Glass Tiger's debut album The Thin Red Line (1986) produced two hit international singles, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" [#2 on Billboard] and "Someday," [#5 on Billboard], and featured additional singles "I Will Be There [#34 Billboard] and domestic single "You're What I Look For". The album set a record for being the fastest selling debut recording in Canadian history, going gold within weeks of its release. To date, this album has received four Platinum records in Canada and went Gold in the United States.
Glass Tiger's sophomore release Diamond Sun, spawned domestic Canadian singles "Diamond Sun," "I'm Still Searching," "My Song," and "(Watching) Worlds Crumble," and achieved Double Platinum status in Canada.
Simple Mission, their third album, was not formally released in the USA, but it went Platinum in Canada and featured the singles "Animal Heart", and the Celtic duet "My Town" with Rod Stewart. "My Town" was also featured on a special 'Back-To-Back' series compilation in the early 90's and sold through EMI-Capitol's Special Market's division.
Several of Glass Tiger's songs were co-written and produced by Bryan Adams' collaborator, Jim Vallance. In fact, Adams makes a cameo in their top single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)". The band won three Juno Awards in 1986 and two more in 1987. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987. In late 1988, Chris McNeill (drums), a sought after session drummer joined the band, and the foursome have been touring and playing ever since.
Glass Tiger released a special DVD 'No Turning Back' in 2005, which is a special commemorative 20th Anniversary DVD collection featuring their many videos and a couple of new songs, "No Turning Back" and "Give It Away". It also features footage of the band touring in Europe supporting Tina Turner in 1987 and in Ireland performing with The Chieftains.
On June 23, 2005, Glass Tiger appeared on the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing their classic hit "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and covering "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon. Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.
In early 2006 Glass Tiger released their first live CD, GT Live which was recorded in 2005 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The band is currently working on a special TV production and is very active touring and performing, with over 50 shows a year. In 2008 lead singer Alan Frew published "The Action Sandwich", lessons from a tour bus, with his perspective and insight into the trials and tribulations of life in a rock band on the road. The band did a special support trip to visit the Canadian troops in Afghanistan in March, 2009, accompanied by many of the NHL's hockey legends.
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Love Me Like A Man
Glass Tiger Lyrics
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Makes it all alone
In walks a diamond
She says, "Lover take me home"
Oh, red car and black horse speed me
Taste of sweat and fear
You walk in her room
Your heart beat
She'll bleed your heart
She'll steal your fortune
Sharp as a knife
She'll cut you
Down, down, down
(She said)
Love me like a man
Lover take it slow
Love like a man
Gonna give me more
Love me like a man
Give me all you've got
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
I can remember thinking
Take it like a man
That only made her smile right at me
Warm as the sun
She turns to tell me
Then colder than ice
She turns away
(She said)
Love me like a man
Lover take it slow
Love like a man
Gonna give me more
Love me like a man
Give me all you've got
Love me like a man
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Turn it up and take me downtown
The lyrics to Glass Tiger's song "Love Me Like A Man" are packed with vivid imagery and emotion, telling a story of young love and the dangers that can come with it. The song starts with a young boy who has made it on his own, but in walks a "diamond", a beautiful and alluring woman. She asks the boy to take her home, and they speed off in a red car pulled by a black horse. The taste of sweat and fear is in the air as they arrive at her room, and the boy's heart seems to disappear. This woman is sharp as a knife, and will bleed his heart and steal his fortune.
Despite the danger, the woman demands that the boy love her like a man. She wants him to give her everything he's got, to be ready for anything. The boy is hesitant, but tries to take it like a man. However, his efforts to be strong only make her smile, and then turn away from him, becoming colder than ice. The song ends with a plea to "turn it up and take me downtown", suggesting a desire for a wild and risky adventure.
Overall, the lyrics of "Love Me Like A Man" paint a picture of a dangerous love that the singer can't resist. The woman he meets is a thrilling and intoxicating figure, but also potentially deadly. The song carries a message that sometimes, love can be risky and painful, but we can't help but be drawn to it.
