Things kicked into high gear when he replaced John Foxx as the singer of the famous electronic music group Ultravox in 1979. Shortly afterwards, the New Wave band had a huge U.K. hit with "Vienna", and it became one of Britain's most popular groups for several years. As well, later that year, Ure also formed the band Visage. In 1980, Ure and Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott co-wrote Lynott's biggest solo hit, titled "Yellow Pearl". A re-recording of the song done in 1981 was used as the theme for 'Top of the Pops', a music-centered television series.
In 1984, Ure co-wrote, with Bob Geldof, the Band Aid hit, "Do They Know It's Christmas?". He was one of the few featured stars who did not sing solo on the recording. The following year, Ure scored his one and only solo U.K. number one single with "If I Was", a wistful track that's since been considered his 'signature song'. This was followed by an album titled 'The Gift'. With Ure's mind clearly on other matters, Ultravox took second place and soon dissolved.
Ure's solo career continued into the 90s with sporadic success. However, "Breathe" was an international hit single, helped by its inclusion in a TV advertising campaign for Swatch watches. Ultravox songs with his work remained popular among many electronic music fans.
Ure more recently organized the Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressuring G8 leaders into following his recipe for ending world poverty. In 2005 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity.
Ure has been married twice: to actress and writer Annabel Giles (with whom he has one daughter, Molly) and to Sheridan Ure (with whom he has three daughters, Kitty, Ruby and Flossie).
His daughter Molly has followed her father into the music industry, as the guitarist and vocalist of all-girl group The Faders.
Pure Love
Midge Ure Lyrics
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I bet my money on a life in paradise
Became a member of a union they called wonderland
Pure love, pure ecstacy
Takes a life from a low to an all time high
I felt the force of the feelings suck me down
And took a share of the life they sold as wonderland
Pure love, pure ecstacy
Takes a life from a low to an all time high
A tender word and a secret touch of skin
To brush away all the scars that lay within
To buy a ticket on a journey back to wonderland
Pure love, pure ecstacy
Takes a life from a low to an all time high
I lay my head on a pure and fragile heart
To feel the surge of a new and hopeful start
Oh, take me back to wonderland
Pure love, pure ecstacy
Takes a life from a low to an all time high
Pure love, pure fantasy
Takes a life from a low to an all time high
The song "Pure Love" by Midge Ure is a tribute to the transformative power of love. The lyrics are about a person who falls in love and experiences a rebirth, taking them to a place of pure joy and ecstasy. The song begins with the line "I saw a rainbow sparkle in your eyes," which sets the tone for the romantic and dreamy feel of the song. The singer is so taken with their lover that they bet their money on a life in paradise, suggesting that they are willing to take a risk to be with them.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes a member of a union called Wonderland, which represents the blissful and idyllic state of being in love. The idea of Wonderland as a place of pure love and ecstasy is reinforced throughout the song, with the words "pure love, pure ecstasy" repeated in the chorus. The singer feels the force of their feelings and sheds their doubts, taking a share of the life sold as Wonderland. They experience a secret touch and brush away scars before buying a ticket to journey back to wonderland, where they lay their head on a pure and fragile heart to feel the surge of a new and hopeful start.
Overall, "Pure Love" is a song about the transformative power of love and how it can take a life from a low to an all-time high. It is a celebration of the joy and ecstasy that comes with falling in love and the hope that it brings for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw a rainbow sparkle in your eyes
I noticed the happiness and excitement shining in your eyes like a colorful rainbow.
I bet my money on a life in paradise
I had faith in a future filled with happiness and perfection.
Became a member of a union they called wonderland
I joined a group of people who believed in a utopian world.
Pure love, pure ecstasy
Takes a life from a low to an all-time high
Genuine, intense affection brings an individual from a low point in life to the highest level of joy.
I felt the force of the feelings suck me down
I experienced the effect of powerful emotions, taking me deeper into their grasp.
And threw away all the doubts I'd kept around
I abandoned any skepticism and mistrust I had held onto.
And took a share of the life they sold as wonderland
I accepted the lifestyle of the group that claimed to offer an ideal world.
A tender word and a secret touch of skin
To brush away all the scars that lay within
Kind, assuring words and a consoling physical contact have the power to heal internal wounds and bruises.
To buy a ticket on a journey back to wonderland
To regain entry into the ideal world, one must go through a process, a path that may cost something of value.
I lay my head on a pure and fragile heart
To feel the surge of a new and hopeful start
By leaning on the sensitive and vulnerable heart of another, I am given the strength to begin anew with a positive outlook.
Oh, take me back to wonderland
I desire to return to the perfect place in which I formerly dwelled.
Pure love, pure ecstasy
Takes a life from a low to an all-time high
Authentic, superb affection takes one's life from a downcast phase to the utmost point of happiness.
Pure love, pure fantasy
Takes a life from a low to an all-time high
Unadulterated, immaculate dreamlike affection lifts a person's life from a depressed state to the acme of happiness.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MIDGE URE
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