Original vocalist Clem Curtis left in 1968 and moved to the U.S. for a solo career on the club circuit, encouraged by the likes of Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave, playing Las Vegas with The Righteous Brothers. He was replaced by Colin Young.
The group's final hit was the less pop-oriented, more sophisticated Born To Live and Born To Die. They split in 1970, when the rhythm section broke away to form the progressive group Pluto. When Curtis returned to the UK he formed a new version of the group with little success on record, but a lucrative spell on the 1960s nostalgia circuit.
Tomorrow
The Foundations Lyrics
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We don't care how it ends
As long as we can
Lose ourselves on the weekend
Drinking away
The feelings that we hide
Smiling on screen
Waited all week for tonight
Won't go home til it gets light
Where's the fun in going slow?
Tonight save me from tomorrow
I'm addicted to my phone And its promises
Which way is social media anonymous?
Drinking away
The feelings that we hide
Smiling on screen
We're broken inside
Waited all week for tonight
Won't go home til it gets light
Where's the fun in going slow?
Tonight save me from tomorrow
We lose ourselves when it's late
We love the things we should hate
Where's the fun in going slow?
Tonight save me from tomorrow
My friends are in the toilets
More than in the bar
Powdering their noses
Forget who they are
My friends are in the toilets
More than in the bar
Think about our lost love
Wherever they are
Hoping that the drink will
Hide away our scars
Think about our lost love
Wherever the fuck they are
Waited all week for tonight
Won't go home til it gets light
Where's the fun in going slow?
Tonight save me from tomorrow
We lose ourselves When it's late
We love the things We should hate
Where's the fun in going slow?
Tonight save me from tomorrow
The lyrics of The Foundations' song "Tomorrow" depict the desperation and escapism that young people often experience in today's society. The first stanza talks about how the world is falling apart but the main focus is on how the characters in the song deal with it by losing themselves on weekends. Alcohol, drugs, and social media are used as ways to ignore the feelings that they are hiding, which is revealed in the second stanza. The chorus talks about how the characters wait all week for the weekend to arrive and how they want to live life in the fast lane, not caring about what tomorrow will bring. The song also touches upon the theme of lost love and how the characters hope that drinking will make them forget about the scars.
The song accurately captures the dilemma of the youth who desire to escape their troubles through drugs and alcohol. It also presents how social media can easily become an addiction and a source of false promises, which takes the individual away from reality. The lyrics’ honesty draws attention to the fact that although young people might seem happy on the outside, they are encountering internal struggles that they must confront. This song is a call for people to stop hiding from their problems and to deal with them in a more positive manner.
Line by Line Meaning
The world's falling apart
The state of the world is dire and in chaos
We don't care how it ends
We are apathetic to the consequences and outcome
As long as we can
Our only concern is
Lose ourselves on the weekend
Escaping reality and indulging in vices to distract from our problems
Drinking away
Alcohol is our coping mechanism
The feelings that we hide
We suppress our emotions
Smiling on screen
We project happiness and perfection on social media
We're broken inside
But really we are struggling internally
Waited all week for tonight
Anticipating the weekend as a reprieve
Won't go home til it gets light
Staying out until the early morning hours
Where's the fun in going slow?
We want to experience life to the fullest without limitations
Tonight save me from tomorrow
Trying to temporarily escape reality and forget our problems
I'm addicted to my phone
Relying on technology for constant distractions and validation
And its promises
Believing that our devices can fulfill our needs and bring happiness
Which way is social media anonymous?
Questioning the authenticity of online interactions and the anonymity it provides
We lose ourselves when it's late
Late nights exacerbate our tendency to lose sight of our true priorities
We love the things we should hate
We indulge in harmful behaviors rather than doing what is best for us
My friends are in the toilets
Friends are excessively using drugs in private to escape reality
More than in the bar
Their substance abuse is more important than socializing
Powdering their noses
Using cocaine to numb their emotions
Forget who they are
Substance abuse causes them to lose sight of their true selves
Think about our lost love
Reflecting on past relationships and heartbreaks
Wherever they are
Wondering what could have been and where they are now
Hoping that the drink will
Using alcohol to numb the pain
Hide away our scars
Trying to forget our past mistakes and emotional wounds
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, CTM Publishing
Written by: JASON MORAN JONES, ROBERT CHARLES FRENCH, JEFFREY L JONES, KIETTI GANTT, RACHEL WEST
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@toddblanks
@@doggodoggo3000 Hmmm.... What you have to consider is that the musicians of today have it much more easier due to the advantages of modern recording technologies.
Back before all this, you had to practise harder to be able to sound good.
Most skilled, honed and crafted their performance years before they ever made it.
That is why well known bands in the earlier days had an album out at least once every year.
The record industry was on fire for almost 3 decades and could only just keep up with sales demand.
A lot of this slowly burned out during the first part of the 1990's
The music from the 60's 70's & 80's sounds more organic, it was all recorded using analogue technology.
It is quite strange that you can definitely associate the differences in sound between the equipment technologies used with bands of different eras.
@doggodoggo3000
@@toddblanksThere are more musicians now. its more accessible.
To learn music back in the day you had to own an instrument, know someone to teach you, etc etc. Now adays even crappy public schools have some kind of music program, instruments are relatively affordable, you have access to free lessons online with youtube etc etc.
I dont think music from any generation inherently sound more "organic" than any other. its a meaningless term, but i would argue every generation has music that is organic to it.
analogue vs digital is a whole other can of worms, but its not as big a deal as you are making it out to be. Audio equipment from back in the day is still good today and people use it. there are old studios with huge plate echos in the basements that they still use regularly etc. a good mic from the 1970s is still a good mic today. I could play you music from those generations that unless you knew the band, you couldnt tell when it was from.
i heard some old german song from the 80s and it blew my mind it wasnt from the 2010s. it was so ahead of its time.
@mkruup
Mighty fine band, Happy go lucky sixties feelings.
@78deathface
That outfit, but more importantly that VOICE!
@golden.lights.twinkle2329
He can certainly scream.
@toddblanks
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 No, but he can sing. Screaming is what they do today.
@MrSoul88man
Voice horns organ brilliant live ,more soul than Stax ! HAPPY DAYS
@MeroceanMu
LOVE ❤️ them!! Great video quality.
@thewenik6876
Nice tune. Great group.
@anthonykidd1963
Clem Curtis, great voice!!
@golden.lights.twinkle2329
This isn't Clem Curtis!
@tomc642
Clem Curtis had left by this time. Seems to be Colin Young.