Eighth Wonder were formed in London in 1983 when Patsy Kensit, aged 14, vol… Read Full Bio ↴Eighth Wonder were formed in London in 1983 when Patsy Kensit, aged 14, volunteered herself for an audition for the vacant job of lead singer in her brother's band, then called Spice.
The audition was a success and Patsy joined what was initially a line up consisting of Jamie Kensit; guitar, Geoff Beauchamp; guitar, Lawrence Lewis on bass, Jake Walters on drums and a friend called Nigel on percussion. Musically it initially reflected the members interest in the white funk which was so popular in London clubs and venues at the time. Jamie and some of the band had been regulars at London's famous Le Beat Route and Wag clubs and were influenced by Haircut 100 and Stimulin.
During the summer they rehearsed and made their live debut in a club in a West London Suburb in early Autumn 1983. Through the rest of 1983 and the beginning of 1984 the band did more gigs in pubs and clubs all over the country and started to build up a following and attract some press attention.
During the late part of 1984 changes started to take place. Firstly, the band line-up changed, Nigel left and Alex Godson, a keyboard player, joined the band. Secondly Patsy started to take a major role in the group's songwriting with the other band members. Thirdly, the band's name was changed, after much deliberation, to Eigth Wonder (a song by the Sugar Hill Gang).
The first gig of Eighth Wonder with the new line-up was in november 1984, at Tiffany's in Wimbledon. Further London gigs followed over the Christmas period and considerable public, record company and media interest on the group built up.
One pre-xmas gig was attended by Steve Woolley, co-owner of Palace films, who was then casting for his second feature as producer, a musical version of Colin McInnes famous novel about London Youth culture in the late 50's, "Absolute Beginners". He was looking for someone to play the main female role of Crepe Suzette and had auditioned every young actress in London unsuccessfully. Patsy had been acting professionally since she was four, having made her young debut in 'The Great Gatsby' as screen daughter of Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. She had subsequently filled many roles in film, stage and television including stints with the Royal Shakespeare Company and film parts with Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner. This record combined with what he had seen at the gig made him return with director Julian Temple to another gig and offer the part there and then, joining a cast of David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Sade and many other big names. He also asked the band to join some of these stars in contributing a song for the soundtrack.
By March 1985 nearly every major record label wanted to sign the band, and in April they signed to CBS Records and during the summer began recording in London,alternating sessions with Patsy's filming on "Absolute Beginners".
In October 1985, with the film completed, Eighth Wonder's first single 'Stay With Me', which was written by Patsy with Geoff Beauchamp and Alex Godson, was released. In Italy, after promotional visits to Milan and Rome, the record topped the charts in January 1986.
On April 4th "Absolute Beginners" opened in London, Patsy's appearance at the Royal Charity Premiere attended by Princess Anne, generated a huge amount of press, TV and media interest. The film went to No.1 on the Screen International box office charts for 3 weeks and achieved particular critical acclaim in the home of the musical film, Hollywood.
Later on that month Eighth Wonder Visted Japan for a highly successful promotional trip after which 'Stay With Me' hit the No.1 position in the Japanese charts and stayed there for several weeks.
In May the band appeared successfully at the Montreaux Festival in Switzerland. This was to be the band's last appearance as a six-piece. Shortly afterwards the band parted company with Lawrence Lewis and Jake Walters so becoming a four-piece.
In August 1986, they went to Los Angeles to record two tracks for an Album, with Mike Chapman producing, who was best known for his work with Blondie and as an ex-member of the highly successful Chinn and Chapman production team of the early 70's. Also while in L.A. many respected song-writers expressed an interest in working with the band and started to submit songs for the Album. Amoungst them was Dave Steart of the Eurythmics (although the song was eventually not used) and two songs from Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, writers of 'Like a Virgin' and 'True colours'.
In Autumn "Absoute Beginners" opened in other parts of Europe with Patsy making successful appearances at the San Sebastian Film Festival and at the Rome premiere.
