The band is best known for their singles "Ball of Confusion" (1985, a Temptations cover), "No New Tale to Tell" (1987), "So Alive" (1989) and "No Big Deal" (1990).
L&R's first album was 1985's trippy Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven; Seventh Dream was followed in quick succession by 1986's Express;which featured a cover of Ball of Confusion, which became a club hit. 1987's Earth * Sun * Moon and 1989's eponymously titled release Love and Rockets (all on Beggar's Banquet). Love & Rockets was met with cries of sellout due to the overly slick So Alive (the band toured stadiums following the hit single) and the group disbanded. Tracks recorded for an abandoned EP Swing were added to a reissue of Love & Rockets in 2002.
After working on solo albums they reformed, recorded material for Hot Trip to Heaven which infused dance/electronica elements into their sound. Fearing the world wasn't prepared for it yet in 1992, they waited until 1994 to release it. A fire destroyed the studio they were working in, and all material was scrapped. The next album, Sweet F.A. features one of Daniel Ash's charred guitars on the front cover. The final album Lift was an epic dance/electronic swan song, owing much to producer Doug DeAngelis, who was given honorary L&R member status. After the Lift tour, they disbanded again in 1999 to work on solo projects, and to reform Bauhaus for a series of tours. L&R reunited in 2007 at Coachella. Plans for a 2009/2010 release fell through as the band went their separate ways again.
On 23 January 2023, Love and Rockets announced a reunion for an appearance at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California on 20 May 2023, the band's first concert in 15 years. They later announced a 2023 U.S. tour in support of their appearance at Cruel World. A Bauhaus reunion was aborted in 2022 after Peter Murphy forced the band to cancel the tour as he entered rehab. Daniel Ash said that the 2023 tour would be the band's final.
Haunted When The Minutes Drag
Love And Rockets Lyrics
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Would be haunted
I touch the clothes you left behind
That still retain your shape and lines
Still haunted
I trace the outline of your eyes
We're in the mirror hypnotized
I'm haunted
Gone and still I remenice
I'm haunted
Haunted by your soul
Haunted by your hair
Haunted by your clothes
Haunted by your eyes
By your soul, by your hair
By your clothes, by your eyes
By your voice, by your smile
By your mouth, by your soul
By your hair, by your clothes
By your eyes, by your voice
By your smile, by your mouth
By your soul
HAUNTED (haunted)
So this is for when you feel happy
And this is for when you feel sad
And this is for when you feel...
Nothing
OOOOH when the minutes drag
OOOOH when the minutes drag
And this is for the tears that won't dry
And this is for a bright blue sky
And this is for when you feel...
Lucky
And this is for when you feel...
Lucky
OOOOH when the minutes drag
OOOOH when the minutes drag
So this is for when you're feeling happy again
And this is for when you're feeling sad
And this is for when you feel...
Something
OOOOH when the minutes drag
OOOOH when the minutes drag
HAUNTED (haunted)
When the minutes drag
HAUNTED (haunted)
When the minutes drag
OOOOH
OOOOH
The Love and Rockets' song "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" is a melancholic track that speaks to the pain of loss and the enduring memories of a past lover. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the haunting experience of feeling the presence of someone who has already gone. The singer describes the feeling as being "haunted" and expresses a desire to relive the memories and experiences of the past.
The song's chorus repeats the word "haunted," emphasizing the obsessive nature of the feeling that the singer is describing. The use of repetition is a clever way of reinforcing the song's themes and creating a hypnotic effect that meshes perfectly with the song's lyrics. The verse that follows the chorus takes a more introspective turn, reflecting on memories and experiences that have been left behind. The singer talks about holding onto objects that have been left behind by the absent lover, such as clothing and strands of hair, as a way of staying connected to them.
Overall, "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" is a beautiful and moving song that speaks to the deep pain and longing that come with loss. It is a tribute to the power of memory and the way that our past experiences can continue to shape our lives long after they have passed.
Line by Line Meaning
The word that would best describe this feeling
The feeling being described is best characterized as haunted.
Would be haunted
Haunted is the most fitting word for this indescribable feeling.
I touch the clothes you left behind
I touch the physical reminders of you that you left behind.
That still retain your shape and lines
The clothes still hold your shape and have the marks of your presence.
Still haunted
Even these physical reminders continue to cause me to feel haunted.
I trace the outline of your eyes
I follow the shape of where your eyes used to be.
We're in the mirror hypnotized
We stare at ourselves in the mirror, mesmerized by what used to be.
I'm haunted
All of these actions and thoughts continue to plague me with the feeling of being haunted.
I find a solitary hair
I discover one of your hairs, standing alone and forgotten.
Gone and still I remenice
Even though you are gone, my memories of you remain and linger.
By your soul, by your hair
I am haunted by everything that makes up who you are, even down to the strands of your hair.
By your clothes, by your eyes
Every part of you that remains visible to me, from your clothes to your eyes, continues to cause me to feel haunted.
By your voice, by your smile
Your voice and your smile are yet more haunting remnants of the past that I can't let go of.
By your mouth, by your soul
I am reminded of every part of you, both the physical and the intangible, by every action you took and every word you spoke.
So this is for when you feel happy
This is a song for when you feel happy.
And this is for when you feel sad
This is a song for when you feel sad.
And this is for when you feel...Nothing
This is a song for when you feel nothing at all.
OOOOH when the minutes drag
The feeling of being haunted continues, and time seems to pass slowly when one is deeply caught up in it.
And this is for the tears that won't dry
This is a song for when no matter how much you cry, the tears will not go away.
And this is for a bright blue sky
This is a song for when you are surrounded by beauty and yet still cannot shake the feeling of being haunted.
And this is for when you feel...Lucky
This is a song for when you feel lucky and yet still can't let go of the past.
So this is for when you're feeling happy again
This is a song for when you find happiness once more after a long period of feeling haunted.
And this is for when you're feeling sad
This is a song for when you feel sad once more after a period of happiness.
And this is for when you feel...Something
This is a song for when you feel anything at all - happy, sad, or anything in between.
HAUNTED (haunted)
The song title, repeated to emphasize the feeling that runs throughout the song.
OOOOH
An expression of the feeling of being haunted or overwhelmed.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANIEL GASTON ASH, DAVID JAY, KEVIN HASKINS
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