Eurythmics - This City Never Sleeps Lyrics






You can hear the sound
Of the underground trains
You know it feels like distant thunder

You know there's so many people
Living in this house
And don't even know their names

I guess it's just a feeling - in the city)

Walls so thin I can almost
Hear them breathing
And if I listen in
I feel my own heart beating

(I guess it's just a feeling - in the city)





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  1. C.... C....

    9 1/2 weeks brought me here.

  2. c.... k....

    R.I.P. dear Marie 😔

  3. A.... C....

    Mmmmm Kim Bassinger having lonely sex while Pictures goes by in a proyector.

  4. M.... ....

    Superb track. Makes me miss London for what it was then, not what it is now. But this kind of nostalgia is inevitable isn’t it. The further you get from something the more you miss it, time and distance...

  5. L.... ....

    Such a great vibe, this whole album was good

  6. C.... ....

    My ex wife and I got down to this as high school sweet hearts like 30 some odd yrs ago and it resonates even today even thou life has taken many turns since then....Cry little sister from the lost boys soundtrack is nothing like this but it is in the exact same vein

  7. F.... M....

    Modern version by 'No Logo'... https://youtu.be/CVFoqkMrE34

  8. g.... r....

    love song and the voice incredible

  9. P.... ....

    C era un deejay che negli anni 80 questa canzone il disco lo faceva girare più veloce .

  10. s.... j....

    Magnifique!!!!

  11. G.... P....

    Used to be called THE City Never Sleeps. But then it used to be THE Eurythmics.

  12. S.... B....

    This is my favorite Eurythmics song, Sweet Dreams is a great song as well as the Marilyn Manson remake, but this one gets stuck in my head and I can listen to it over and over.

  13. Z.... M....

    Annie did her thing on this track. Powaaahhhhhhh

  14. F.... L....

    I wish I could be 43 as I'm now in the 80's, what an amazing era, love love love this track!

  15. u.... ....

    love this track

  16. U.... ....

    MAN OH MAN. JESUS WORKS MYSTERIOUSLY. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I FINALLY...FOUND THIS SONG!!! I WOULD OFTEN SING THE CHORUS, BUT NEVER KNEW IT WAS THE URYTHMUCS!

  17. A.... S....

    9 semanas 1/2 de amor...inesquecível 😍

  18. C.... C....

    Used on 91/2 weeks Movie- sexy!

  19. F.... M....

    Who dislikes this???😳..
    ❤️❤️❤️ I'm in love with this tune.

  20. D.... ....

    Annie's voice is sooo good!

  21. T.... O....

    You Just Mad At me.

  22. D.... G....

    9 weeks 1/2 😍

  23. f.... ....

    This song is Sublime and heartly honest.
    Dave gave the right modest balance in balanace.
    Both experimental alternative (very long good time for backing vocals and fade), quality, and mature Annie.

  24. I.... R....

    Ahh, “This City Never Sleeps”. There are days when I think it’s the best thing Eurythmics have ever done, and with good reason: I think it is THE most atmospheric offering they ever produced and a crowning achievement of understatement – everything feels so delicate, so sedate, so hallowed! First and foremost is the ingenious melody that runs throughout the song – somehow, DnA managed to come up with a musical phrase that captures the dull monotony of crowded urban survival (living is too generous of a word for it) while simultaneously being immensely captivating – there’s a sort of searching tone to it that draws the listener in and never lets go. It’s easy to sink into its trance, with the soft drum pattern pacing time like a relentless metronome ticking and tocking away to document the fleeting days, weeks, and years of the overwhelming loneliness of a sea of exhausted faces with such a shared existence that gets lost in the face of faceless anonymity. Add to that the brilliant guitar tones that Dave merges through feedback with the recorded train sounds, hanging in the air like the rawness of frostbite because there isn’t money left to pay the heating bill. And Annie! Her words capture the sentiment with such dexterity: “walls so thin I can almost hear them breathing, but when I listen in I hear my own heart beating”. She weaves both soulful vulnerability, steely defiance, and resigned hopelessness into a rich tapestry against a rainy midnight sky. I particularly love how during her most impassioned “in the city!” cries, the volume echoes DOWN and outward like an urgent plea diluting into hollow nothingness in the cosmos.