In January 1987, one of teh Chapman-produced tracks 'Will You Remember' was released in the U.K. and Italy where it achieved No.7 in the charts after a show-stealing appearance in the world's most famous song festival, San Remo.
During the Spring the band achieved another International No.1 in Japan with the Chapman- produced track 'When the Phone stops Ringing'; written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyrcist. 'Will You Remember' was released as a follow-up achieving No.4 status.
To capitalise on this success the Japanese record company released a mini-album containing the singles and the B-sides with they called 'Brilliant Dreams', which sold 100,000 copies.
In April, the band resumed work on their album in London completing four tracks with Richard James Burgess, producing.
In September Patsy was a frequent visitor to Italy, taking part in two solo projects. One was the main female role in an Italian feature film starring Ben Gazzara about the life of Italian priest Don Boscoe, shot on location in Turin and in studios in Rome. The other was the recording in Milan of a duet with Eros Ramazzoti, the Italian singer songwriter, who is popular all over Europe. Patsy co-wrote the words to the song 'La Luce Buona Della Stelle', and it appeared on his multi-million selling album 'In Certi Momenti'. Patsy also appeared in a promotional video for the song with Eros and on several top European TV shows with him.
The rest of the year was spent with the band finishing their album in London with top Engineer and Mixer Pete Hammond taking over producion with the exception of one track 'I'm not Scared'; which was co-produced by the Pet Shop Boys and Phil Harding and written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
'I'm not Scared' was chosen as the next single and released all over Europe and was greeted with huge media and public enthusiasm everywhere, and at this time came the band's final change of line-up with Alex Godson departing and drummer Steve Grantley joining.
The record became a top 10 hit in almost every country in Europe, achieving No.1 in Italy, 3 in Spain, 2 in Switzerland and Portugal, 4 in Greece and 5 in Germany, with the band appearing on TV in many countries, including a return to San Remo to close the show.
In April 1988 Patsy took a break from record promotion to play the part of Linda Washbrrok in the film version of Alan Ayckbourn's highly successful comedy play 'A Chorus of Disapproval', directed by Michael Winner. The film was shot on location in Scarborough. The cast included Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Alexandra Pigg, Prunella Scales, Richard Briers, Lionel Jeffries and Jenny Seagrove.
In May record promotion re-started with trips to Madrid, Bari, Munich and Juan-Les-Pains with the release of another single 'Cross My Heart' which proved to be successful chartwise internationally as 'I'm not Scared'.
Eighth Wonder's debut LP "Fearless" was released in July and by October and at the time of release of the next single 'Baby Baby' had achieved almost 500,000 sales internationally.
In November the band began their first World tour in Italy, augmented by additional musicians, Jingles on Bass Guitar, Michael Graves on Keyboards, Dashielle Rae and Rebecca Leigh-White as back vocalists.
After this the band's history slips into the dim and misty paths of the forgotten. Patsy has long since left the band and concentrated on acting and really wishes that none of it had ever happened.
The audition was a success and Patsy joined what was initially a line up consisting of Jamie Kensit; guitar, Geoff Beauchamp; guitar, Lawrence Lewis on bass, Jake Walters on drums and a friend called Nigel on percussion. Musically it initially reflected the members interest in the white funk which was so popular in London clubs and venues at the time. Jamie and some of the band had been regulars at London's famous Le Beat Route and Wag clubs and were influenced by Haircut 100 and Stimulin.
During the summer they rehearsed and made their live debut in a club in a West London Suburb in early Autumn 1983. Through the rest of 1983 and the beginning of 1984 the band did more gigs in pubs and clubs all over the country and started to build up a following and attract some press attention.
During the late part of 1984 changes started to take place. Firstly, the band line-up changed, Nigel left and Alex Godson, a keyboard player, joined the band. Secondly Patsy started to take a major role in the group's songwriting with the other band members. Thirdly, the band's name was changed, after much deliberation, to Eigth Wonder (a song by the Sugar Hill Gang).
