In 1984, they released their self-titled debut album, which led to four top-ten hits in Canada: "New Girl Now", "Burning In Love", "Wave Babies", and "Stay In the Light". The song "New Girl Now" was the only single to reach the top-50 in the United States.
Their follow up album, The Big Prize, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, was equally successful in Canada, with four more hits: "Feel It Again", "What Does It Take", "Bad Attitude", and "All Along You Knew". Their song "Feel It Again" managed to reach the Top 40 in the US, "What Does It Take" reached no. 52, buoyed by its inclusion on the soundtrack for the John Cusack film One Crazy Summer. Much later in 1989, "Bad Attitude" was featured in the series finale of Miami Vice, played during a driving segment that mirrored one from the series' pilot episode.
In 1986, founding keyboardist Ray Coburn temporarily left the band, replaced by Rob Preuss of Burlington, Ontario-based Spoons. Also during 1986 the band produced a track for the Charlie Sheen film The Wraith - "Those Were the Days".
In 1988, their third album was released: Racing After Midnight, produced by Ted Templeman of Van Halen fame. That album made the top 10 in Canada. Singles included "Love Changes Everything", "Looking Out for Number One", "Cold Look" and "It's Over Now".
In 1989, Coburn rejoined the band just in time to release a greatest hits compilation, The Singles, which included the new single "Still Loving You". "The Singles" tour would turn out to be the last tour featuring the band's original line-up.
The band continued to tour in the '90s, although many line-up changes continued to occur, with only Dee and Grehan remaining as the founding members.
In 2002 they released their first new studio album in 11 years, Lemon Tongue. The album was released under an independent label. Later in 2002 they released Dreamland which was only available in Europe. It features many of the same songs from Lemon Tongue but included some new songs such as "Dreamland", "Radiant", "Even Now" and "Just Love Somebody".
In 2006 the band continues to tour in Canada, including a co-headlining tour with Glass Tiger. Their latest release is a collection entitled Feel It Again: An Anthology, a 2-CD set featuring the best of their work plus rare and unreleased material.
In June 2007, the band officially announced the return of a reunited classic line-up of Johnnie Dee, Derry Grehan, Ray Coburn, Gary Lalonde, and Dave Betts. The band toured extensively throughout Canada in 2007 and 2008 and then entered the studio to record a new album. The high point of the reunion was the new CD Clifton Hill, produced by Tom Treumuth (who produced the self-titled Honeymoon Suite debut album in 1984), and named after the famous landmark in the centre of the tourist activity in Niagara Falls. The album was released in Canada in late September 2008 on Koch Records and subsequently by Italian melodic rock label Frontiers Records on October 10, 2008. The new album is described by guitarist Derry Grehan as "somewhat of a return musically to the sound that we had in the '80s."
In 2009, the band continued to tour Canada and select Northeastern United States cities. However, on September 1, 2009, it was announced that the band had again parted ways with original keyboardist Ray Coburn. Peter Nunn returned to the band's line-up to replace him for the second time. The band made an appearance at Firefest 6 Nottingham, England in October, 2009.
On 18 November 2016, Honeymoon Suite released a 9 track EP, the first new music in 8 years, titled Hands Up on PledgeMusic website.
In February 2017, it was announced that Honeymoon Suite would appear at Rockingham Festival 2017, this to be held at Nottingham Trent University, UK, between 20 and 22 October 2017, the band scheduled to appear on Friday 20th.In the months approaching Rockingham 2017, the band cancelled their show to pursue a different opportunity. Their slot wa s replaced by John Parr.
On 26 September 2019, the band released their new single "Tell Me What You Want" on YouTube. On 19 June 2020, they issued another single entitled "Find What You're Looking For.
HONEYMOON SUITE — consisting of Johnnie Dee (lead vocals),Derry Grehan (guitars, keyboards, background vocals),Dave Betts (drums),Gary Lalonde (bass) and Peter Nunn (keyboards) — will release its new studio album, "Alive", on February 16, 2024.