Line by Line Meaning
The story so far the young boy
The tale begins with a boy, alone and on his own
Makes it all alone
He succeeds, making a living by himself
In walks a diamond
Then appears an irresistible woman
She says, "Lover take me home"
She urges the boy to take her with him
Oh, red car and black horse speed me
The pair rush off in his fancy car and horse
Taste of sweat and fear
The tension and danger are palpable
You walk in her room
They arrive at her place
Your heart beat
The boy's pulse races
Seems to disappear
When he sees her
She'll bleed your heart
The woman is capable of causing heartbreak
She'll steal your fortune
She can also strip him of his wealth
Sharp as a knife
Her actions can be as cutting as a blade
She'll cut you
She'll hurt him deeply
Down, down, down
She'll bring him down to his lowest point
(She said)
Then she speaks again
Love me like a man
She wants him to love her with strength and conviction
Lover take it slow
But also take the time to savor and enjoy the moment
Gonna give me more
She wants him to give everything he's got
Give me all you've got
He must hold nothing back
Are you ready?
Is he up to the challenge?
I can remember thinking
The boy recalls what he used to believe
Take it like a man
That he needs to toughen up to please her
That only made her smile right at me
But she found it amusing
Warm as the sun
She was once kind and loving
She turns to tell me
Now she looks at him and says
Then colder than ice
But her words have turned harsh and cold
She turns away
And she shuns him
Turn it up and take me downtown
The song ends with the request to turn up the music and go on an adventure
Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP
Written by: Sam Reid, Alan Graham Frew, James Douglas Vallance
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Mike Gallant
When I come home you telephone
To say you're waiting for me
I ask you why I hear you cry
But you're still waiting for me
Someday, you'll be shedding your tears
To cry over me
Someday, I'll be losing this fear
Now I'm alone you telephone
To tell me you don't need me
I ask you why you tell me lies
And say the truth would hurt me,
ohhh
Someday, you'll be shedding your tears
To cry over me (to cry over me)
Someday, I'll be losing this fear
Oh, oh, someday
Down in the street where lovers meet
That's where I'm waiting for you
In the streets where lovers meet
I'm still waiting for you.
ohhh
Someday, you'll be shedding your tears
And then you'll cry over me (cry over me)
Someday, I'll be losing this fear
Ohh, someday you'll be shedding your tears
And then you'll cry over me (cry over me)
Someday, I'll be losing this fear
Ooohh...
Nina Nae Paige
To be born in '70, and teenage into the 80's and young adult into the 90's, couldn't have asked for a better time. I feel truly blessed and grateful for this time. The music from these generations was pure talents.
Eric Rietschel
Amen -- you are so right on every level
Navi Sunner
the word so sad to see all talent gone from holybrewed is dead....as profits and fakeness took over talent, real-art, and that's why no good looking personalities, I miss real handsome actors and actresses that looked way above average you know sylver stallone in his prime so god damn good looking to man you know...2Pac, MJ was the last real great talent or musician, Guns and Roses, Megadeath, Bon Jovi, SNAP, like why did the elite or Jews or whoever own the media industry in US gave so much pain to people all aver the world why...:(
PSE Mentalist
David James i was born in 1972 i lived to see so many history making events and especially the birth of MTV
PSE Mentalist
David James just the facts of the truth 💯 We've lived a wonderful life like none other
Ronton617
I took this generation for granted when I was a kid, but now looking back on it I can really appreciate how great the music was.
Ninja
For those of us living as kids in the 80’s, we lived through the best music era in our lifetimes and we didn’t even know it. We just enjoyed life as simple as it was, yet so complicated at the time it seemed. No social media. Listening to the radio. Getting together with friends in real life. Passing notes to each other in school. Talking for hours on the phone to friends, our boyfriends / girlfriends and ignoring call waiting. Life was so good! ❤️❤️❤️
mcpeewee68
I don't remember call waiting until like 91 lol. But loved that cordless phone...flopping on my bed talking!
Katie Bragg
We sure did!!
Carlos P
I knew