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A cover of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA ABBA] song.<br/>
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[[File:Gimme Gimme Gimme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|ABBA - ''Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!'']]
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[[File:Ghostrider-ep.jpg|left|thumb|210x|Sisters - ''Ghostrider EP'']]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme!_Gimme!_Gimme!_%28A_Man_After_Midnight%29 '''''Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)'''''] was originally released in 1979 <br/>
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by the Swedish pop group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA ABBA].<br/>
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This cover was released on [[Ghostrider EP]] 7" single.<br/>
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[[The Sisters of Mercy]] covered the song only a few times live in 1984, <br/>
  
It can as well be found on several other bootlegs like [[Time To Cry]], [[Green Eldritch]] or the [[ECHOES VOL II|Echoes Vol. II]].<br/>
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the first time at [[Sat, 07-Apr-1984|Tin Can Ballroom, Birmingham, England]], <br/>
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coincidentially or not, the first gig with [[Wayne Hussey]].<br/>
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A live version of The Sisters of Mercy performing '''''Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ''''' <br/>
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was released on the [[Ghostrider EP]] 7" single.<br/>
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Live versions of the track can also be found on several other bootlegs like [[Rare Obscurities (Family Tree Box)|Rare Obscurities]], [[Time To Cry]], [[Green Eldritch]] or [[ECHOES VOL II|Echoes Vol. II]].<br/>
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{|
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|[[File:MRCD4 Rare Obscurities Cover Front.jpg|thumb|220px|''Rare Obscurities'']]
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|[[File:Time To Cry-Front.JPG|thumb|225px|''Time To Cry'']]
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|[[File:Green Eldritch 2LP Front.jpg|thumb|220px|''Green Eldritch'']]
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|[[File:Echoes vol. II (front).jpg|thumb|220px|''ECHOES VOL. II'']]
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== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
 
Half past twelve<br/>
 
Half past twelve<br/>
 
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone<br/>
 
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone<br/>
 
How I hate to spend the evening on my own<br/>
 
How I hate to spend the evening on my own<br/>
Autumn winds<br/>
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Autumn winds {{#ev:youtube|Eb9-6c6A9Lk|300x220|right|ABBA - ''Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!'' - Live 1979|frame}}<br/>
 
Blowing outside my window as I look around the room<br/>
 
Blowing outside my window as I look around the room<br/>
 
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom<br/>
 
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom<br/>
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I open the window and I gaze into the night<br/>
 
I open the window and I gaze into the night<br/>
 
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight<br/>
 
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight<br/>
There's not a soul out there<br/>
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There's not a soul out there {{#ev:youtube|zu1XfUcSSVA|300x220|right|The Sisters of Mercy - ''Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!''<br/>Live at [[Sun, 15-Apr-1984|Exit Club Chicago on April 15th, 1984]]|frame}}<br/>
 
No one to hear my prayer<br/>
 
No one to hear my prayer<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 8 May 2017

ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Sisters - Ghostrider EP


Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) was originally released in 1979

by the Swedish pop group ABBA.

The Sisters of Mercy covered the song only a few times live in 1984,

the first time at Tin Can Ballroom, Birmingham, England,

coincidentially or not, the first gig with Wayne Hussey.

A live version of The Sisters of Mercy performing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

was released on the Ghostrider EP 7" single.



Live versions of the track can also be found on several other bootlegs like Rare Obscurities, Time To Cry, Green Eldritch or Echoes Vol. II.




Rare Obscurities
Time To Cry
Green Eldritch
ECHOES VOL. II


Lyrics

Half past twelve
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own

Autumn winds
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - Live 1979

Blowing outside my window as I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow, with a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Tired of T.V.
I open the window and I gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight

There's not a soul out there
The Sisters of Mercy - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Live at Exit Club Chicago on April 15th, 1984

No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...

There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day


Music & Words by Benny Anderss and Björn Ulvaues.
Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes.