I heard it in the 80s

"I heard it in the 80s" is a song by LorD and Master about a song that was heard in the past that the narrator cannot fully remember. They can remember how the chorus goes, but not the artist or the name of the song. They heard it in a club in the 80s. The song in question is actually an amalgamation of a two songs: "I'm not scared" by Patsy Kensit and the Eighth Wonder ("I think it had a French bit") and "I want to wake up" by Pet Shop Boys ("the second verse said something observational...").

Lyrics

I heard it in the 80s 
On the radio 
The DJ never named that song 
And now we'll never know 

But it goes la la la la la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la la 
La la la la la 

I can't remember the artist 
I can't remember the song 
I think it had a French bit 
But I might be wrong 

Je pense qu'il y a un problème 
J'ai oublié let mots 
But Google knows everything 
I'll give the chorus another go 

I heard it in the 80s 
On the radio 
The DJ never named that song 
And now we'll never know 

But it goes la la la la la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la la 
La la la la la 

The second verse said something 
Observational 
About being at the kitchen sink 
Feeling emotional 

Tears falling into the water 
As you wash the dishes 
Staring out of the window at your 
Unfulfilled wishes 

I heard it in the 80s 
On the radio 
The DJ never named that song 
And now we'll never know 

But it goes la la la la la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la la 
La la la la la 

Repeated line 
Through a vocoder 
Just like Giorgio Moroder 
Repeated line 
Through a vocoder 
Just like Giorgio Moroder 
Repeated line 
Through a vocoder 
Just like Giorgio Moroder 
Repeated line 
Through a vocoder 
Just like Giorgio Moroder 

I heard it in the 80s 
On the radio 
The DJ never named that song 
And now we'll never know 

But it goes la la la la la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la la 
La la la la la

Versions

"I heard it in the 80s" artwork.

• Appears on Amalgam and "I heard it in the 80s" maxi-single (q.v.).
• LorD and Master extended mix, nostalgia remix and Fairlight remix appear on "I heard it in the 80s" maxi-single.
• E39 remix appears on "I heard it in the 80s" maxi-single.
• LorD and Master nostalgia remix appears on Continuum2.

Maxi-single release

1. "I heard it in the 80s" - 3.57
2. "Outside looking in" - 4.25
3. "The house in the woods" - 4.24
4. "I heard it in the 80s" (extended mix) - 6.55
5. "I heard it in the 80s" (nostalgia remix) - 7.07
6. "I heard it in the 80s" (Fairlight remix) - 5.10
7. "The silence" (extended mix) - 7.03
8. "I heard it in the 80s" (E39 classic house mix) - 5.25

Release date: 9 September 2019

Personnel

• Written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
• Additional production and remix on tracks 4 - 7 by Daniel Bailey-Graham for LorD and Master.
• Additional production on track 8 by Peter Tanico for E39.