For the longest time I didn't fully know what this song meant. Then I saw an interview with Midge Ure and he explained that it was a song about a fleeting love affair. For example you go away on holiday for a few weeks, meet a girl and date for a while then once holiday ends so does the romance.
It's a favorite of mine as well and I believe it's one of the greatest recordings ever made by any artist.
It came out around the same time some British new wave bands were deteremined to maintain a European identity...and Ultravox and all of their albums (including the ones with John Foxx) were a good example of that attitude.
For the longest time I didn't fully know what this song meant. Then I saw an interview with Midge Ure and he explained that it was a song about a fleeting love affair. For example you go away on holiday for a few weeks, meet a girl and date for a while then once holiday ends so does the romance. It's a favorite of mine as well and I believe it's one of the greatest recordings ever made by any artist. It came out around the same time some British new wave bands were deteremined to maintain a European identity...and Ultravox and all of their albums (including the ones with John Foxx) were a good example of that attitude.