The Call - The Walls Came Down


1983. Modern Romans, was notable for its political content. Michael Been stated, "There was a great deal happening politically - Grenada, Lebanon, or the government saying the Russians are evil and the Russian government probably saying the same about us. That kind of thinking inspired me to write the last lines of 'Walls Came Down'. A link to a website dedicated to The Call. the-call-band.com Lyrics: Well they blew the horns And the walls came down They'd all been warned And the walls came down They just stood there laughing They're not laughing anymore The walls came down Sanctuary fades congregation splits Nightly military raids The congregation splits It's a song of assassins Ringin' in your ears We got terrorist thinking Playing on fears Well they blew the horns And the walls came down They'd all been warned But the walls came down I don't think there are any Russians And there ain't no Yanks Just corporate criminals playin' with tanks


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The Call - I Still Believe


Live At The Ritz, May 29th, 1986. Though none of the singles from The Call's Reconciled made a dent on the pop charts, the anthemic march "I Still Believe" and the galloping "Everywhere I Go" (with backup vocals by Jim Kerr and Peter Gabriel) both received significant AOR and college radio airplay. It significantly raised the profile of the quartet and their earnest, U2-like brand of rock


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The Call - Everywhere I Go


Live At The Ritz, May 29th, 1986. Though none of the singles from The Call's Reconciled made a dent on the pop charts, the anthemic march "I Still Believe" and the galloping "Everywhere I Go" (with backup vocals by Jim Kerr and Peter Gabriel) both received significant AOR and college radio airplay. It significantly raised the profile of the quartet and their earnest, U2-like brand of rock.


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The Call - Tore The Old Place Down


"We did Reconciled in the summer of 85. The band hadn't had the luxury of playing very much together prior to making that album. We had gone through two years of not having a recording contract. We fell into a business hell and the band became lawyers over legal bickering with our former record label and management company. We didn't have anything definite other than the band itself. Then we got the Elektra deal and we started rehearsing, and things started clicking and feeling wonderful again. We believed in the band, and I think that all the adversity that we went through strengthened us".....Michael Been


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The Call - Let The Day Begin


National TV 1989/90. "Let The Day Begin" The Call's 1989 release became the band's biggest crossover hit. With its insistent bassline and driving guitars, "Let the Day Begin" was a rousing track that was a memorable introduction to the band's fifth album. The album consists of some of The Call 's strongest material and the undercurrent of optimism and big arena rock hooks results in it being their best bid for wider success. Lyrics: Here's to the babies in a brand new world Here's to the beauty of the stars Here's to the travellers on the open road Here's to the dreamers in the bars Here's to the teachers in the crowded rooms Here's to the workers in the fields Here's to the preachers of the sacred words Here's to the drivers at the wheel Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above Now let the day begin Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above Now let the day begin, let the day begin Here's to the winners of the human race Here's to the losers in the game Here's to the soldiers of the bitter war Here's to the wall that bears their names Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above Now let the day begin Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above Let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start Here's to the doctors and their healing work Here's to the loved ones in their care Here's to the strangers on the streets tonight Here's to the lonely everywhere Here's to the wisdom from the mouths of babes Here's to the <b>...</b>


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