Walk away from love was only issued as a single in Japan
Walk away from love
Move along you’re in my way
Made my mind up not to stay
And it don’t matter what you do
I’ve had enough of you.
You can talk about the good times
I can just remember bad times
There ain’t nothing left for saying
‘Cos there’s no way that I’ll be staying
You tell me to remember
When I told you that I’d never walk away
[chorus]
Hey baby, don’t walk away from love
Tell me baby, ain’t my love enough
Listen to the things I say
And tell me why you walk away from love?
Leave you standing on your own
It’s time I spent some time alone
Need a while to think it out
Not sure what it’s all about
And it’s no use to sit there crying
I can see you’re only lying.
Now I’ll put the past behind me
Run some place where you can’t find me
You tell me to remember
When I told you that I’d never walk away
[chorus]
Bags are packed, I just can’t wait
Gotta get out before it gets too late
I don’t need you any more
Don’t need your love for sure
You can talk about the good times
I can just remember bad times
There ain’t nothing left for saying
There’s no way that I’ll be staying
You tell me to remember when I told you that I’d never walk away
[chorus]
Don’t walk away from love
[credit: Clarke]
Note: A fairly simple song with a ditto message. A woman (presumably) has decided to leave her boyfriend, arguing that it actually is not she who is walking away, but the boy, because he has cheated her. However, the text is ambiguous enough to leave other possible interpretations open.
Yazoo (known as Yaz in the USA) was an elektropop band that made two albums in 1982 and 1983. Despite limited productivity the music of former Depeche Mode synthman Vince Clarke and blues singer Alison Moyet lives in numerous original editions and later re-issues, as well as covers.
It was exactly the combination of Clarke’s almost metallic melodies with Moyet’s warm vocals that made Yazoo stand out among the many bands that explored electronic music in the early eighties. Mainly known for club classics like ‘Don’t go’ and ‘Situation’, it is easily forgotten that the band also excelled in thoughtful lyrics.
