Fixx, The - How Much Is Enough Lyrics






How much is enough?

Good enough's not good enough
Don't complain that you've got it tough
With all you have your life's a bore
Can't relax you want so much more
Blind needs won't set you free
Can't you see that
Time is slipping away?
But I got to say

[CHORUS]
How much is enough when your soul is empty?
How much is enough in the land of plenty?
When you have all you want and you still feel nothing
How much is enough, is enough?

Gravity may bring you down (down) (down)
But harmony could spin you 'round (around)
Information ariel says buy, buy, buy material
Give take all day long
Can't you see it's
Hopeless being strong
When you've got live it wrong?

[CHORUS]

How much is enough?
Buy, buy, buy
Buy, buy, buy

So give me your attention
I know it's getting late
While we were dreaming
Something slipped away
We're drowning in possessions
Playing tricks with our minds
Lost from one another
Baby, put your hand in mine
Time is slipping away
But it's not too late

[CHORUS]

How much is enough?
How much is enough?
When you have all you want and you still feel nothing
How much is enough, is enough?
How much is enough, oh?
When you feel nothing at all





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  1. M.... G....

    I will not say underrated. I will say unappreciated!

  2. D.... W....

    I am more confident every day that David Tennant is Cy Curnin.

    Also, that's a young Ty Burrell as the auctioneer at the beginning.

  3. R.... F....

    Awesome priceless tune!!!

  4. T.... L....

    Fixx is awesome

  5. J.... A....

    This great band always underrated but at the same time, especially in these days, very, very relevant. Way ahead of the rest in all aspects of music creativity and form. One of the true elite to stand or fall.

  6. J.... A....

    Good enough's not good enough
    Don't complain that you've got it tough
    With all you have your life's a bore
    Can't relax you want so much more
    Blind needs won't set you free
    Can't you see that
    Time is slipping away
    But I got to say

    How much is enough? when your soul is empty
    How much is enough? in the land of plenty
    When you have all you want and you still feel nothing at all
    How much is enough, is enough

    Gravity may bring you down
    But harmony could spin you round
    Information aerial
    Says buy buy buy material
    Give take all day long
    Can't you see it's
    Hopeless being strong
    When you live it wrong?

    How much is enough? when your soul is empty
    How much is enough? in the land of plenty
    When you have all you want and you still feel nothing at all
    How much is enough, is enough

    So give me your attention
    I know it's getting late
    While you were dreaming
    Something slipped away
    We're drowning in possessions
    Playing tricks with our minds
    Lost from one another
    Baby put your hand in mine
    Time is slipping away
    But it's not too late

    How much is enough? when your soul is empty
    How much is enough? in the land of plenty
    When you have all you want and you still feel nothing at all
    How much is enough, is enough

  7. R.... O....

    Muy buena cancion, me parece que duran duran le copió a the fixx cierto ritmo

  8. S.... ....

    How much is enough when your soul is empty?

  9. S.... S....

    What do you think if cy from the fixx was the joker in the batman movie

  10. D.... B....

    this song describes the internet

  11. l.... t....

    Great album this track is taken from, Ink, well worth buying, i still have the original UK vinyl copy. Incidently, I wonder if this video is where 'Boner' from U2 took 'his' Mephesto persona from?This certainly predates the Zooropa album.

    l.... t....

    The Fixx put U2 to shame IMO

  12. S.... S....

    Doesnt cy kerning look like the joker this zong

  13. G.... S....

    love THE FIXX>> TUNE IN for my interview with CY CURNIN On 12/19 8-10 pm wusb.fm NY _ WAXX TRAXX TO THE MAXX>> ps there is never enough FIXX!!!

  14. S.... K....

    Great song off a really strong album

  15. J.... C....

    Este video fue programado durante varios meses en MTV en 1991, en el Rock Block. Genial banda...

  16. E.... E....

    ESCUDERO apoya a que vengan a Chile

  17. C.... C....

    How was this song not a bigger hit

  18. d.... ....