    What I also love about “This City Never Sleeps” is that it so perfectly chronicles their story: from the ashes of The Tourists, Dave and Annie had issued an album and five singles that had all failed to ignite in the public’s imagination, and they seemed destined to plod away, filled with a million ideas but unable to even afford a claptrap. And yet, these very circumstances led to the inventiveness that augmented the creative process: banging picture frames against the wall, filling milk jugs to varying levels for lo-fi percussion, dangling a swaying microphone down a full storey to record Annie’s piano playing and singing, and merging disparate sonic elements onto singular tracks to fit on the 8-track equipment. This sort of gritty determination soaks through every pore of “This City Never Sleeps”, and I love it immensely for that reason. An absolute artistic triumph for Dave and Annie, and a massive highlight on the best album of their career.

    I.... R....

    Ian Renner Yes Ian. I think this might be their best track. I too am fascinated by their struggle and eventual enormous artistic triumph. Remember they were about 30 when it all came so right and had lived 'in the city' with all that means, and is conveyed in this song, for years. The song isn't about love or relationships but an individual's existential experience in the world. Like all great art it stimulates one toward purple prose. The whole magical alchemy of two people coming together and this being the result is so rare and wonderful. I suppose we get a glimpse of what it cost them in this song. These are our artists describing our modern world.

  25. D.... I....

    Seriously. Are they playing tunes faster now?Here on"Broadway"? One of the late,greatest fromEngland, Dag

  26. b.... t....

    It's so beatiful, so sad, so beautifully sad. Haunting.

  27. D.... ....

    Enchanting this song and overwhelmingly intoxicating. I think of Paris when I walk the streets alone at night. In the twilight hours when most are still asleep and lovers lay exhausted and drowsily enlaced, I am a king and I selfishly claim it as my own.

    D.... ....

    I hear that. Just don't litter.

    D.... ....

    Twilight walking in Paris 💜

  28. P.... d....

    A very urban solitude...

    P.... d....

    Paulo de Deus exactly!!

  29. s.... ....

    This is on the 9 1/2 Weeks soundtrack. It's a good soundtrack, I must say.

    s.... ....

    Don't forget, the music wasn't made for the movie. This record was well known (by the real music lovers) before it was used in the movie.

  30. S.... T....

    ♥>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  31. R.... K....

    Wow 💪😊👍

  32. u.... ....

    best track they recorded

  33. V.... O....

    Reminds me of being on holiday with my parents when I was 14 listening to this on tape on my personal Walkman chilling in my hotel room. Love the sexy city vibe.

  34. T.... ....

    "There are so many people living in this house, and I don't even know their names" : Take me back to the village

  35. t.... 1....

    Amazing track! Reminds me of listening to it in the car with my mum as a kid in the early nineties. One of her favourite groups. Good times.

  36. D.... D....

    I have always liked this track; Very Grace Jones-esque

  37. C.... C....

    2018✔✔❤❤👄

  38. B.... O....

    Annieredhands spits from the right stuff

  39. s.... ....

    Great song. It calls to mind living in NYC long ago.

    s.... ....

    seasidefox69 perfectly said

  40. T.... E....

    Good for contemplating the Islamic invasion of Europe.

    T.... E....

    Thought Experiment what a fucking lame comment. This song has nothing to do with religion. Someone always has to ruin the comments on the thread and this time it's you

  41. L.... R....

    this is my 1st time hearing this! #groovy!

    L.... R....

    LaKeisha Robinson you should really explore their music, they were seriously the best band to come out of the 80s. And also Annie lennox's solo music is pretty amazing too!

  42. M.... S....

    prelude to something involving sex.

  43. L.... K....

    teleioooooooo

  44. T.... G....

    great song! still listening in 2017!

  45. B.... H....

    Buonasera. ......

  46. P.... V....

    Love i l'ost Dimitri

  47. R.... G....

    haunting and sensual......I just float away

  48. B.... S....

    I wish I could jump in a time machine and go beck to when this came out while listening to this during the trip back.

