Peak
8
Weeks
17
Score
2,591
Chart Year
1984
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This song was written and first recorded by Kirsty MacColl in 1979. However, a strike at her distributors prevented it from being released as a single, although it was popular on UK radio. Tracey's version, however, was a hit, and Kirsty MacColl provided backing vocals on this version: the 'bay-ay-be-ee' heard just before the last verse, is sung by her. >> The song is about a girl who hears from lots of people that the guy she's seeing isn't right for her. She feels that they just don't understand, as they've never heard of love. Kirsty MacColl wrote this when she was just 17. She was the daughter of folk singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote Roberta Flack's "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." In December 2000, she tragically died after being hit by a speedboat in the Caribbean. After her death, Tracey Ullman took part in a tribute concert for her. Tracey Ullman is a British comedy actress who moved to the US and starred in her own TV series, The Tracey Ullman Show, which was one of the first shows on the Fox network. This was her biggest hit. The video features a cameo by Paul McCartney as a character named Paul. He is seen driving a car with Ullman in the passenger's seat. At the time, Tracey Ullman was filming a role in McCartney's movie Give My Regards To Broadstreet.
You've been around for such a long time now Oh Maybe I could leave you but I don't know how And why should I be lonely ev'ry night When I can be with you Oh yes You make it right And I don't listen to the guys who say that you're bad for me And I should turn you away 'Cause they don't know about us And they've never heard of love I get a feeling when I look at you wherever you go now I want to be there too They say we're crazy but I just don't care And if they keep on talking Still they get nowhere So I don't mind if they don't understand When I look at you and you hold my hand 'Cause they don't know about us And they've never heard of love Why should it matter to us if they don't approve? We should just take our chances while we've got nothing to lose Baby There's no need for living in the past Now I've found good loving gonna make it last I tell the others Don't bother me 'Cause when they look at you They don't see what I see No I don't listen to their wasted lines Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs 'Cause they don't know about us And they've never heard of love No I don't listen to their wasted lines Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs 'Cause they don't know about us and they've never heard of love
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 25, 1984 | 63 | 63 |
| 2 | Mar 3, 1984 | 48 | 78 |
| 3 | Mar 10, 1984 | 42 | 84 |
| 4 | Mar 17, 1984 | 34 | 92 |
| 5 | Mar 24, 1984 | 30 | 96 |
| 6 | Mar 31, 1984 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Apr 7, 1984 | 15 | 111 |
| 8 | Apr 14, 1984 | 14 | 112 |
| 9 | Apr 21, 1984 | 10 | 116 |
| 10 | Apr 28, 1984 | 8 | 118 |
| 11 | May 5, 1984 | 8 | 118 |
| 12 | May 12, 1984 | 11 | 115 |
| 13 | May 19, 1984 | 17 | 109 |
| 14 | May 26, 1984 | 26 | 100 |
| 15 | Jun 2, 1984 | 48 | 78 |
| 16 | Jun 9, 1984 | 77 | 49 |
| 17 | Jun 16, 1984 | 98 | 28 |