Lethal Weapon
Honeymoon Suite Lyrics
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And it makes your life turn cold
When it tears you apart
Your heart and soul just can't go on
When love's alive, it sets you free
When it's gone, it's plain to see
How even love can become a lethal weapon
And you scare yourself sometimes
When you really don't care, yeah
That your life is on the line
No one outside can understand
You take your life in your own hands
And even love can become a lethal weapon
Killing you, that's the last thing love
Was ever meant to do
Become a lethal weapon
You know there is no hope of breaking free
And what you suffer happily
That's when love itself becomes
A lethal weapon
The lyrics to Honeymoon Suite's "Lethal Weapon" explore the the idea of love gone awry and how it can become a dangerous weapon. The song describes the feelings of loss, heartbreak, and desperation that come when a relationship ends, and how these emotions can drive someone to behave recklessly or self-destructively. The lyrics suggest that even though love is supposed to be a positive force, when it turns sour it can have devastating consequences.
The song's chorus emphasizes the theme of love as a lethal weapon, with the repeated refrain "even love can become a lethal weapon." This phrase serves to underscore the idea that love can override reason and push people to do things they wouldn't normally do. The verses provide examples of what this might look like, such as losing control and taking risks with one's own life. The overall effect is to convey the idea that love, like any other strong emotion, can have both positive and negative effects, and that it is always a risk to put one's heart on the line.
Line by Line Meaning
When you lose your love
After breaking up with someone you love, life can become unbearable
And it makes your life turn cold
It feels like life has become extremely harsh and unlivable
When it tears you apart
The emotional pain is unbearable, making you feel broken and shattered
Your heart and soul just can't go on
The situation is so bad that it feels like you can't go on living
When love's alive, it sets you free
Being in love can be liberating and freeing
When it's gone, it's plain to see
When the love has ended, it's clear how important it was
How even love can become a lethal weapon
The love that once brought so much happiness and joy can now cause immense pain and suffering
When you lose control
The break up can lead to feelings of hopelessness and a loss of control
And you scare yourself sometimes
The deep emotional pain can be so overwhelming that it's frightening
When you really don't care, yeah
The emotional turmoil can make you feel like you don't care about anything anymore
That your life is on the line
The emotional pain can feel like it's a matter of life and death sometimes
No one outside can understand
People who haven't gone through a similar situation can't fully comprehend the pain and turmoil
You take your life in your own hands
You have to take control of your own life and make decisions that will better yourself
And even love can become a lethal weapon
The pain caused by the love that once brought so much joy can be too much to bear
Killing you, that's the last thing love
Love was never meant to cause so much pain and suffering, it was meant to bring happiness
Was ever meant to do
Love was never supposed to be a source of deep emotional pain and suffering
Become a lethal weapon
When love causes so much pain and suffering, it can become dangerous and harmful
You know there is no hope of breaking free
When you're trapped in the emotional pain caused by the break up, it can feel like there's no way out
And what you suffer happily
The emotional pain caused by the break up can feel unbearable, even when you try to be positive
That's when love itself becomes
When the pain and suffering become too much, the love that once brought joy can turn into
A lethal weapon
something that causes immense harm and suffering
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL KAMEN, ERIC PATRICK CLAPTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jennifer LeGrow
Even 30 years later I still get goose bumps listening to this song. One of my favorite movies, songs, and my favorite band all together...can't get any better than that. 💜
DaidohYuzan
Never heard of the band before, didn't remember the song, but still got me goose bumps and took me back when I was young. Oh my, I could hug Mel Gibson if I would see him now.
Meli 123
Amazing song
Lethal weapon Will always be a classic 🙌
Nathan Cruz
Melu 123 0:34-0:41 👍🏻
NLlightning
Yep it when I watch 1 or 2 it Will always bring me back
Russell Crawley
Let's settle this: Lethal Weapon is not just a Christmas movie, it's the greatest of all time!!!
3007 name
you misspelled Die Hard. honest mistake
justin fleming
RIP To Richard Donner who directed the trilogy thank you mr donner for making a good trilogy
Oregon Gold
When Lethal weapon movie came out, my counselor said my attitude was like Riggs. I still have days where this song is me.
R-M Boudreau
a trigoly is 3 movies. lethal weapon has 4 so this is a quadrilogy