Midge Ure - If I Was [Official HD Remastered Video]

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Video production credits: Chrysalis Records

Lyrics:

If I was a better man
Would fellow men take me to their hearts
If I was a stronger man
Carrying the weight of popular demand
Tell me would that alarm her
I'd never harm her at all

If I was a soldier
Captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I'd sail to her

If I was a wiser man
Would other men reach out and touch me
If I was a kinder man
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease her
I want to please her again

If I was a painter
I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her

If I was a poet
All my love and burning words I would show it
If I was her lover
Her eyes in kisses I would cover

Come here my baby
Oh they can't touch you now
I'll keep you safe and warm
I'll never leave you at all

Come here my baby
Oh they won't touch you
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease you
I want to please you again

If I was a soldier
Captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I'd sail to her
If I was a painter
I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her
If I was a poet
All my love and burning words I would show it

[AevarKarlsson]

Unsung hero of the 80's. Ultravox, Visage, Band Aid...Fantastic artist.

[taffyqueens]

brilliant song and still sounds amazing live to this day

[mslaxer]

I didn't realise Paul Mckenna, was also a singer back in the day! 😊

[martincraig]

Bought this single for my first girlfriend way back in 1985...I still love it

[juanchitin]

Wowwww, please the same hd with the other two videos fron gift

[pcooper]

If I was back in the 80s I would be happy.

[martinpostigo]

Mil años sin escuchar este tremendo tema 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 piel de gallina te pone!!!

[AlenBBB]

Today Midge is in the my hometown Zagreb, Croatia. At last. Master of music art.

[earnhardtfan]

What can you say about this song? A beautiful song and great video.

[KatsCats]

Absolutely brilliant❤😊
R.I.P Anne💔my friend so many happy memories of us going out miss you hun😢

[Ninchen-jqnm]

Ich liebe diesen
Song' 100% 80er
Jahre.

[corinneclaes]

I Heard it a few days ago and it stays non stop in my head...

[Aramanth]

Great vocals!! Still love the pinscreen video too! 💛

[entidadalan]

Thank you... Midge Ure. ❤🎶😪🐕‍🦺🐾🐾💫🌟 80 Forever! (August.25.2024)

[welshdevil]

Years on, and it's still an incredible song, what a talent.

[adrianhernandez]

Adrian From Tijuana Baja Mexico, unforgettable youth memories with this music, my first son was born, Thank you Midge, in memory of " EL MALE " RIP.

[SZYB]

29/9/24..and appreciating this classic..if only we were back in those days in the 🇬🇧..😢💜💜💜💜💜💜

[terrynoonan]

Excellent quality, I still have one of those pin face thingys. Wow I sound sad.😅

[Damon]

The greatest song this guy ever wrote or co-wrote next to Vienna, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Dear God, Same Old Story & Brilliant.

[laudibus]

In the synth-pop song, the protagonist makes assurances to the loved one - apparently separated from him - about what he would do for them if he had different professions that gave him certain skills (sailor, soldier, poet, painter, leader ).In the quieter bridge, he asks her to return to him.

If I Was was written by Midge Ure with Danny Mitchell of his touring support band The Messengers. In the liner notes on the compilation If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox, which was released and named after the song, Ure wrote:

“This song is pure Danny Mitchell. I found a demo recording of it on a cassette Danny sent me for his band The Messengers. I grabbed it [the song] with both hands, played around with it, sprinkled it with fairy dust, and the rest is history.”

– Midge Ure

(In dem Synthie-Pop-Song macht der Protagonist der – offenbar von ihm getrennten – geliebten Person Zusicherungen, was er für sie tun würde, wenn er verschiedene Berufe hätte, die ihm bestimmte Fähigkeiten verliehen (Seemann, Soldat, Dichter, Maler, Anführer). In der ruhigeren Bridge fordert er sie auf, zu ihm zurückzukehren.

If I Was wurde von Midge Ure gemeinsam mit Danny Mitchell von seiner Tour-Support-Band The Messengers geschrieben. In den Liner Notes auf der erschienenen und nach dem Song benannten Kompilation If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox schrieb Ure:

„This song is pure Danny Mitchell. Ich habe eine Demoaufnahme davon auf einer Kassette gefunden, die Danny mir für seine Band The Messengers geschickt hatte. Ich habe ihn [den Song] mit beiden Händen gepackt, damit herumgespielt, ihn mit Feenstaub besprüht, und der Rest ist Geschichte.“

– Midge Ure)