Biography:
Red Box is a British pop group formed in the 1980s. The group was originally a five-piece band, and released its debut single "Chenko" on Cherry Red Records in 1983. Following this, the band slimmed down to a duo, Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close, and took on a more synthpop direction. Their second single "Saskatchewan" (a cover of the Buffy Sainte-Marie song) brought them to the attention of WEA, who signed the duo.
In 1985 they enjoyed their first UK hit single
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
|F#m G#m A Bm |F#m A Bm A |Bm A Bm D |F#m |A E |A E F#m
[Verse]
A E
Deviate to contemplate
F#m E
This audio visual opiate
D Dsus2 A E
One hundred years from now
A E
Title fights and human rights
F#m E
We're satellites - you're parasites
D Dsus2
Hey yah ya!
A
Now I've got to tell you
E
That I've been down
F#m E
Down so low that I bit the ground
D Dsus2 A E
Let's hear it from the heart of America
A E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee oh
F#m E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee ah
F#m
Ya da dee yeh ah.
[chorus]
E A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA For America!
[Refrain]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round.
|F#m G#m A Bm |F#m A Bm A |Bm A Bm D
In America,yeeooo ay da yeeooo ah.
[verse]
A E
A pocket full of posies
F#m E
And cheap scented roses
D Dsus2 A E
Every house should have it's hat on
A E
So in and out and round and round
F#m E
Up and down and lost and found
D Dsus2
Hey ah ha!
A E
Magazines and gasoline
F#m E
And made-in-Taiwan western scenes
D A E
Will you hear us in the heart of America?
A E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee oh
F#m E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee ah
F#m
Ya da dee yeh ah
[Chorus]
E A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA, For America!
[Refrain]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
|F#m G#m A Bm|F#m A Bm A|Bm A Bm D|
In America yeeooo ay da yeeooo ah
F#m A E
In america yeah hey... Na na ne na ne na na
[interlude]
|A E |F#m E |F#m E |Bm E
|A E |F#m E |F#m|
[Chorus]
F#m A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA, For America!
[Outro]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
N.C
All this peace and understanding
N.C
Go drum go dance round and round.
N.C
Where's the peace and understanding?
N.C
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
N.C
All this peace and understanding
|F#m G#m A Bm |F#m A Bm A |Bm A Bm D |F#m |A E |A E F#m
[Verse]
A E
Deviate to contemplate
F#m E
This audio visual opiate
D Dsus2 A E
One hundred years from now
A E
Title fights and human rights
F#m E
We're satellites - you're parasites
D Dsus2
Hey yah ya!
A
Now I've got to tell you
E
That I've been down
F#m E
Down so low that I bit the ground
D Dsus2 A E
Let's hear it from the heart of America
A E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee oh
F#m E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee ah
F#m
Ya da dee yeh ah.
[chorus]
E A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA For America!
[Refrain]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round.
|F#m G#m A Bm |F#m A Bm A |Bm A Bm D
In America,yeeooo ay da yeeooo ah.
[verse]
A E
A pocket full of posies
F#m E
And cheap scented roses
D Dsus2 A E
Every house should have it's hat on
A E
So in and out and round and round
F#m E
Up and down and lost and found
D Dsus2
Hey ah ha!
A E
Magazines and gasoline
F#m E
And made-in-Taiwan western scenes
D A E
Will you hear us in the heart of America?
A E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee oh
F#m E
Ya da dee yeh - yeh ee ah
F#m
Ya da dee yeh ah
[Chorus]
E A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA, For America!
[Refrain]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
|F#m G#m A Bm|F#m A Bm A|Bm A Bm D|
In America yeeooo ay da yeeooo ah
F#m A E
In america yeah hey... Na na ne na ne na na
[interlude]
|A E |F#m E |F#m E |Bm E
|A E |F#m E |F#m|
[Chorus]
F#m A Bm A E
In Americ-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-eh!
Bm D A E
Urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei-urelei USA, For America!
[Outro]
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
N.C
All this peace and understanding
N.C
Go drum go dance round and round.
N.C
Where's the peace and understanding?
N.C
Go drum go dance sound on sound
F#m A
All this peace and understanding
F#m A E
Go drum go dance round and round
F#m A
Where's the peace and understanding?
F#m A E
Go drum go dance sound on sound
N.C
All this peace and understanding
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