1) Boyzone are a… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two acts under the name Boyzone:
1) Boyzone are an Irish boy band. Their most famous line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. Boyzone have had 21 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 22 singles in the Irish charts. The group have had 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12 of their 24 singles in the UK being in the UK Top 2. Boyzone are one of the most successful bands in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In total, Boyzone had 19 top 5 singles on the Irish Singles Chart, 18 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, nine No. 1 Irish hit singles and six No. 1 UK hit singles and five No. 1 albums, with 25 million records sold by 2013 worldwide
Boyzone were put together in 1993 by Louis Walsh who is also known for managing Johnny Logan and Westlife . Before even recording any material they made a now infamous appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. Their first album Said and Done was released in 1995 and the following two studio albums in 1996 and 1998. Seven compilation albums have been released, the latest being B-Sides & Rarities in October 2008. Singer Stephen Gately died on 10 October 2009 at the age of 33.
Despite rumours of them cancelling the new album Keating, denied these allegations and revealed that Boyzone would release a new album as a tribute to Gately in 2010 which included two new songs that were sung by Stephen Gately before his death.
A song was written by singer-songwriter Mika who has also claimed that the new song he wrote for Boyzone is the last one which will feature Stephen Gately's vocals, released on their fourth studio album on 8 March 2010.
The track written by Mika became the lead single from the new album, titled "Gave It All Away". Boyzone loved this track and wished to release this song as their comeback single. The song received its first airplay on 17 January 2010. Mikey Graham stated that Gave It All Away will be released on 1 March 2010 and the album will be released a week afterwards.
From 10 January 2010 to 7 March 2010 Mikey was a contestant on the fifth series of Dancing on Ice. He was Eliminated in the 9th week of the competition after being in the "Skate-Off" with EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook, he lost with 2 votes to Westbrook's 3.
Their fourth studio album Brother was released on 8 March 2010 and become their fourth studio number one album so far.
2) Carrboro, NC-based experimental noise band. Members: Ryan Martin, Jeff Rehnlund, Rachal Spikula, Galen Williams, Roxann Spikula, Charlie St. Clair, Lauren Ford.
You Can't Hurry Love
Boyzone Lyrics
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Ooh, ease my mind
And I need to find time
Someone to call mine;
My mama said
You can′t hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
But it's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you′ll just have to wait
Just trust in a good time
No matter how long it takes
How many heartaches must I stand
Before I find the love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength, ooh, it′s almost gone
I remember mama said
You can't hurry love
No you′ll just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It′s a game of give and take
How long must I wait
How much more must I take
Before loneliness
Will cause my heart, heart to break?
No, I cant bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keep me hanging on
I remember mama said
You can′t hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
Well, it′s a game of give and take
You can′t hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
Just trust in a good time
No matter how long it takes, now break!
Now love, love don′t come easy
But I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms hold me tight
I keep waiting
Ooh, till that day
But it ain't easy (Love don′t come easy)
No, you know it ain't easy
My mama said
You can′t hurry love
No, you'll just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It′s a game of give and take...
The lyrics to Boyzone's "You Can't Hurry Love" convey a deep longing for love and the understanding that love takes time. The singer expresses a desperate need for love to ease their mind and fill the void in their life, to find someone they can call their own. They are reminded by their mother that love cannot be rushed and that they must be patient. Love, according to their mother, is a game of give and take, requiring trust and the willingness to wait for a good time, no matter how long it takes. The singer wonders how many heartaches they must endure before finding the love that will allow them to live again. They struggle with their own strength, but the belief in their mother's words, that love will come in due time, keeps them holding on. They grow impatient, longing for a love to call their own, but understand that love cannot be forced. They continue to wait and anticipate the day when love will finally come, knowing that it won't be easy, but their hope remains unyielding.
Line by Line Meaning
I need love, love
I yearn for a deep and genuine affection
Ooh, ease my mind
Oh, soothe and calm my troubled thoughts
And I need to find time
And I need to make space in my life
Someone to call mine
Someone who I can claim as my own
My mama said
My mother advised me
You can't hurry love
Love cannot be rushed
No, you'll just have to wait
No, you simply have to be patient
She said love don't come easy
She said love is not easily obtained
But it's a game of give and take
But love involves mutual exchange and compromise
How many heartaches must I stand
How many emotional pains must I endure
Before I find the love to let me live again
Before I find a love that brings back life and joy to me
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
Currently, the only thing that motivates me to continue is
When I feel my strength, ooh, it's almost gone
When I feel my resilience is nearly depleted
How long must I wait
How much longer do I have to be patient
How much more must I take
How much more emotional burden must I endure
Before loneliness will cause my heart, heart to break?
Before the feeling of isolation becomes unbearable and shatters my heart?
No, I can't bear to live my life alone
No, I cannot tolerate living a solitary existence
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
I become restless and eager to have a love that is exclusively mine
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
But when I reach a point where I feel I cannot continue
These precious words keep me hanging on
These invaluable words provide me strength to endure
Now love, love don't come easy
Now, love, love is not readily attainable
But I keep on waiting
But I persist in my patient anticipation
Anticipating for that soft voice
Eagerly awaiting a gentle voice
To talk to me at night
To speak to me in the quiet darkness
For some tender arms hold me tight
Yearning for loving arms to embrace me tightly
I keep waiting
I continue to wait
Ooh, till that day
Oh, until that day arrives
But it ain't easy (Love don't come easy)
But it is not a straightforward path (Love is not easily obtained)
No, you know it ain't easy
No, you understand that it is not simple
It's a game of give and take
Love involves a balancing act of compromise and mutual exchange
Writer(s): Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Brian Holland
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