Story Behind The Song
New version of well known song from the 80's in entire different and engaging arrangement. The song itself, absolute classic by Bronski Beat 'Smalltown Boy', together with the great melody line was sending a very important and liberal message to the homophobic Britain at that time -'BE YOURSELF'. By highlighting shared experiences of hundreds of thousands of gay people, it provoked a serious debate over these issues. Consequently, this new arrangement is reflecting on the quality and importance of the original composition.
Song Description
Tempo of this version has been significantly slowed down to around 50bpm as oppose to the original composition. The beat is very explicit, strings section and cello (by Tina Guo) created emotional harmony and provided ambience. The beat, the classical ins
| Song Length |
5:39 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, New Age - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Engaging, Moving |
Subject |
Courage, Homosexuality |
| Similar Artists |
Depeche Mode, Stereophonics |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Be yourself! Be yourself!