While touring in Ireland, the discovered the audience would cheer back "Who the Fuck is Alice?". As it turns out , this was a ritual at a Café in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) called "Gompie". The group decided to "cover" this version with comedian Roy Chubby Brown having the honor of yelling "Alice, Who the Fuck is Alice?" during the chorus. Thus, Smokie holds the record as the first group to have a top ten song with the word "fuck" in it.
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I Can Be A Heartbreaker Too
Smokie Lyrics
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Lately they seen you running
tell me baby are we the talk of the town
You told me yu spent the nights workin
stead you been out drinkin and flirtin
Two can play that game and I know how
I can be a heartbreaker, too
I can break as many hearts as you
Cos there ain't a trick that I can't use
I learned the best of them from you
Your heart just might break
Before it's through
I can be a heartbreaker, too
some night when you're out romancin
You just might see me dancin
with the best lookin lady in the room
You'll be the one who ends up stranded
The one who's empty handed
It'll be your turn to play the fool
I can be a heartbreaker, too...
you can lose me
you can't have it both ways
If you go
I hope you know
What you're throwing away
I can be a heartbreaker, too...
The lyrics to Smokie’s song “I Can Be A Heartbreaker Too” are those of a woman who has been lied to by her partner. She’s heard from friends that he’s been running around and instead of working like he said he would, he’s out flirting and drinking. She’s had enough and she’s decided to turn the tables on him. She tells him that she can be a heartbreaker just like him, break as many hearts as he does, turn people on and turn them down. She has learned the best tricks from him and is ready to use them.
As the song progresses, she warns him that he’s going to see her out there dancing with the best-looking lady in the room, and he’ll be the one left empty-handed. She’s not going to take his lies and cheating anymore and wants him to know that he can’t have it both ways. If he leaves her, he’s going to regret it because she’s just as capable of breaking hearts as he is.
The song’s lyrics speak to a common theme in popular music of the time - the empowerment of women in relationships. It was written in the late 1970s and released in 1982 when feminism was gaining traction across the world. The song’s message is one of defiance, and the woman in the song isn’t going to take being treated poorly lying down. She’s going to fight back and prove that she’s just as capable of playing the game as he is.
Line by Line Meaning
My friends come to tell me something
My friends have come to disclose something to me
Lately they seen you running
Lately they have seen you moving hastily
tell me baby are we the talk of the town
Inform me, darling, are we the topic of discussion in the locality?
You told me yu spent the nights workin
You informed me that you spent the nights working
stead you been out drinkin and flirtin
But instead, you have been out drinking and flirting
Two can play that game and I know how
Two can participate in such activities, and I possess the knowledge to do so
I can be a heartbreaker, too
I, too, can cause emotional distress to others
I can break as many hearts as you
I have the capability to cause heartbreak just like you
I can turn them on or turn them down
I can create attraction or repulsion in others
Cos there ain't a trick that I can't use
Because there is no strategy that I cannot execute
I learned the best of them from you
I have learned the most efficient strategies from observing you
Your heart just might break
Your heart is likely to suffer emotional pain
Before it's through
Before it concludes
some night when you're out romancin
At some point, when you are out for romantic purposes
You just might see me dancin
You may witness me dancing
with the best lookin lady in the room
With the most attractive woman in the room
You'll be the one who ends up stranded
You will be the one who is abandoned or left alone
The one who's empty handed
Without anything to show for their efforts
It'll be your turn to play the fool
It will be your chance to be foolish
you can lose me
You have the potential to lose me
you can't have it both ways
You cannot enjoy the benefits of two incompatible options at the same time
If you go
If you depart
I hope you know
I hope you are aware
What you're throwing away
What you are willingly relinquishing
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GENE JOHNSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Никита Простой
Замечательно ребята поют, спасибо Смоки.
Black Fulla
Love this song they still got it been listening to Smokie since the 90's
John O'Dowd
This band is masterful at creating hugely melodic pop/rock music.
Stella Hansen
Great song Smokie.
Va Ni
💕💞
Ch Tebawihi
Nice nice🤗