Kids in America
Kim Wilde
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Looking out a dirty old window
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
I sit here alone and I wonder why
Friday night and everyone's moving
I can feel the heat but it's soothing, heading down
I search for the beat in this dirty town (downtown)
The young ones are going
(Downtown) the young ones are growing
We're the kids in America--whoa!
We're the kids in America--whoa!
Everybody live for the music-go-round!
La la la la la la
La la la la la la--say!
Bright lights, the music gets faster
Look, boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance
I'm not leaving now, honey, not a chance
Hot shot, give me no problems
Much later, baby, you'll be saying never mind
You know life is cruel, life is never kind (kind hearts)
Don't make a new story
(Kind hearts) don't grab any glory
We're the kids in America--whoa!
We're the kids in America--whoa!
Everybody live for the music-go-round!
La la la la la la
La la la la la--say!
Come closer, honey, that's better
Got to get a brand new experience, feeling right
Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold me tight
Outside a new day is dawning
Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere
I don't want to go, baby
New York to east California
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
We're the kids in America--whoa!
We're the kids in America--whoa!
Everybody lives for the music-go-round!
La la la la la la
La la la la la--say!
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America!
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America!
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America!
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I remember the practice by music video directors to film
them making absolutely sure no one ever smiles in them.
Punk rock was raging at the time--
angry, full of rebellion, spiked hair, flying saliva,
cold lighting, black leather, middle fingers
permanently thrust into the sky.
Kim Wilde works hard at not smiling in this,
one of the earliest videos to air on MTV.
Even so, it was impossible for me not to see
it as a smitten 19-year-old.
I love the way she moves in this song,
totally unsure but still determined,
clumsy but still somehow graceful.
The video's director plainly
had no idea what he wanted her to do.
I love her voice, her haircut, her eyes.
Like I said, I was smitten.
And this tune has never gotten old for me.
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Digital Art: The Arc of Flame by yours truly
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