The first gig of Eighth Wonder with the new line-up was in november 1984, at Tiffany's in Wimbledon. Further London gigs followed over the Christmas period and considerable public, record company and media interest on the group built up.
One pre-xmas gig was attended by Steve Woolley, co-owner of Palace films, who was then casting for his second feature as producer, a musical version of Colin McInnes famous novel about London Youth culture in the late 50's, "Absolute Beginners". He was looking for someone to play the main female role of Crepe Suzette and had auditioned every young actress in London unsuccessfully. Patsy had been acting professionally since she was four, having made her young debut in 'The Great Gatsby' as screen daughter of Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. She had subsequently filled many roles in film, stage and television including stints with the Royal Shakespeare Company and film parts with Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner. This record combined with what he had seen at the gig made him return with director Julian Temple to another gig and offer the part there and then, joining a cast of David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Sade and many other big names. He also asked the band to join some of these stars in contributing a song for the soundtrack.
By March 1985 nearly every major record label wanted to sign the band, and in April they signed to CBS Records and during the summer began recording in London,alternating sessions with Patsy's filming on "Absolute Beginners".
In October 1985, with the film completed, Eighth Wonder's first single 'Stay With Me', which was written by Patsy with Geoff Beauchamp and Alex Godson, was released. In Italy, after promotional visits to Milan and Rome, the record topped the charts in January 1986.
On April 4th "Absolute Beginners" opened in London, Patsy's appearance at the Royal Charity Premiere attended by Princess Anne, generated a huge amount of press, TV and media interest. The film went to No.1 on the Screen International box office charts for 3 weeks and achieved particular critical acclaim in the home of the musical film, Hollywood.
Later on that month Eighth Wonder Visted Japan for a highly successful promotional trip after which 'Stay With Me' hit the No.1 position in the Japanese charts and stayed there for several weeks.
In May the band appeared successfully at the Montreaux Festival in Switzerland. This was to be the band's last appearance as a six-piece. Shortly afterwards the band parted company with Lawrence Lewis and Jake Walters so becoming a four-piece.
In August 1986, they went to Los Angeles to record two tracks for an Album, with Mike Chapman producing, who was best known for his work with Blondie and as an ex-member of the highly successful Chinn and Chapman production team of the early 70's. Also while in L.A. many respected song-writers expressed an interest in working with the band and started to submit songs for the Album. Amoungst them was Dave Steart of the Eurythmics (although the song was eventually not used) and two songs from Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, writers of 'Like a Virgin' and 'True colours'.
In Autumn "Absoute Beginners" opened in other parts of Europe with Patsy making successful appearances at the San Sebastian Film Festival and at the Rome premiere.
In January 1987, one of teh Chapman-produced tracks 'Will You Remember' was released in the U.K. and Italy where it achieved No.7 in the charts after a show-stealing appearance in the world's most famous song festival, San Remo.
During the Spring the band achieved another International No.1 in Japan with the Chapman- produced track 'When the Phone stops Ringing'; written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyrcist. 'Will You Remember' was released as a follow-up achieving No.4 status.
To capitalise on this success the Japanese record company released a mini-album containing the singles and the B-sides with they called 'Brilliant Dreams', which sold 100,000 copies.
In April, the band resumed work on their album in London completing four tracks with Richard James Burgess, producing.
In September Patsy was a frequent visitor to Italy, taking part in two solo projects. One was the main female role in an Italian feature film starring Ben Gazzara about the life of Italian priest Don Boscoe, shot on location in Turin and in studios in Rome. The other was the recording in Milan of a duet with Eros Ramazzoti, the Italian singer songwriter, who is popular all over Europe. Patsy co-wrote the words to the song 'La Luce Buona Della Stelle', and it appeared on his multi-million selling album 'In Certi Momenti'. Patsy also appeared in a promotional video for the song with Eros and on several top European TV shows with him.
