Videotheque
Dollar Lyrics
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I take my partner from the screen
And hold her close I hold her close
One more chance to make it right
Holding hands in black and white
I'll meet you there, I'll meet you there
Leave my mind back in my room
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can dance forever
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We control it all
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
Ghosts are only lovers on the screen
Only pictures on the wall
They don't mean a thing at all
And I don't care
When the visions start to form
The same illusion takes us all
And you are there you are there
Slowly senses leaving me
Once the two are in 3D we play the game
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can dance forever
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can fall in love
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
Ghosts are only lovers on the screen
The videotheque
The videotheque
The videotheque only ghosts are lovers on the screen
Videotheque
The lyrics of Dollar's song "Videotheque" are about escaping from reality and finding love in a world of imagination; a world that is better lived on a screen. The song's protagonist has found a partner of their dreams on the screen, and they take that partner off the screen to dance and hold hands in a world of black and white. The song conveys a sense of nostalgia, presenting the videotheque as a place where memories are made. The singer is willing to leave the outside world behind and immerse themselves in the world of the videotheque.
The song's chorus outlines the power the singer and their partner feel when they are at the videotheque. They can dance forever and control everything they see on the screen. The ghosts, or the imagined lovers from the screen, are brought to life in the videotheque, and the singer revels in the illusion that takes them away from the real world.
The lyrics of "Videotheque" reflect the feelings many people have had about movies and television over the years. The song captures the idea that, at times, escaping to a world on a screen can be much more fulfilling than the reality around us. The videotheque of Dollar's song may be a thing of the past, but the emotions that it once elicited are still very real.
Line by Line Meaning
When the VJ shoots the beam
When the video jockey turns on the music video on the screen
I take my partner from the screen
I imagine my partner and grab her from the music video on the screen
And hold her close I hold her close
I hold my imaginary partner tightly as if she was real
One more chance to make it right
One more opportunity to turn my imagination into reality
Holding hands in black and white
Imagining myself and my partner in a black and white film, symbolizing a classic and romantic era
I'll meet you there, I'll meet you there
I'll meet my imaginary partner at the videotheque
Leave my mind back in my room
Leave behind all the real-world troubles and let my imagination run wild
Maybe I will blow it soon and fall in love
Maybe I will give in to my emotions and fall in love with my imaginary partner
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
At the place where I can live my fantasies - the videotheque
We can dance forever
We can dance for as long as we want at the videotheque
We control it all
We create our own realities and control everything at the videotheque
Ghosts are only lovers on the screen
The people on the screen are just imaginary lovers
Only pictures on the wall
The pictures on the wall cannot replace real human connection
They don't mean a thing at all
They hold no real value or significance
And I don't care
I am not bothered by this fact
When the visions start to form
When my imagination starts taking over
The same illusion takes us all
We are all caught up in the same illusionary world of the videotheque
And you are there you are there
My imaginary partner is always there with me
Slowly senses leaving me
I am slowly losing touch with reality
Once the two are in 3D we play the game
Once my imaginary world becomes more vivid, I can fully immerse myself in the game of love
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
At the place where I can be lost in my imagination - the videotheque
We can fall in love
We can allow ourselves to fall in love in our imaginary world
The videotheque only ghosts are lovers on the screen
The videotheque is a place where only imaginary ghosts can be lovers on the screen
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SIMON DARLOW, TREVOR CHARLES HORN
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When the VJ shoots the beam
I take my partner from the screen
And hold her close I hold her close
One more chance to make it right
Holding hands in black and white
I'll meet you there I'll meet you there
Leave my mind back in my room
Maybe I will blow it soon and fall in love
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can dance forever
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We control it all
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
Ghosts are only lovers on the screen
Only pictures on the wall
They don't mean a thing at all
And I don't care
When the visions start to form
The same illusion takes us all
And you are there you are there
Slowly senses leaving me
Once the two are in 3D we play the game
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can dance forever
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
We can fall in love
At the videotheque (the videotheque)
Ghosts are only lovers on the screen
Repeat
The videotheque
The videotheque
The videotheque only ghosts are lovers on the screen
Videotheque
Robert Brynat
This is an absolute classic and it stands the test of time
Jonathon Hemlock
It's actually an incredible production...epic pop! We live in such a ridiculous age, full of technology but no imagination.
thunder tick
They were both knobheads. This was prime knobhead music. Nobody has done knobhead so superbly since.
michael taylor
absolutely Jonathon! back in the day they were squeezing every last drop from the technology they had at their disposal, production was and still holds up to this day!
jenny taylor
It was. Beautiful. Trevor Horn?
Leigh Richards
Trevor horn - up there with phil spector, brian wilson and gamble & huff as one of the all time great producers. The 'wall of sound' he created on tracks like this (and others in the 80s) was phenomenal
michael taylor
An absolute corker of an 80's classic Trever horn production.
Like silk passing over your skin...
This has got Fairlight wrote all over it!
Genius!
3 heads are best
excellent comment mate
Techno32
Gotta love da CMI.
Richard Hoyle
Can,t believe this track is 40 years old. Still love it.