Simply Red turns “Give It Up”, a 1992 rave by Dutch DJs Zki & Dobre (under their former moniker “The Goodmen”), into a more pop-friendly sing-along. It topped the UK singles chart for four weeks in September 1995.
[Verse 1]
Driving down an endless road
Taking friends or moving alone
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
It's always friends that feel so good
Let's make amends like all good men should
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
Walk around, be free and roam
There's always someone leaving alone
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
[Chorus]
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we can't make it
Yes, I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
[Verse 2]
Love can bend and breathe alone
Until the end it finds you a home
Don't care what the people may say
It's always friends that feel so good
Let's make amends like all good men should
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
[Chorus]
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we can't make it
Yes, I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we can't make it
Yes, I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
Pleasure at the fairground on the way
[Chorus]
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we can't make it
Yes, I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
And I love the thought of coming home to you
Even if I know we can't make it
Yes, I love the thought of giving hope to you
Just a little ray of light shining through
[Outro]
Love the thought
Even if I know we can't make it
Love the thought
Fairground was written by Sergio Mendes & DJ Zki & Gaston Steenkist & Mick Hucknall.
Fairground was produced by Stewart Levine & Mick Hucknall.
Simply Red released Fairground on Mon Sep 18 1995.