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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Blinded
Glass Tiger Lyrics
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They will be undertaken only to the degree
And only within limits which restrict all out
In such tests the absolute minimum
To an absolute minimum
To an absolute minimum)
You never gave a reason why
You went away
I was ready to try it one more time
Ready to stay
Restless woman
A heartbeat away from me
Wandering in the darkness
I hurt so much, I could not see
I was blinded
I was blinded
By the light of your love
(Blinded)
I was blinded
By the light of your love
Endless encounters fill the night
You can't conceal
So many secrets in your world
I can't reveal
Faceless people
Each one, a knife in my heart
Oh, why do you do this to me?
Why do I feel this way?
I am blinded
I am blinded
By the light of your love
(Blinded)
I am blinded
Oh, by the light of your love
(Blinded)
I am blinded
Oh, by the light of your love
(Blinded)
I am blinded
It was never enough to love you
Love has to hurt you
Always reminded
Of how much I was blinded
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh
Faceless people
Each one, a knife in my heart
Oh, why do you do this to me?
Why do I feel like I was
Blinded
I was blinded
By the light of your love
(Blinded)
I was blinded
By the light of your love
(Blinded)
I was blinded
Oh, by the light of your love
(Blinded)
Oh, I was blinded
Yeah, by the light of your love
(Blinded)
Love, love, by the light of your love
Alright, alright, alright, alright, hey
(Blinded)
I'm blinded
By the light of your love
(Blinded)
The lyrics to "Blinded" by Glass Tiger tell a story of a man who is in love with a woman who is a mystery to him. He can't find out anything about her while she wanders through darkness, hiding her secrets. He loves her despite this, and yet is consumed by the pain of it all. The light of her love blinds him, so that he's unable to see anything else, and he finds himself unable to move on from the pain of it all. He remains blinded by the love he feels for her, even though it's hurting him.
The phrases "faceless people" and "restless woman" highlight the idea that the woman he loves is something of an enigma, and that she is hard to pin down or understand. The imagery of endless night and darkness contrast with the idea of light, which is associated with the woman's love. However, this love is also what blinds him and makes him suffer.
Overall, the song portrays the intense feelings of one man in love with a mysterious and possibly unattainable woman. He's consumed with pain that he can't escape from, and ultimately remains blinded by the light of her love.
Line by Line Meaning
In the light of our evaluations of Soviet tests
Considering our assessment of Soviet nuclear testing
They will be undertaken only to the degree
They will test only to the extent provided by authorities
And only within limits which restrict all out
And within strict boundaries that limit the scope of the tests
In such tests the absolute minimum
Aiming for the smallest possible amount of testing needed
To an absolute minimum
With extreme minimum as the goal
To an absolute minimum
To the utmost minimum possible
You never gave a reason why
You left without explaining why
You went away
You left me
I was ready to try it one more time
I was willing to give it another chance
Ready to stay
Ready to commit
Restless woman
An unsettled woman
A heartbeat away from me
Close, intimate and connected to me
Wandering in the darkness
Lost and confused
I hurt so much, I could not see
My pain blinded me to the truth
I was blinded
I was unable to see clearly
By the light of your love
Blinded by the intensity of your love
(Blinded)
Repeated reference to being blinded
Endless encounters fill the night
Numerous meetings and interactions at night
You can't conceal
Unable to hide
So many secrets in your world
Many hidden things in your life
I can't reveal
I can't expose them
Faceless people
Unknown faces
Each one, a knife in my heart
Each interaction, causing me emotional pain
Oh, why do you do this to me?
Why do you cause me suffering?
Why do I feel this way?
Why do my emotions affect me so strongly?
I am blinded
I am unable to see clearly
It was never enough to love you
Loving you alone was never enough
Love has to hurt you
Loving someone involves pain
Always reminded
Consistently recall
Of how much I was blinded
How blinded I was by my love
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeating agreement
Faceless people
Unknown faces
Each one, a knife in my heart
Each interaction, causing me emotional pain
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you cause me suffering?
Why do I feel like I was
Why do I feel as if
Love, love, by the light of your love
Repeating the theme of love causing pain
Alright, alright, alright, alright, hey
Repeating expressions of agreement and validation
(Blinded)
Ending the song by reiterating blindness
I'm blinded
Repeating that I am visually impaired
By the light of your love
Blinded by the intensity of your love
(Blinded)
Final repetition of being blinded
Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing
Written by: Al Connelly, Larry Dvoskin, Alan Graham Frew
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