    B.... S....

    Bryan Small
    Pro Found

  49. R.... W....

    I listen to this song when I need to be in my own world. Away (in my mind) from the
    Hustle and bustle of the "CITY", its noise and yes, "You can (really) here the sound of the underground trains" here where I live.

    "I guess it's just a feeling"

    R.... W....

    Richard Wright I don’t live in the city but S Florida is a rat race and I agree

  50. C.... C....

    reading judge dreed with a werewolf story and going under the magacity one to old new York city,this song playing somewhere on old radio.

  51. B.... R....

    Never know what the night brings...

  52. I.... ....

    So atmospheric, so evocative of cities where people remain anonymous and spend sleepless nights thinking about what can happen in other lonely parts of the cities.
    I wish there was a 2 hour long version of this track

    I.... ....

    Inyourlap love your comment

    I.... ....

    2 hour version...? Take the time to re-record 2 hours of it... what's the problem?

    I.... ....

    BIA Executive /why mention problems ?

    I.... ....

    Inyourlap / agreed

  53. T.... M....

    Diana my baby

  54. T.... ....

    this song and "Jennifer" are pure genuis. Ear Candy

    T.... ....

    TheANKYdogg69 And Julia... pure genius!!!

  55. C.... M....

    Hauntingly beautiful!

  56. R.... E....

    una de las mejores voces de los 80 gracias por existir geniaaa

  57. J.... T....

    i like ANNIE, no, i love her!

  58. J.... T....

    i like ANNIE, no, i love her!

  59. L.... B....

    Gone to the 3rd dimension... xD

  60. T.... H....

    one of the very best chillz from da eighties...

  61. W.... J....

    LIEVE ANIE EN DAVE HET WORD NOG WAT ALS HET VOOR IS EN DE STAD NOOIT HOEFT TE SLAPEN ZULLE WE WAKEN OVER DEVRIJ HEID EN DE LIEFDEEN DE VREUGDE ZIJN JULLIE AL ABONEE VAN MIJN CHANEL VOOR IEDEREEN DIE DE VREUGTE EN LIEFDE EEN WARM HART EN NIEREN TOE DRAGEN DANK JULLIE WEL DANK JULLIE WEL WOUTER JOANNES

  62. G.... ....

    The track off the first " LP " I bought Sweet dreams .I was 15 ;-)

    G.... ....

    Their first, and virtually ignored, LP was 'In The Garden'- a very different sounding album to anything else Annie and Dave ever recorded .

    G.... ....

    Stereolab ripped off In The Garden

  63. S.... S....

    Just re watched 9 1/2 weeks and I was gobsmacked to find this was a Eurythmics track. Respect.

  64. M.... ....

    why is this song so sexy.. it's like a passionate sounding song. I dunno, maybe it's me lol.

    M.... ....

    It's sexy : )

    M.... ....

    No its not you. Passion all the way ;)

    M.... ....

    It's really TRANCE inducing....

    M.... ....

    It's not just you, definitely. This song is really pretty amazing as is the entire catalog of the Eurythmics.

    M.... ....

    LP from years ago. It is not only you. Dag

  65. b.... ....

    I've never heard this song before, don't know how I missed it.

  66. S.... D....

    Forever my bed time story.

  67. G.... ....

    9 1/2 Weeks, brought me here.

  68. 4.... ....

    haunting. gotta love Dave's sounds with Annie's tones

  69. c.... ....

    hey hey hey hey hey

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  71. a.... l....

    perfect song to watch her have sex with her self...............................PROBABLY

    a.... l....

    dude,that's sick, but i'm down w/it, ha, ha, ha.

    a.... l....

    Jan Trieger It's a scene from 9-1/2 Weeks where Kim Basinger is playing with herself and this song is playing.

  72. D.... M....

    I'm not of the 80's generation, but when I hear songs like this, it reminds me of how bad some 21st Century music is...rock on Eurythmics

    D.... M....

    I'm of the 60's generation, and I love this song... you are not alone.

    D.... M....

