Thursday April 8, 2021 “No More Words” Berlin

We’re still in 1984 and I hope you are enjoying the flashback.

 “No More Words” was an international top twenty hit for the Los Angeles (not Germany) band Berlin but it was not their biggest hit.

 Terri Nunn, the lead singer for Berlin was an actress in several 1970s movies before joining the band and she had auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars.  You may remember she didn’t get that part.

 You will likely also remember “No More Words” but will have a stronger recollection of the much more successful hit for Berlin, “Take My Breath Away” which got some considerable radio and VH1 airplay due to its inclusion in the film Top Gun and it was a number one song in 1986. 

 Stay safe and well...yeah, the “No More Words” video clearly has everything to do with the movie Bonnie & Clyde and nothing to do with the lyrics, but then Teri Nunn was an actress.  The video does seem to end more positively than it did for either Bonnie or Clyde.

 Stay safe and well...and remember when the words were new and carried meaning so true.

You're talking and it all sounds fair

you promise your love, how much you care

i'm still listening and still unsure

your actions are lacking, nothing is clear

 no more words

you're telling me you love me while you're looking away

no more words, no more words

and no more promises of love

 remember when the words were new

they carried a meaning, a feeling so true

i'm looking for a long romance

not a picture of passion or one time chance

 don't fool yourself

your empty passion won't satisfy me

i know, so don't pretend that you want me

you don't want me

 we make love, and it's all the same

your eyes show nothing, no lover's flame

don't promise we can work it out

you can leave right now if you're feeling doubt