SOLVED: 80s Song: Reasons For Living..Artist?

Thread: SOLVED: 80s Song: Reasons For Living..Artist?

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  1. *Adrianna* said:

    Smile SOLVED: 80s Song: Reasons For Living..Artist?

    My dad has a tape he made in the 80s and it has some songs on it that we don't know the artists of. The one that is most frustrating is Reasons for Living because its my favourite and I know almost all the lyrics, but cant find it anywhere! I'm hoping someone might know who sings it.
    Here are the lyrics:

    Verse 1:
    Nobody wants to ask the question why
    Who we are or where we're from
    No one seems to care
    We're busy making plans for an uncertain future

    Chorus:
    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons
    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons

    Verse 2:
    Mother's going shopping for the little baby
    Its food for the masses of uncertain numbers
    Is this living or just surviving?

    Chorus

    Verse 3:
    Tired eyes of Meliton workers
    You can't find a logical...something something
    The chimps are down and guess who's winning?

    Chorus

    Thanks so much
     
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  3. wurzlsepp said:

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    check also this one:

    Sense - Reasons For Living (1984)
    http://www.discogs.com/Sense-Reasons...elease/1008042

    sadly i found neither sample nor lyrics:
     
  4. PKJ Music said:

    Default Reasons for Living - SENSE

    Dear Adrianna,

    I found your post three years too late! I hope you get this response.
    I wrote 'Reasons for Living' in 1982 and recorded it with my band SENSE for our album 'HOLD ON'. We toured with Kim Wilde and Depeche Mode in 1983. After a few more singles we split up in 1988. Here are the full lyrics to the song:

    "Reasons for Living" ´© PKJ Music Ltd

    Nobody wants to ask the question why
    Where we’re from or where we’re going
    No ones seems to care
    Busy making plans for an uncertain future

    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons
    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons

    Mothers go shopping for the little babies
    Food for the masses of uncertain numbers
    Is this living or just surviving?

    Chorus

    Tired eyes of the militant workers
    You can’t fight the logic of a sleepless machine
    The chips are down and guess who's winning?

    PKJ
     
  5. *Adrianna* said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by PKJ Music View Post
    Dear Adrianna,

    I found your post three years too late! I hope you get this response.
    I wrote 'Reasons for Living' in 1982 and recorded it with my band SENSE for our album 'HOLD ON'. We toured with Kim Wilde and Depeche Mode in 1983. After a few more singles we split up in 1988. Here are the full lyrics to the song:

    "Reasons for Living" ´© PKJ Music Ltd

    Nobody wants to ask the question why
    Where we’re from or where we’re going
    No ones seems to care
    Busy making plans for an uncertain future

    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons
    Reasons for living
    Reasons, reasons

    Mothers go shopping for the little babies
    Food for the masses of uncertain numbers
    Is this living or just surviving?

    Chorus

    Tired eyes of the militant workers
    You can’t fight the logic of a sleepless machine
    The chips are down and guess who's winning?

    PKJ
    Dear Mr. Joyce

    Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post.
    It's wonderful to finally know who sings one of my favourite 80's tunes!

    Do you, by any chance, have the mp3 for "Reasons for Living" that you could post on youtube or put on itunes for purchase?
    As you probably know tape cassettes don't last forever, so it would be amazing to have a digital copy of the song to share with future generations.

    Thanks again for your reply,

    Adrianna
     
  6. PKJ Music said:

    Default reasons - mp3

    Pleased you've read the lyrics Adrianna,

    Send me an email and I'll forward on an mp3 - no charge. Just go to my website and you'll find an email address there - pkjmusic.com
    PKJ



    Quote Originally Posted by *Adrianna* View Post
    Dear Mr. Joyce

    Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post.
    It's wonderful to finally know who sings one of my favourite 80's tunes!

    Do you, by any chance, have the mp3 for "Reasons for Living" that you could post on youtube or put on itunes for purchase?
    As you probably know tape cassettes don't last forever, so it would be amazing to have a digital copy of the song to share with future generations.

    Thanks again for your reply,

    Adrianna