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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Stranger
Smokie Lyrics
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And the moon is high
And you get that far away look in your eyes
Oh can't you see you're acting like a stranger
When your loving feelings are so hard to find
And you can deceive me with your made-up lines
Lord knows you sound just like a stranger
You've got love if you want it and it can't go wrong
And just in case you find the time
You've got love if you need it and it can't go wrong
But stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
When the wind is howling and the rain comes down
And you lie awake without a sound
Feel like I'm living with a stranger
When I try to hold you and you turn away
There seems so little left for me to say
Oh Lord knows you look just like a stranger
So just in case you've changed your mind
You've got love if you want it and it can't go wrong
And just in case you find the time
You've got love if you need it and it can't go wrong
But stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
The lyrics to Smokie's song "Stranger" describe the confusion and hurt felt when someone you love suddenly starts acting distant and aloof, almost like a stranger to you. The first verse sets the scene of a quiet evening, with the moon high and the singer noticing the distance in their partner's eyes. Despite the efforts to hide their feelings with "made-up lines," the partner sounds like a "stranger" to the singer. The chorus expresses a plea to the partner to not let the love they have slip away.
The second verse continues with the description of a stormy night, where the singer is unable to sleep because of the tension and distance between them and their partner. The singer tries to reach out and hold them, but they turn away, leaving the singer feeling powerless and only able to express that their partner now looks just like a stranger. The chorus repeats the plea, with a growing sense of urgency emphasized by the repetition of the line "Oh stranger you're in danger / Of losing me."
Overall, the lyrics explore the fear and frustration felt when a partner starts to drift away, and the uncertain hope that maybe, just maybe, it's not too late to salvage their love.
Line by Line Meaning
When the night has fallen
When it's dark outside
And the moon is high
And the moon is visible in the sky
And you get that far away look in your eyes
And your gaze becomes distant
Oh can't you see you're acting like a stranger
Oh, don't you realize you're behaving like someone unknown
When your loving feelings are so hard to find
When it's difficult to sense any affection from you
And you can deceive me with your made-up lines
And you can mislead me with your insincere statements
Lord knows you sound just like a stranger
It seems like I'm talking to someone who is not my familiar partner
So just in case you've changed your mind
In case you've had a change of heart
You've got love if you want it and it can't go wrong
Love is available to you, and it will work out perfectly
And just in case you find the time
And in case you can spare some time
You've got love if you need it and it can't go wrong
You can have love if you require, and everything will be fine
But stranger you're in danger
But, unknown person, you're at risk
Of losing me
Of losing my affection
Oh stranger you're in danger
Oh, unfamiliar individual, you're on the verge of ruining things between us
When the wind is howling and the rain comes down
When it's windy and raining outside
And you lie awake without a sound
And you are lying in bed silently
Feel like I'm living with a stranger
I feel like I'm cohabitating with someone foreign to me
When I try to hold you and you turn away
When I attempt to embrace you, and you reject me
There seems so little left for me to say
There is hardly anything further that I can voice
Oh Lord knows you look just like a stranger
Oh, God knows you appear entirely unknown to me
So just in case you've changed your mind
Once again, in case you've had a change of heart
But stranger you're in danger
But, anonymous person, you're close to losing me
Of losing me
Of losing my love and commitment
Oh stranger you're in danger
Oh, mysterious person, don't neglect our relationship
Of losing me
Of losing me completely
Oh stranger you're in danger
Hey, unidentified individual, you're about to lose my affections
Of losing me
Of losing my connection with you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MICHAEL DONALD CHAPMAN, NICHOLAS BARRY CHINN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
просто Славик
Незнакомка
Когда спускается ночь
И луна в вышине,
И такой далекий взгляд твоих глаз...
О, разве ты не понимаешь,
Что ведешь себя, как незнакомка?
Если твои любовные чувства так тяжело отыскать,
И ты можешь обмануть меня своим макияжем,
Бог свидетель — ты будто незнакомка.
В случае, если ты передумаешь,
У тебя есть любовь, если ты хочешь этого.
И это не может быть неправильным.
И в случае, если ты найдешь время,
У тебя есть любовь, если тебе нужна она.
И это не может быть неправильным.
Но, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
О, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
Когда воет ветер и идет дождь,
И ты беззвучно лежишь с открытыми глазами,
Такое чувство, что я живу с незнакомкой.
Когда я пытаюсь обнять тебя, а ты отворачиваешься,
Кажется, что так мало осталось мне сказать.
Бог свидетель — ты выглядишь как незнакомка.
В случае, если ты передумаешь,
У тебя есть любовь, если ты хочешь этого.
И это не может быть неправильным.
И в случае, если ты найдешь время,
У тебя есть любовь, если тебе нужна она.
И это не может быть неправильным.
Но, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
О, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
О, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
О, незнакомка, тебе угрожает опасность
Потерять меня.
Автор перевода — Олег Лобачев
Gunter Beh
When the night has fallen
And the moon is high
And you get that far away look in your eyes
Oh can't you see you're acting like a stranger
When your loving feelings are so hard to find
And you can deceive me with your made-up lines
Lord knows you sound just like a stranger
So just in case you've changed your mind
You've got love if you want it and it can't go wrong
And just in case you find the time
You've got love if you need it and it can't go wrong
But stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
When the wind is howling and the rain comes down
And you lie awake without a sound
Feel like I'm living with a stranger
When I try to hold you and you turn away
There seems so little left for me to say
Oh Lord knows you look just like a stranger
So just in case you've changed your mind
You've got love if you want it and it can't go wrong
And just in case you find the time
You've got love if you need it and it can't go wrong
But stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Oh stranger you're in danger
Of losing me
Gregory Michael
Слушаю эту песню уже 44 года … мурашки по телу … Смоки наша молодость , классная группа !
Марина Щеглюк
Чем больше слушаю, тем больше нравится. Музыка, вокал всё в десятку. Брависимо, Смоки!!!
Ольга Шведченко
Терри браво!!! Бас гитара огонь! Алан виртуозно! Крис шикарный вокал! Пит столько души в ударнике, какой ритм! Все вместе, механизм британской сборки. Браво ребята!!!!
Ботагоз Каримова
Ольга Шведченко.Полностью согласна с Вами!
Gregory Michael
Оля 100%
Максим Швидко
Ольга, я не настолько посвященный, знаю лишь Криса Нормана, мне 38 и я кайфую от этой музыки, папа научил)))
Nina Ishina
Невозможно от них оторваться, притягивают как магнит и сводят с ума снова и снова возвращая нас в то далекое прошлое - в нашу молодость......................
Ирина Светлова
Это моя самая любимая группа слушать их подобно улететь в космос так держать ребята передаю привет особенно алану силсон всем здоровья
Валерий Загородный
Смоки, есть Смоки, отличный
квартет, в 70-е годы звучали
со всех магнитофонов?!
Красивые мелодии, от них
сердце замирает, до сих пор!
И сейчас, слушаю с удовольствием, классика
музыкальной эпохи!!!
Viktor Dobrulya
Один из перлов Смоков! Ностальгия захлестывает! Какое счастье, что мы воспитывались на такой музыке. Ровестникам и почитателям Смоков - респект.