Originally a quartet whose sound drew inspiration from psychedelia, The Beloved found its greatest success as a rave-influenced dance-pop duo. Throughout its fluid existence, the guiding force behind the group remained vocalist Jon Marsh, who formed the band The Journey Through in Cambridge, UK with Steve Waddington and Tim Havard; with the addition of Guy Gausden (November 1984), the group renamed itself the Beloved, and gradually evolved into a moody dance outfit not dissimilar to New Order.
In 1986, The Beloved issued their first single, "A Hundred Words" a series of releases (including the EP Happy Now, the double A-sided single "Surprise Me"/"Forever Dancing" and the 1987 compliation Where It Is) followed, but none garnered any significant critical or commercial success. Consequently, Gousden and Havard exited in 1987, at much the same time Marsh and Waddington were falling under the sway of London's burgeoning rave community. After first re-emerging with the ambient-styled single "The Sun Rising" the Beloved then scored an international hit with "Hello" a bubbling techno exercise which name-checked many of the group's influences.
In 1990, the duo issued a pair of albums, Happiness and Blissed Out (a remix of its sister release) which achieved significant success both in and out of clubs. A long layoff followed, however, and when The Beloved returned in 1993 with Conscience, Waddington had been ousted in favor of Marsh's wife Helena, resulting in a more pop-oriented flavour. After another three-year absence, they released X, a foray back into club culture. In 1997 they released Single File, a compilation album and a bunch of new remixes of The Sun Rising.
Jon Marsh has for some ten years been concentrating on his flourishing career as a club DJ, as well as the raising of his young family. However, a new collaboration with Steve Waddington is in the works, and while the Beloved's plans for a new album release in 2006 never came to fruition, it is apparently still in the works.
(Not to be confused with North Carolina, USA band Beloved. If you are here due to that artist, Fix your artist tags to remove "The".)
Outerspace Girl
The Beloved Lyrics
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I send this message to you
Transmitting out through the air
Signals into the blue
It's earthboy calling on frequency ten
All far out galaxies
I'm beaming love out to my one special friend....
....are you receiving me?
Outerspace girl
I'm sending out a message to you....
....are you receiving me?
Well are you grooving up there
On your mission of love?
Whizzing onwards at warp factor nine
Several light years above
Well if you ever come back down
To this planet safe and sound
I will be there as you touch down
So that your feet don't touch the ground
Or if you'd rather stay up there
Just hanging out in deeper space
I'll send more messages of love
To keep a smile upon your face
The Beloved's Outerspace Girl is a love song about reaching out to someone who's far away beyond horizons. The song's opening sends out a vivid message, "Can you hear me out there? I send this message to you, Transmitting out through the air, Signals into the blue" illustrating that the singer is somewhere on earth, separated from their beloved, and sending out signals to them via the airwaves. The usage of radio transmission frequencies references the feeling of alienation and remoteness from the beloved.
Although separated by distance, the song seems upbeat with a delightful tone asking, "Well are you grooving up there, On your mission of love?" The lyrics refer to the beloved as an "outerspace girl" on a journey perhaps to explore a distant planet, and the singer is waiting for her to receive their love messages transmitted through the airwaves. The song also evokes a sense of fantastical futuristic optimism, "Whizzing onwards at warp factor nine, Several light years above," as if anything is possible and the beloved and the singer could travel in space to be together.
The song ends on a positive note where the singer suggests that if their beloved comes back, they'll be there to catch them, ensuring 'your feet don't touch the ground.' However, if the beloved decides to stay up among the stars, the singer will keep sending messages of love to keep her smiling. The song, with its galactic imagery, suggests that love transcends time, distance and space and that, through many means give voice to their emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you hear me out there?
The singer is calling out to someone who might be in space and wants to know if they can hear him.
I send this message to you
The singer is trying to communicate with someone who might be in space, so he is sending a message to them.
Transmitting out through the air
The message is traveling through the airwaves in order to reach the intended recipient.
Signals into the blue
The message is being sent far out into space, into the seemingly endless blue expanse of the universe.
It's earthboy calling on frequency ten
The artist is identifying himself as 'earthboy' and communicating on a specific frequency, number ten.
All far out galaxies
The message is being broadcasted to all the distant galaxies of the universe.
I'm beaming love out to my one special friend....
The singer is sending out a message of love to someone special who he hopes is listening.
....are you receiving me?
The artist is asking his special friend if she has received his loving message.
Outerspace girl
The artist is addressing his special friend as an outerspace girl, indicating that she is out of this world and far away.
I'm sending out a message to you....
The artist is once again trying to contact his outerspace girl, letting her know that she is in his thoughts.
Well are you grooving up there
The singer is asking his outerspace girl if she is having a good time up there in space.
On your mission of love?
The artist is suggesting that his outerspace girl is on a mission to spread love and positivity throughout the universe.
Whizzing onwards at warp factor nine
The singer imagines his outerspace girl moving quickly through space, traveling at high speeds.
Several light years above
The singer is imagining his outerspace girl being located far above the Earth, out in the endless expanse of the universe.
Well if you ever come back down
The singer entertains the possibility that his outerspace girl might one day return to Earth.
To this planet safe and sound
If and when his outerspace girl returns to Earth, the artist wants her to feel safe and secure.
I will be there as you touch down
The artist wants his outerspace girl to know that he will be there for her when she comes back to Earth.
So that your feet don't touch the ground
The singer wants his outerspace girl to feel cared for and supported, so he offers to keep her safe and stable.
Or if you'd rather stay up there
The singer acknowledges that his outerspace girl might choose to stay up in space.
Just hanging out in deeper space
If she stays in space, the artist imagines his outerspace girl floating around in the deeper regions of the universe.
I'll send more messages of love
Whether she comes back to Earth or stays in space, the artist promises to send his outerspace girl more messages of love and affection.
To keep a smile upon your face
Ultimately, the artist wants his outerspace girl to be happy, wherever she ends up, and hopes that his messages will bring a smile to her face.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: HELENA MARSH, JON MARSH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Gareth Davies
Ahead of it's time. Listening in 2021 and still sounds fresh. Love it
peter martin
Arguably one of the best bands of its time. Way ahead in terms of music genre compared to some also great acts out there in the late 80s and early 90s
Garry Shepherd DreamGaze, Home of Goofy🤭
Absolutely smooth & classy from man & wife team Jon & Helena💙 & the band ,and what a team they are ,absolute brilliance & nostalgic ,classy 🎶 🎵 🎹 💙
John Mejía
Me encanta la voz y estilo del grupo.
Hugo José
Conscience is a trully masterpiece!! I love it from the first to the last track!!!
alopecia .heagehog
I listen to them all the time...very well mixed/produced albums utterly brilliant
Orangutang666
Pretty song. I like to listen the Beloved.
The Beloved is unique.
Iturriso
Nunca pierdo la esperanza de que, algún día, Jon Marsh decida resucitar a The Beloved.
jefff3000
Lo necesitamos. Hay que cerrar el círculo.
Rodrigo Neira
Amazing, superb, masterpiece, both tune and video!!!!