The rest of the year was spent with the band finishing their album in London with top Engineer and Mixer Pete Hammond taking over producion with the exception of one track 'I'm not Scared'; which was co-produced by the Pet Shop Boys and Phil Harding and written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
'I'm not Scared' was chosen as the next single and released all over Europe and was greeted with huge media and public enthusiasm everywhere, and at this time came the band's final change of line-up with Alex Godson departing and drummer Steve Grantley joining.
The record became a top 10 hit in almost every country in Europe, achieving No.1 in Italy, 3 in Spain, 2 in Switzerland and Portugal, 4 in Greece and 5 in Germany, with the band appearing on TV in many countries, including a return to San Remo to close the show.
In April 1988 Patsy took a break from record promotion to play the part of Linda Washbrrok in the film version of Alan Ayckbourn's highly successful comedy play 'A Chorus of Disapproval', directed by Michael Winner. The film was shot on location in Scarborough. The cast included Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Alexandra Pigg, Prunella Scales, Richard Briers, Lionel Jeffries and Jenny Seagrove.
In May record promotion re-started with trips to Madrid, Bari, Munich and Juan-Les-Pains with the release of another single 'Cross My Heart' which proved to be successful chartwise internationally as 'I'm not Scared'.
Eighth Wonder's debut LP "Fearless" was released in July and by October and at the time of release of the next single 'Baby Baby' had achieved almost 500,000 sales internationally.
In November the band began their first World tour in Italy, augmented by additional musicians, Jingles on Bass Guitar, Michael Graves on Keyboards, Dashielle Rae and Rebecca Leigh-White as back vocalists.
After this the band's history slips into the dim and misty paths of the forgotten. Patsy has long since left the band and concentrated on acting and really wishes that none of it had ever happened.
Open Your Mind
Eighth Wonder Lyrics
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-N Hard times, let 'em go For two turntables and a microphone I…
12 p.m. When I just sing everybody Goes wow And I don't know…
3Phase feat. Dr. Motte Dr Raj…
A.M.P When I just sing everybody Goes wow And I don't know…
A.T.B.A.N. Klann 未来是个圆圈 在你无名指间 载着我的承诺 来为这爱情加冕 在你眉目之间 我看到了无限 把从前都沉淀 永恒就在这一瞬间 H…
Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney vs U.S.U.R.A Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
Apeman I didn't come here for no half measures Didn't come her…
B. Shop Open your eyes, open your Open your eyes, open your Open you…
Bee The light has shined so now it's time to teach…
Bodie J [feat. D. Ferg] 未来是个圆圈 在你无名指间 载着我的承诺 来为这爱情加冕 在你眉目之间 我看到了无限 把从前都沉淀 永恒就在这一瞬间 H…
Body and Soul Music Zone I'm a time-lost traveler from another plane Always on a miss…
BudaMunk & J.Lamotta (I think that I’ve been on your mind) Fucking done, all…
C.A.2K I'm gonna open my mind, I don't really know what…
Camille Yeah Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm what's on your mind Can't waste no time…
Carter Girl I saw you dancing I'm looking like trash But yet you're…
Cat Rapes Dog Kill, Kill, Kill - Let's kill some more Kill, Kill, Kill…
Club 22 Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
COSMIC GATE/DENIS/DJ ISAAC I have lingered, for only the instant Just like searching, …
Cuff the Duke So you wait on your own for a time They can…
D-Block & S-te-Fan & Ghost Stories 未来是个圆圈 在你无名指间 载着我的承诺 来为这爱情加冕 在你眉目之间 我看到了无限 把从前都沉淀 永恒就在这一瞬间 H…