    @BIA Executive I'm of the 70's generation, and I have always loved this song too... you are not alone. :)

  73. K.... M....

    I think it might be L.A. isn't it ?

    K.... M....

    No it's London I think

    K.... M....

    i don't think L.A. has subways?

    K.... M....

    I always picture New York or London whenever I listen to it!

    K.... M....

    Karlotta Kamysz I always thought NYC. Subway sounds I guess.

    K.... M....

    There are cities all over the world, with subway, or underground rail public transport lines. In the U.S.A., these cities all have subway systems: 1. Boston, Massachusetts 2. Chicago, Illinois 3. Jersey City, New Jersey 4. Los Angeles, California 5. New York City, New York 6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 8. San Francisco, California 9. Seattle, Washington and 10. Washington, D.C.
    Anyone who lives in these U.S. cities knows the subway systems. They can all relate to this song. New Yorkers aren't exclusive to underground trains- as any Bostonian, Chicagoan, Angeleno, Philadelphian and many others, would tell you. When you consider this list, you do notice, not one Southern State has a subway system. Also, with the exception of Chicago, in Illinois, every State with a subway system is either on the West or East coast.

  74. c.... k....

    soooooo magical !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3 love it so much <3<3<3

    c.... k....

    ,,,,,Months later ;))
    ....................6 ;)

  75. B.... S....

    Havn't heard this since the 80s.brought back memories.....

  76. d.... h....

    It's just relaxing and smooth, it not a song for sex

    d.... h....

    no it is also for kink 😁

  77. M.... ....

    Love this song.  very sensual, sexy and smooth.

  78. a.... ....

    Music to shag to...

    a.... ....

    if you really want to shag, listen to Rolling Stones, Going Home

    a.... ....

    Err..no

  79. S.... C....

    Do you know what city that is in the pic?

  80. A.... V....

    this is juust perfect for sex

    A.... V....

    Charles Atkinson I've heard people love to do it to Massive Attack's Angel 😉

    A.... V....

    Chris Isaak's _Wicked Games_

    A.... V....

    Sex where you don't know the name of who you are shagging?

    A.... V....

    Even good for masturbation while looking at art slides. 😬

    A.... V....

    I used to dance in the mirror to this..😉😍this song is hot AF 👄💋

  81. R.... L....

    Hey does anyone have any recommendations for songs like this? I want to make a playlist with this kind of vibe.

    R.... L....

    For sure Sadeness from Enigma, i think the most sensual song i know. Enjoy it!

    R.... L....

    Try Perry Blake( particularly his first eponymous album) , The Blue Nile ( especially the album Hats) or Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp .

    R.... L....

    Rock Lover I would definitely put another song by the Eurythmics on there called Julia. It's beyond amazing!

    R.... L....

    Many songs come to mind actually, but Kate Bush. She did an album called Hounds of Love, and the flip side of that is called The Ninth Wave, and much of that would be great for a playlist with this.

    R.... L....

    I’m way late on this but strumming through the comments.. I mixed this in a dinner partly play list with Bobby Caldwell’s “my flame” and “what you won’t do” and cherelle “everything I miss at home” these three a slight pace faster in tempo, but still sensuously dreamy

  82. m.... ....

    listening to this again after so many years makes me realize, how corrupt and empty pop music has become....its all so pre fab Las Vegas aimed at pre teens......the bar is getting lower.....just listen to how great this song is !!!!!!

  83. o.... o....

    Man never sleep...

  84. b.... ....

    Damn, I love this track.

  85. E.... W....

    superb....

  86. k.... ....

    Christian Grey.

  87. S.... ....

    I so love this and somehow miss London!

  88. s.... ....

    9½ Weeks ;)

  89. f.... ....

    best song from Eurythmics

  90. t.... ....

    I loved your comment about today`s music. I`m 47 and I bought this album in 1983. Eurythmics were my favourite group then and still are. Today`s youth don't know what they missed.

  91. K.... M....

    ohh,exelent.. i like this shong....

  92. R.... A....

    excelente musica desde Nicaragua.

  93. W.... ....

    Fifty Shades Darker :3