Feel me now

April 11, 2007 9:41 AM

Obscure 80s lyric/band search: "Feel me now"

I've got this new wave song in my head, and I can't find the lyrics or the band name on Google or Discogs. I heard it on KROQ in the mid-80s. I think the song is called "Feel Me Now". The lyrics I recall, sung by a man in the style of Sisters of Mercy baritone, are:

Feel me now
Feel the pain
Feel the strain
Take the blame

Before a word was spoken
My heart was broken

I'll post more lyrics if I can think of them. Thanks for any effort you put into helping me.

posted by squirrel to Media & Arts (9 answers total)

put your hands in the pocket
the pocket of a friend
what do you feel?
tell me now ...

It's Blancmange
posted by squeak at 9:54 AM on April 11, 2007

Yep, it's "Feel Me" by Blancmange.
posted by biscotti at 10:03 AM on April 11, 2007

Yes! Thanks so MUCH!!!
posted by squirrel at 10:56 AM on April 11, 2007

Here comes a love song.
There goes a bannister.
posted by Grangousier at 11:05 AM on April 11, 2007

Btw the wiki article doesn't mention it but the song was also released on an LP called, The London Sampler released by London Records. That's how I first heard the song.

Here are the lyrics more or less:

Feel me now
Feel the pain
Take the blame
Feel the strain

Before a word was spoken
My heart was broken

Feel me now
Feel the pain
Take the blame

Feel me now
Feel the pain
Take the blame
Feel the same

Before a word was spoken
My heart was broken

Feel me now
Feel the pain
Take the blame

Feel me now
Feel the pain

Wait a minute
Stop! Stop!
Here comes a love song
There goes the banister!

Feel me now (x2)

Find a plate glass window waiting for you
And you and you
ohhh

Feel me now (x2)

Wait a minute
I'm going to start again
One! Two! Three! Four!

Put your hands in the pocket
The pocket of a friend
What do you feel?
Tell me now

Before a word was spoken
My heart was broken
Wont you feel me now?
Wont you feel the pain?

Here comes a love song
There goes a banister (repeated 'til the song fades)
posted by squeak at 11:26 AM on April 11, 2007

If you do a quick Google search for 'blancmange feel me', you'll find a link to the MP3 on the first page of the results.
posted by humblepigeon at 12:35 PM on April 11, 2007

Thanks, humblepigeon, and of course to my fellow squeaker.
posted by squirrel at 3:22 PM on April 11, 2007

put your hands in the pocket
the pocket of a friend
what do you feel?
tell me now ...

It's Blancmange

So that's what I felt in my friend's pocket - I thought it was jello.
posted by tomble at 3:50 PM on April 11, 2007

There was a live version of this track, which is mostly how I remember it. I wonder if it was a b-side on the 12-inch or something. Possibly a KROQ exclusive.
posted by squirrel at 8:37 AM on April 12, 2007