I think, if a woman was singing it, what's happened is that she (person A) has split up from her boyfriend and hes got a new girlfriend (person B) who happened to be good friends with person A and when he decides to break up with person B she runs to person B's house and person A lets her stay but person B is still pining after him.
If a man was singing it I think it may be from the point of someone who either has a good friend or a brother who has got the girl he fancies. He decides to split with her and she runs to the persons house where she thinks she'll be better off even though she still loves him and that the person singing just wants them to all get along together.
I think, if a woman was singing it, what's happened is that she (person A) has split up from her boyfriend and hes got a new girlfriend (person B) who happened to be good friends with person A and when he decides to break up with person B she runs to person B's house and person A lets her stay but person B is still pining after him.
If a man was singing it I think it may be from the point of someone who either has a good friend or a brother who has got the girl he fancies. He decides to split with her and she runs to the persons house where she thinks she'll be better off even though she still loves him and that the person singing just wants them to all get along together.
@Joyet Alternately, all three parties could be female, which was always my take when I heard Alison Moyet cover this song.
@Joyet Alternately, all three parties could be female, which was always my take when I heard Alison Moyet cover this song.
Hers was the first time hearing it for me, so I was then unaware that it had been written by a male with the same gender pronouns in the lyrics.
Hers was the first time hearing it for me, so I was then unaware that it had been written by a male with the same gender pronouns in the lyrics.
Either way, her voice is just dripping with emotion as always. I love a female vocalist with a lot on the low end of their range.
Either way, her voice is just dripping with emotion as always. I love a female vocalist with a lot on the low end of their range.