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Murray Head One Night In Bangkok Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9.29/10 [14 votes]Album: Emotions / Original Release Date: 1980Genre: PopSong Duration: 3 min 56 sec
One Night In Bangkok
Murray Head
Murray Head
MURRAY HEAD
- One Night In Bangkok LyricsCompany
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
The American
Bangkok, Oriental Setting
But the city don't know what the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies – doesn't seem a minute
since the Tirolean spa had the chess boards in it
All changed, don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland, or the Philippines, or Hastings
Or … or this place!
Company
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky, then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
The American
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
Company
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board
not looking at the city
The American
Whattaya mean?!
You've seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Company
Tea, girls, warm and sweet, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
The American
Get Thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine!
Company
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
The American
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a muddy old river
or reclining Buddha
But Thank God I'm only watching the game, controlling it
I don't see you guys raging
The kind of mating I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you.
So, you better go back to your bars, your temples …
your “massage parlors†…
Company
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes the hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
The American
Bangkok, Oriental Setting
But the city don't know what the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies – doesn't seem a minute
since the Tirolean spa had the chess boards in it
All changed, don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland, or the Philippines, or Hastings
Or … or this place!
Company
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky, then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
The American
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
Company
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board
not looking at the city
The American
Whattaya mean?!
You've seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Company
Tea, girls, warm and sweet, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
The American
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine!
Company
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
The American
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a muddy old river
or reclining Buddha
But Thank God I'm only watching the game, controlling it
I don't see you guys raging
The kind of mating I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you.
So, you better go back to your bars, your temples …
your “massage parlors†…
Company
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes the hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Facts about One Night In Bangkok
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One Night In Bangkok is written by Tim Rice, Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus.
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It is first released in 1980 as part of Murray Head's album "Emotions" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Murray Head's song 'One Night in Bangkok' contrasts a chess player's experiences in Bangkok by portraying the city's nightlife and culture as a combination of allure and danger. The lyrics make use of Bangkok as a metaphor for a spot full of temptations and thrills, where one can easily be swayed between humility and vice represented through references to gods, angels, and the Devil. One night in bangkok lyrics mostly highlight reflection, social commentary, angst, despair, and adventure. Moreover, the song accentuates the aspect of contrast among civilization and competition, temptation and vice, and humility and self-awareness. The lyrics include mature themes and suggestive language, especially in terms of nightlife and adult activities. Although there is no explicit content, the context and implications might not be appropriate for children under 13 without the supervision of their parents.
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One Night In Bangkok falls under the genre Pop.
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One Night In Bangkok song length is 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
Who wrote One Night In Bangkok lyrics?
One Night In Bangkok is written by Tim Rice, Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus.
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When was One Night In Bangkok released?
It is first released in 1980 as part of Murray Head's album "Emotions" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind One Night In Bangkok lyrics?
When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Murray Head's song 'One Night in Bangkok' contrasts a chess player's experiences in Bangkok by portraying the city's nightlife and culture as a combination of allure and danger. The lyrics make use of Bangkok as a metaphor for a spot full of temptations and thrills, where one can easily be swayed between humility and vice represented through references to gods, angels, and the Devil. One night in bangkok lyrics mostly highlight reflection, social commentary, angst, despair, and adventure. Moreover, the song accentuates the aspect of contrast among civilization and competition, temptation and vice, and humility and self-awareness. The lyrics include mature themes and suggestive language, especially in terms of nightlife and adult activities. Although there is no explicit content, the context and implications might not be appropriate for children under 13 without the supervision of their parents.
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Which genre is One Night In Bangkok?
One Night In Bangkok falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song One Night In Bangkok?
One Night In Bangkok song length is 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Tim Rice, Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
Record Label(s): 1980 Editions Murray Head Music
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