    Incredible. This was the best song they'd done since "One Thing Leads To Another" and radio airplay in 1991 could only push this to #35 on the charts. Goes to show that timely, relevant songs get knocked to the ground by radio programmers in favor of pop pap. Some things never change.

    Rick in South Omaha

    d.... ....

    Praise god america was not dead yet. God help all of us now!

  19. D.... t....

    the 80s were a fucking blast! i want to go back!

  20. J.... J....

    Great lyrics... I too grew up in this age... there was SO much killer new music to explore back then. was never a fan of this shitty Brit pop outfit. this is dreadful and horrible. Someone mentioned REM? 🤣😂🤣Other than same time period, REM were a far superior band. 🖕One thing leads to another🖕. Great example of how awful as 80s new wave was. 👎👎👎. Thank god, by 2012 they gave up putting records out!! No more Fixx Indian casino tours!

  21. N.... ....

    OK... Big fan but had never seen this video! Cy makes a pretty creepy devil. Or just a pretty one. ;) Love this song. Love the funky rhythm guitar from JW-O!

  22. B.... V....

    Apparently, there wasn't enough to pay for horns that could stick on his head without his having to hold them in place... (smh)

  23. g.... ....

    What does Cy says in the second part of the song?
    "Information ariel says buy, buy, buy material" ariel??

    g.... ....

    An aerial is an antenna. He's talking about advertising on radio, television, etc. telling people to "buy, buy, buy".

    g.... ....

    Ah I see :D Thank you very much, now makes sense! Lots of lyrics around the web are incorrect.

  24. m.... ....

    Miss this music so much...😍 I'm all for change as long as it's a catalyst for improvement. Sadly this didn't happen with the music of the current decade😝😴

  25. p.... ....

    Nice vocals

  26. k.... p....

    Bizarre devil face...

  27. U.... t....

    To be fair, why was this song aimed at the US? These guys are English, do they know just how much the UK had stolen from the world by 1991? And were STILL stealing? I noticed this a lot in the 80s/90s. British bands talking all this shit about the US while totally ignoring the HORRORS the UK was responsible for.

    U.... t....

    @***** if you believe that, you need to study more

    U.... t....

    Not strictly accurate. The first generation of Brits over there explored, set up homes and generally familiarised themselves with the land. .. The second generation neededed more room and so began the cull of native Americans. That second generation - being born in America, were of course Americans. ;-)  GIVE IT BACK!

    U.... t....

    Chris. Stop. What do you want me to say - the "sons and daughters of Brits"?

    U.... t....

     ... No. Americans. ;-)

    U.... t....

    Its a pop song guys. Great chorus. :-)

  28. R.... B....

    from the album "ink"

  29. M.... C....

    dont remember this top 40 hit

  30. J.... T....

    Apparently in today's hollow world, too much is STILL not enough !! "Buy Buy Buy materiel" !!...and round and round we go !!

  31. A.... B....

    The fixx how much is enough onily hits 1991

    A.... B....

    Alexander Blazic i might be interpreting this wrong but the Fixx had alot of music that were hits on both rock and top 40

  32. N.... J....

    bought and listened to this in '91 while living in Sun Valley ID.....driving taxi there during the winter....what a place to contemplate "how much is enough"....whenever i hear this images of multi-million dollar houses, high-end cars and jewerly -adorned beautiful people that i met and saw stream through my mind...then i took the CD on the road to Newfoundland, Canada and back....great disc!!

  33. g.... ....

    The Fixx..one of the best bands of the 80s and when MTV was pretty cool...their greatest hits CD is superb...this track is included...

    g.... ....

    gdub454 my opinion is I believe MTV was the foundation that brought Alot of music to the radio that we listen to and vote for like the Fixx and other groups that are still around today

  34. A.... S....

    what a great band...these guys are awesome!..and i listen to the shit we got now...and it just makes me cry

  35. A.... C....

    @ronberetta-because his words are true . how much is enough went he song is empty ...we lost our intelligence much, but is it us or who feeds us or do we settle for the easy feed and stop thinking for ourselves 

  36. L.... L....

    I love the fixx a band, but really how much did you have to go on when the Ussr callded its quits.