Dan & Dan Sometimes I lose faith Sometimes I'm confident and sometimes…
Darrell Nash Title: Open Your Mind Words & Music by Darrell Nash 2015…
Dino Maggiorana Open Your Mind…
DJ Vix-N Hard times, let 'em go For two turntables and a microphone I…
Dj.S Atchu Yah Eh nombolo times two, No skoloto Kgalletse ho mo …
E-Motion Shorty got a open mind I think she is fly She wanna…
F.U.K.T ถ้าให้ฉันแข่งกับเธอเพื่อลืมเรื่องราวของเรา ฉันคงแพ้พ่ายแพ้ให…
F.U.K.T feat. Mandingo Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Op…
F.U.K.T. ถ้าให้ฉันแข่งกับเธอเพื่อลืมเรื่องราวของเรา ฉันคงแพ้พ่ายแพ้ให…
F.U.K.T. & Mandingo Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Op…
flip & flap I don't believe my eyes There must be something good in…
FLYING FROGS Open your mind you do not live in a prison Open your…
Getaway People I'm over the hill and far away But you can see…
Ghost Stories Open your mind to what your eyes won't see Ghost flying…
Ghost Stories & D-block & S-te-fan 未来是个圆圈 在你无名指间 载着我的承诺 来为这爱情加冕 在你眉目之间 我看到了无限 把从前都沉淀 永恒就在这一瞬间 H…
Ghost Stories (D-Block & S-te-Fan) What do I do I saw this band I didn't buy their…
Ghost Stories; D-block & S-te-fan 未来是个圆圈 在你无名指间 载着我的承诺 来为这爱情加冕 在你眉目之间 我看到了无限 把从前都沉淀 永恒就在这一瞬间 H…
Go for Broke Look around yourself what do you see? Can we really…
Griz & Big Gigantic Open your mind, and look within That's the way you're living…
Hatred & Insanity Open your skin in the darkness Between your ears and…
Hello I.M. When I just sing everybody Goes wow And I don't know…
Herman Frank A howl in the night is leading to fright Despite that…
Joshua Oh oh ooh Oh oh ooh Oh oh ooh Oh…
Kerris Ft Petra It's the same thing Its the same thing You gotta believe it…
Klubbingman Open your mind Open your mind It's early in the morning I…
Kopatechnic 1st Verse: Enter thoughts so deep in your mind, with passion…
MAMAMOO 열려라 꼭 닫힌 그 마음아 열려라 그 어떤 마음보다 따스한 그 안으로…
Matt Keller I know what you're probably thinking I know that you're prob…
Max B. Grant I'll run until I can no longer walk And think about…
Melissa Etheridge How come there's so many people willing to suffer? So they…
Municipal Waste I guess it's hard to comprehend thing with your tiny…
Music So I asked you here and now and over there And…
No Turning Back I′ve had enough from all the years You talked down on…
Novaya Open your mind…
oceanfromtheblue Now, open your mind Oh, God, she sayin' my name 방금 태어난…
Of Good Nature Put on a record, forget understood Opportune time I would Th…
P. Fresu R. Galliano J. Lundgren [Intro: Swizz Beatz] Swizzie! (Ghost!) Yeah, smoke, now S…
Peacepipe NOBODY Words and music by: Natale & Heaven Vocals, lead…
Peter and the Roses [feat. Surahn] When in doubt, kiss the ground cnd cry at the moon When…
Plastic Your lack of fascination of the conversation Makes me wonder…
r.b.k. Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
R.N.G. 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어…
Raise Hell Open your eyes, open your mind Open your eyes... open your…
SaberZ In a way its all a matter of time I will…
Sasha & C.J. Mackintosh I'm gonna open my mind, I don't really know what…
Sasha / CJ Mackintosh Have you ever been for sale? When your isms get smart Selfis…
Savannah Saturn Open, (open), open, (open) My mind, open my mind Open, (open…
Seungri Feat. G-Dragon 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어…
Seventh Avenue [M: Herbie Langhans; L: Herbie Langhans] From the…
Slums I see you, in a lonely place How can you be…
Subtronics & Cristina Soto Open Your Mind (Anthology 999) Lyrics When you open your mi…
Sweet Machine Open your mind To the whole of mankind Your neighbour, your …
