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The Swing of Things (Demo #3) · a-ha

Scoundrel Days

℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.

Composer, Writer: Pal Waaktaar

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The Swing of Things (Demo #1) · a-ha

Scoundrel Days

℗ 1987 Warner Records Inc.

Composer, Writer: Pal Waaktaar

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The Swing of Things · a-ha

Scoundrel Days

℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.

Composer, Writer: Pal Waaktaar

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a-ha live 1994 South Africa -
From a-ha's 2nd album "Scoundrel Days" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scound....rel-Days/dp/B001F4U2

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The Swing of Things · a-ha

Scoundrel Days

℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.

Mixer, Producer: Alan Tarney
Engineer: Gerry Kitchingham
Mixer: John Hudson
Drums: Michael Sturgis
Composer, Writer: Pal Waaktaar

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From the last concert in Oslo 2010

"The Swing Of Things"

You say the world's an eventful place
You give me news
I don't want to know
You say that I should care
That I should speak my mind

Oh, but how can I speak of the world
Rushing by
With a lump in my throat
And tears in my eyes
Oh, have we come to the point of no turning back
Or is it still time to get into
The swing of things

Let us walk through this windless city
I'll go on till the winter gets me
Oh, "sleep..." you wrote "sleep, my dear"
In a letter somewhere

Oh, but how can I sleep with your
voice in my head
With an ocean between us
And room in my bed
Oh, have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is it still time to get into
The swing of things

Oh, when she glows in the dark
And I'm weak by the sight
Of this breathtaking beauty
In which I can hide
Oh, there's a worldful out there
Of people I fear
But given time I'll get into
The swing of things

Yes, when she glows in the dark and
I'm struck by the sight
I know that I'll need this for the rest of my life

What have I done
What lies I have told
I've played games with the ones that
rescued my soul
Oh, have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is it still time to get into
The swing of things

A-ha - The Swing of Things (O Ritmo das Coisas)

Você diz que o mundo é um lugar cheio de eventos
Você me dá notícias
Que eu não quero saber
Você diz que eu deveria me importar
Que eu deveria falar o que penso

Oh, mas como posso falar do mundo
Que passa apressado
Com um nó em minha garganta
E lágrimas em meus olhos
Será que chegamos ao ponto sem retorno
Ou ainda é tempo de entrar
No ritmo das coisas?

Vamos caminhar por esta cidade sem vento
Continuarei até o inverno me pegar
"Durma", você escreveu, "durma querido"
Numa carta em algum lugar

Oh, mas como posso dormir
Com sua voz em minha cabeça
Com um oceano entre nós
E espaço em minha cama?
Será que cheguei ao ponto de perder o controle
Ou ainda é tempo de entrar
No ritmo das coisas?

Quando ela brilha no escuro
E sou enfraquecido pela visão
Desta beleza de tirar o fôlego
Na qual posso me esconder
Há um mundo lá fora cheio
De pessoas que temo
Mas, dado um tempo, eu entrarei
No ritmo das coisas

Sim, quando ela brilha no escuro
E sou atingido por essa visão
Sei que precisarei disso pelo resto de minha vida

O que eu fiz?
Que mentiras contei?
Brinquei com as pessoas que
Resgataram minha alma
Será que cheguei ao ponto de perder o controle
Ou ainda é tempo de entrar
No ritmo das coisas?

great ending... Morten's voice at his best...

A-ha Scoundrel Days Amsterdam 2019

A-HA SCOUNDREL DAYS LIVE IN LONDON AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL 05 NOV 2019

Cast in steel tour - Recife - PE, 08/10/2015.

Setlist

1. The wake
2. I’ve been losing you
3. Cast in steel
4. Cry wolf
5. Move to Memphis
6. Stay on these roads
7. Scoundrel days
8. Crying in the rain
9. We’re looking for the whales
10. Sycamore leaves
11. Hunting high and low
12. The swing of things
13. Forest fire
14. You are the one
15. Foot of the mountain
16. The soft rains of April
17. The sun always shines on TV
18. Under the makeup
19. The living daylights
20. Take on me

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A-ha live in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 10th, 1990 "Derby Rock Festival" at Luna Park Stadium

Artist: A-ha
Title: Scoundrel Days & The Sun Always Shines On TV

Written by: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen


Lyrics:

Was that somebody screaming...
It wasn't me for sure
I lift my head up from uneasy pillows
Put my feet on the floor
Cut my wrist on a bad thought
And head for the door

Outside on the pavement
The dark makes no noise
I can feel the sweat on my lips
Leaking into my mouth
I'm heading out for the steep hills
They're leaving me no choice

And see...as our lives are in the making
We believe through the lies and the hating
That love goes free

For want of an option
I run the wind 'round
I dream pictures of houses burning
Never knowing nothing else to do
With death comes the morning
Unannounced and new

Was it too much to ask for
To pull a little weight...
They forgive anything but greatness
These are scoundrel days
And I'm close to calling out their names
As pride hits my face
See...as our lives are in the making
We believe through their lies and the hating
That love goes free through
scoundrel days

I reach the edge of town
I've got blood in my hair
Their hands touch my body
From everywhere
But I know that I've made it
As I run into the air

And see...as our lives are in the making
We believe through the lies and the hating
That love goes free
Through scoundrel days

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I Reached inside myself
And found nothing there
To ease the pressure of
My ever worrying mind

All my powers waste away
I fear the crazed and lonely looks
The mirror's sending me
These Days

Touch me
How can it be
Believe me
The sun always shines on TV
Hold me
Close to your heart
Touch me
And give all your love to me

Please don't ask me to defend
The shameful lowlands
Of the way I'm drifting
Gloomily through time

I reached inside myself today
Thinking there's got to be some way
To keep my troubles distant

Touch me
How can it be
Believe me
The sun always shines on TV
Hold me
Close to your heart
Touch me
And give all your love to me

Hold me
Close to your heart
Touch me
And give all your love to me