10 Worst Music Lyrics Of The '80s
5. China In Your Hands - T'Pau
A staple of '80s themed radio stations, 'China In Your Hand' is one of those songs that you listen to without really hearing what they are saying. What are they saying? 'It was a theme she had on a scheme he had set in a foreign land'. Meaning what exactly? Clearly this was rhyming for the sake of it, with no intent to express anything of any substance.
Further exploration of the verses yields even less reward for the searcher of truth in lyrical content: 'Come from greed never born of seed, take a life from a barren hand' anyone? The T'Pau catalogue has numerous examples of words used merely for the effect that they create, rather than the meaning they impart. 'There's more to a feeling to a different mind to anatomy' or 'I am walking over the bridge of spies today'. Where is that then?
Like many of the bands who tasted huge success for a brief time in the '80s, T'Pau are now forever locked into playing the revival festivals, their moment in the spotlight a distant memory. They still look like they are having a good time though and the audiences still love those big haired hits!