T.R.F. Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
Tavo Bárcenas Open your mind and close your eyes Open your mind and…
The A.T.B.A.N. KLANN Hard times, let 'em go For two turntables and a microphone I…
The Abyss Here we go another flow A step on back really yo You…
The Crab Apples Open your mind if you cannot open your eyes Does it feel…
The Getaway People I'm over the hill and far away But you can see…
The Mondays Shit never been this bad before Wrong for what I didn't…
The Music I thought life was supposed to be A lesson in itself But…
The Planets Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
Toby And The Whole Truth I know someone Who ain't say what they do Instead, they mumb…
TRF 見果てぬ大地 マストに託して 目指すよ南のISLAND 雲の切れ間 波しぶきの向こう かすかにのぞくよISLAND 夜じ…
U.C...U.R.A. Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
U.S.U.R.A Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Op…
U.S.U.R.A. Open your mind Open your mind (Oh) Open your mind (Oh) Open …
V.I (SEUNG RI)(승리) Can I have a taste of your ice cream? Can I…
V.I (SEUNGRI)(승리) 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어…
various artists Have you ever seen the sky so beautiful, colorful, wide…
Wizard Everybody's lazy when they're tired 'Cause everybody's sucki…
X-Sonic I blow your mind I feel you looking at me, you…
Yoko Ishida Fukai ao no sekai koete meguriau Kaze ga toori nuketeku Mai…
Yung swiss I'm good, i'm too alive And I see, what's not on…
Z Sup ma? You want to roll with us, y'knowhatI'msayin? It's go…
Zambianco Open your mind Open your mind Open your mind Open your mind…
[Preview] HI-LO Unwind your mind and don't look back To what you left…
ライムライト 大きくなれ輪を広げて 手を繋ごう 1つになろう 大丈夫 君は一人なんかじゃないよ きっと皆 繋がっていける Open y…
石田燿子 Open your mind 深い青の世界超えてめぐりあう 風が通り抜けてく 舞い降りた真っ白い羽根ふわりゆれて 惜し…
승리 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어 창문을 열어 니 맘을 열어…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Eighth Wonder:
07-Cross My Heart Cross my heart Hypnotized, with just one look at you, I'm…
Anything At All Just when I thought I was falling You put the brakes…
Baby Baby Just because you want my loving It's not enough to just…
Cross My Heart Cross my heart Hypnotized With just one look at you, I'm pa…
Cross My Heart (House Mix) (Michael Jay) Hypnotised, with just one look at you, I'm pa…
Having It All You ask me what I want When I thought I made…
I Your life's a mystery, mine is an open book If I…
I'm Not Scared Take these dogs away from me Your life's a mystery, mine…
I'm Not Scared (10" remix) (Chris Lowe/Neil Tennant) Take these dogs away from me. Yo…
I'm Not Scared 1988 Take these dogs away from me Your life's a mystery, mine…
Im Not Scared Your life's a mystery, mine is an open book If I…
J'ai Pas Peur Ta vie est un mystère La mienne est un livre ouvert Si…
My Baby's Heartbeat (Heartbeat, heartbeat) Oh, oh my baby This world's going c…
Stay With Me Try not to think about you In the pouring rain I can…
The Dress The shaking in my hands Will it ever quit? I'm near the…
Use Me Ooo oo Pins and needles of anticipation Go running through…
When The Phone Stops Ringing He said to me tonight "Why stay, they only tell…
When the Phone Stops Ringing (Extended Remix) He said to me tonight Why stay when I only tell…
Wild Love Tell me you're feeling this wild love Standing on the line …
Will You Remember It's been a miracle I'm still young Well there's a pictur…
Will You Remember? It's been a miracle I'm still young Well there's a picture…
Will You Remember? (Extended Mix) It's been a miracle I'm still young Well there's a picture…
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