Be My Lover Now
"Be My Lover Now" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single in the UK in August 1985 where it reached number 74 in the singles charts and remained in the charts for 1 week. It was the third and final single to be released from the brief Oakey/Moroder partnership which had started with the single "Together in Electric Dreams" (1984).[2]
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| Single by Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey | ||||
| from the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | ||||
| Released | 12 August 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Moroder and Oakey | |||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
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Because the single was not a commercial success and neither was the album, it effectively ended the short-lived partnership between Oakey and Moroder in 1985. Oakey returned to work with his band, The Human League, full-time.
Music video
The music video for "Be My Lover Now" was less extravagant than the high budget video for the previous single "Good-Bye Bad Times".
The video has a surreal theme and features Philip Oakey performing on stage in an ornate theatre, with 3 female backing singers/dancers and two female podium dancers either side of the stage who are dressed identically to an audience of identical blue dress wearing female 'clones' in their 30s/40s who are competing for Oakey's attention.
References
- Smith, Robin (10 August 1985). "News". Record Mirror. p. 8.
- Kolling, Niels