• Track: She Sells Sanctuary
• Artist: The Cult
• Album: Love
• Year: 1985

Lyrics:

Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn

The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive

The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive

The world
And the world turns around
The world and the world, yeah
The world drags me down

Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn, yeah

Yeah-hey…

The fire in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the fire in your eyes
Keeps me alive
I’m sure in her you’ll find
The sanctuary
I’m sure in her you’ll find
The sanctuary

And the world
The world turns around
And the world and the world
The world drags me down
And the world and the world and the world
The world turns around
And the world and the world and the world and the world
The world drags me down

Ah…

Hey-yeah…

And the world
And the world turns around
And the world and the world
Yeah, the world drags me down
And the world
Yeah, the world turns around
And the world and the world
The world drags me down

Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Get It:

The original version of the CD is cheaper, but I highly recommend the expanded version. The additional tracks and remastering are worth the extra coin.

After a long freelance work and vacation-related hiatus, I am returning to Dances With Bass Radio. To the two or three people actually reading these, I thank you. I am breaking my radio silence with a rocker from one of my all-time favorite bands, The Cult. Vocalist Ian Astbury’s voice is a force of nature. I still remember seeing The Cult live in 1987 when they opened for Billy Idol at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. At the time, I knew of The Cult, but I wasn’t yet a fan. However, I can tell you from the first power chords of opening number, Love Removal Machine, I was hooked.

The Cult hails from England and straddles the lines between hard rock and goth.Their music is driven by Billy Duffy’s relentless power chords and Astbury’s powerful, howling vocals (for an example, see the long version of this song I posted below).

Unbeknownst to many, The Cult is still alive, well, and churning out blistering rock that’s laden with just enough pop punk hooks to keep your boot tapping out the rhythm. I saw The Cult a second time, in 2001 at the Murat with my dearly departed best friend, Mark Reddin, on The Cult’s Beyond Good and Evil album, and it still remains one of the best pure rock-and-roll shows I’ve ever seen.

Most remember The Cult for their 1989 breakout album, Sonic Temple, which contained the hits Fire Woman, Edie (Ciao, Baby) and Sweet Soul Sister.

Be sure to check out other rockers from The Cult:

• Love Removal Machine
• Rain
• Wildflower
• Wild-Hearted Son
• Born to Be Wild (Steppenwolf cover)

Video:

This is the radio version of the song. As a side note, this song was used in a 1990s Toyota commercial, and again by Budweiser in a 2012 Super Bowl ad.

Here’s the longer version of She Sells Sanctuary:

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