still believe, we still believe We still believe, we stil…
Three Lions '98 ) We still believe We still believe We still believe It's…
Three Lions (Football Is Coming Home) [[spoken]] [Alan Hansen:] I think it's bad news for the Engl…
Tingle Tangle The Tingle as you spin that web of lies, Leads to…
Touch and Go A smile to break the ice, can I know your…
Waiting For Today To Happen The usual dreams, the usual schemes. Same lost feelings, sam…
What If... You've been away so long, too long What's wrong with us…
What If… You've been away so long, too long What's wrong with us…
What You Say When I last saw you You called, Called my name out loud If…
Where Flowers Fade I'm pushed and pulled and shunted, Man-handled and man-hunte…
Why Why Why If you try You will find You will find What you need Do you…
Wishaway See those eyes are brown I wish they were blue Take…
You Bet Your Life Get a life, get a job, did you know you…
You Shoved me You showed me how to do Exactly what you do How I…
You Showed Me You showed me how to do Exactly what you do How i…