簡介
2008年4月30日,這首歌曲迎來了它的25歲紀念日。2008年5月5日,
百代唱片特意為其發行了全新專輯《True》,收錄了原始版本,《Reformation》中的新版,以及樂隊在1983年的巡迴演唱會中於Sadlers Wells劇場演唱的"True"和"Gold"現場版。
歌曲中的
薩克斯獨奏部分來自Steve Norman。
樂曲內容
歌詞
So true
Funny how it seems
Always in time, but never in line for dreams
Head over heels, when toe to toe
This is the sound of my soul
This is the sound
I bought a ticket to the world
But now I've come back again
Why do I find it hard to write the next line
Oh I want the truth to be said
I know this much is true I know this much is true
With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue
Dissolve the nerves that have just begun
Listening to Marvin (all night long)
This is the sound of my soul
This is the sound....
Always slipping from my hands
Sand's a time of its own
Take your seaside arms and write the next line
Oh I want the truth to be known
I know this much is true (x2)
I bought a ticket to the world
But now I've come back again
Why do I find it hard to write the next line
Oh I want the truth to be said
I know this much is true (x2)
This much is true
I know this much is trueI know this much is trueI know this much is trueI know this much is true
樂曲背景
Spandau Ballet樂隊隊長Gary Kemp是在自己從小長大的父母家裡寫下的這首歌曲。這首流行抒情歌曲在最初發行的專輯中長達6分鐘之多,歌詞中的一部分表達了對“摩城王子”
Marvin Gaye的致敬,在該歌曲錄製完成一年之後,Marvin Gaye逝世。歌曲還表達了Kemp對Altered Images樂隊歌手Clare Grogan柏拉圖式的感情,其中的部分歌詞改編自Grogan贈予Kemp的小說《
洛麗塔》。