Many music enthusiasts regard the group as a part of the new romantic movement. However, although Peter Coyle (vocals), Jeremy Kelly (guitar), Mike Dempsey (bass guitar), Ged Quinn (keyboard) and Stephen Creese (drums) had the elegant attire, and fashionable haircuts of new romantic bands, their music was more understated and folksy than the synthesized Euro-disco of Japan, Visage and Duran Duran. The Lotus Eaters toured extensively throughout Japan, despite arguments with their record label there.
In 1998, The First Picture of You, a compilation of the Lotus Eaters' BBC Radio 1 sessions, was released, and the No Sense of Sin album was reissued on CD with bonus tracks.
In 2002, The Lotus Eaters, reduced to the duo of Coyle and Kelly reformed after almost two decades, to record a new album, entitled Silent Space.
In April 2009, the band (composed of Coyle, Kelly and Stephen Emmer) announced on their MySpace page that they were working, with producer Steve Power, on material for a new album, to be called A Plug-In Called Nostalgia.
In March 2009 The band announced a one-off concert to be held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 25 July. The gig, a performance of the album No Sense of Sin, is to feature the trio accompanied by a string string quartet from the University of Huddersfield.
In late 2017 No Sense Of Sin was re-released, a 2 LP Deluxe Hardback Book Edition, featuring the original album and a bonus 5 track disc including 12inch versions of the singles not on the original album.
The First Picture of You
The Lotus Eaters Lyrics
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The pulse of flowing love
Spread the calm to meet the others
Pleasure fills with love 'til dawn
It's warm in and out
The call for sacred hours
The soft chant of new-born singing
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
Can't lose this mood gentle
With summer at our ears
Flood the world deep in sunlight
Break into the peaceful wild
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The first picture of you
The first picture of summer
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
The lyrics of The Lotus Eaters' "The First Picture of You" evoke feelings of love, pleasure, magic, and joy. The song creates a mood of warmth and calm and is all about savoring the beauty of the first picture of summer, with all its pleasures and sights. The opening lines, "It's warm in and out, the pulse of flowing love, spread the calm to meet the others, pleasure fills with love 'til dawn," set the tone and establish the feeling of comfort and warmth that runs throughout the song.
The song speaks of the call for sacred hours and the soft chant of newborn singing, which add to the overall feeling of magic and the unexplainable. The feelings are so intense that they force themselves onto the world around the singer, breaking into the peaceful wild and flooding the world with sunlight. The flowers in the summer scream their joy as the singer reflects on the first picture of summer, which captures all of these intense feelings and joys.
Overall, the song is about summer and the beauty, magic, and love it brings. It's a joyous reminder to savor the simple pleasures in life and to hold on to the feelings of warmth and happiness that are so often fleeting.
Line by Line Meaning
It's warm in and out
The warmth of love is felt both inside and outside
The pulse of flowing love
The intensity of love is constantly moving, beating like a pulse
Spread the calm to meet the others
Share the peace and tranquility with those around us
Pleasure fills with love 'til dawn
The delight brought by love fills us until the morning light
The call for sacred hours
The desire for a special, spiritual time
The soft chant of new-born singing
The gentle melody of a recently hatched voice
The magic force of your feelings
The powerful spell that emotions have on us
The first picture of you
The very first image of your presence
The first picture of summer
The initial memory of the warmth of the season
Seeing the flowers scream their joy
Observing the exuberance of the blossoms
Can't lose this mood gentle
Cannot allow this serene mood to disappear
With summer at our ears
With the sounds of summer all around us
Flood the world deep in sunlight
Immerse everything in the radiance of the sun
Break into the peaceful wild
Interrupt the calm of nature's wilderness
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Peter Coyle, Jeremy Vincent Kelly, Gerard Quinn
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
101ckes
It was 1983 I had just turned 16...first motor bike...first real girlfriend...just started a YTS training course this beautiful song was playing on the radio all summer and I felt I owned the world. Mid 50's now and a bit worn down by life but i only have to close my eyes and listen to this song and I am sixteen again. Great times.
Nora Angel
@Scouse in the house Lol..
Scouse in the house
YTS all£23.50 haha
Nora Angel
Such a heartfelt comment ❤
Kevin Turvey
Yeah dude! We were the lucky ones.
James Robert
@Adam Patterson Luck always seems to be for other people ☹️
James lonsdale
If you ever feel shite get in the car window down drive and turn this song on full. Doctors won't prescribe it but trust me it will make you feel alive, human and a whole lot better
James Robert
Boys of summer by Don Henley does it too!
Andy Collins
Spot on 😂😁
Keith Richards
Very true