  37. c.... ....

    song for the joos

    c.... ....

    What do joo mean by that?

  38. L.... M....

    Why bother with arguing about who's better... Honestly-all of the aforementioned rock! (for someone in particular maybe even many, many 'someones.')

  39. M.... ....

    Whoa careful there. They are all great legends but you taking on U2? Ask yourself this: Would Taking Heads or U2 open for the Fixx? Probably happened the other way around in the past.

  40. T.... S....

    It sure is. Obama 2012.

  41. c.... ....

    The Fixx, with their 80's lineup intact, finally released their new CD "Beautiful Friction" on July 17, 2012 and it's getting fantastic reviews! It's available on Amazon, iTunes and elsewhere. Check out the new tunes and check out the band live on tour with dates at TheFixx.com. Thumbs up to keep post on top!

  42. a.... a....

    I was born in '91 <3

  43. E.... R....

    Where can i find a better hd quality version of this song?

  44. M.... G....

    This might just be the near future, pretty straightforward and addictive, one of their absolute best.

  45. J.... W....

    This just might be my favorite Fixx song... But it's just so hard to say so for sure because they have had so many awesome tunes. I saw them twice in their heyday... The opposite of epic fail.

  46. A.... B....

    thanks god also for the music!

  47. A.... B....

    thank god.

  48. A.... B....

    the money is the ruin of the world,but the music is one of the salvation,great fixx!

  49. R.... B....

    @simoforever75 isn't it nice to listen to a singer that can actually sing?? today's music lacks good singers like cy and others

  50. R.... B....

    gotta love cy cernin, his antics are priceless

  51. A.... B....

    this song is beautiful,great fixx i love yor music! by andrea bonacchi

  52. L.... T....

    This song is more relevant TODAY than ever!

  53. e.... ....

    @GVike A lot of non-vocalist bassists appear to be that way, they tend to be the least featured musician in film footage (whether in vids or live) for most bands with few exceptions (such as Flea). As a bassist myself, I tend to fall into the former category-- focus on being the mortar that bonds the rhythm section to the rest of the music, and let the others be in the spotlight.

  54. S.... K....

    Eighties? U2? Simple Minds? Talking Heads?
    NOOOOOOOO!!!
    THE FIXX!!!!!!!

  55. R.... B....

    @MrObviousToo Very underrated band from the eighties and nineties, they really were one of the first alternative bands to make it big. Cy's vocals just make these great songs even better.

  56. c.... ....

    Listen to the lyrics people... time is running out! SHUN GREED & materialism ! EINFACH LEBEN - LIVE SIMPLY!!!

  57. G.... ....

    The bassist was either anti-social or wanted nothing to do with the videos. Either he wouldn't appear in them or if he did he'd be a statue in the background. Any ideas why?

  58. 2.... ....

    Love this vid. Such a great song. Jamie shines here particularly and I didn't even notice the auctioneer was Rupert the first time i saw the vid. 2:58 is the best bit!

  59. s.... ....

    I had this CD... :-)

  60. e.... ....

    memories of freshman year. what a great song. This and Roll the Bones by rush were my favorite

  61. G.... S....

    All i can say is that !! All the other bands of the 80's copy catted there style of play and most of there sound.....These guy's rip !!!!

  62. R.... B....

    @Wachenfeldt lots of great tunes on Ink but i agree, this kicks ass the hardest!!!!
    Love the lyrics and the guitar riffs.......................

  63. H.... L....

    @BLUESMANRONCHICAGO for sure!, i have some cd´s of them

  64. I.... ....

    emociona como canta este humano...buen grupo ... puro temas calados.

  65. R.... B....

    @homerolopez075 THE FIXX WERE AN AWESOME BAND, VERY UNDERRATED IN MY OPINION, AND THEY WERE THE ONE OF THE FIRST ALTERNATIVE BANDS, THEY WERE FORERUNNERS OF GROUPS LIKE REM

  66. H.... L....

    fucking awesome song!... from early 1991

  67. d.... ....

    one of the best bands from the 80s