Naked Eyes

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Naked Eyes was an Eighties synthpop duo, best known for their first single, a cover of the Burt Bacharach / Hal David standard “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me” (Bacharach himself has cited the cover as a personal favourite). The song reached number one in the UK in 1964 for Sandie Shaw. Some versions of this song (including that of Naked Eyes) have the word “(There’s)” dropped from the title.

The group consisted of childhood friends from Bath, England, Pete Byrne on vocals and Rob Fisher on keyboards. The two had formerly played in a band called Neon with future members of Tears for Fears and stayed together as a duo after the group broke up.

Their second and third singles, “Promises, Promises” and “When the Lights Go Out”, were also hit singles. However, their second album, Fuel for the Fire and the single “(What) In the Name of Love”, were not as well-received and the group broke up soon after its release. Byrne ended up doing session work (he is heard on Stevie Wonder’s “Part-Time Lover” and wrote and produced “I Am the Cute One” for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in 1992) while Fisher joined the group Climie Fisher.

Fisher died August 25, 1999 from complications following stomach surgery.

Byrne continues to use the group name and will soon be releasing Fumbling Under the Covers, which consists of covers of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, David Bowie, and others; many of them acoustic.

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Top Tracks

1	Always Something There to Remind Me full track	942
2	Promises, Promises	299
3	Voices in My Head	66
4	I Could Show You How	50
5	Promises Promises full track	46
6	Fortune and Fame	41
7	No Flowers Please	36
8	Low Life	33
9	Emotion in Motion	32
10	When the Lights Go Out full track	29
10	Sacrifice	29
12	Could Be	26
13	Burning Bridges	25
14	Eyes of a Child	19
15	Flag of Convenience	18

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chihuahuaa wrote:
last month

I love Always Something There To Remind Me. I think I am going to get their best of.

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deborini wrote:
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the best

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senorblanco wrote:
July 2008

promises, promisesss

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MacTonight wrote:
June 2008

So I just found an unopened "Fuel For The Fire" LP on vinyl in my dad's closet. Is this heaven?

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sexycaliangel wrote:
May 2008

great song from the best decade of music

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gambiarra wrote:
April 2008

Man, Pete Byrne just ROCKS!!!!!! I really love NE...

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ReTrOeLeCtRa wrote:
March 2008

Great great!!!LLLLLOVEEE them!!!

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HaloModeD wrote:
August 2007

I'm not sure... I just feel it more.

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hairyhardon wrote:
June 2007

Why is it your favourite?

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HaloModeD wrote:
June 2007

'Sacrifice' is probably my favorite.

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butthole_surfer wrote:
March 2007

mp3 tags from hell

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HaloModeD wrote:
February 2007

This is one of my favorite new wave bands.

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