• Track: Electric Lash
• Artist: The Church
• Album: Seance
• Year: 1983

Lyrics:

The electric lash of trees in the studio
Fills my head with light
Only the voice of the girl on the radio
Falling from a height
I turn to leave as if in a cameo
It doesn’t feel quite right
Only one thing you ever really know
If it’s day or night

Our eyes meet and I love her
I suspect she already knows

Our eyes meet and I love her
I suspect she already knows

How those eyes see me so very very clearly
Even when they’re closed

The electric lash of trees in the studio
A bite then a caress
Only the voice of the girl on the radio
Drifting from the west
I turn to leave as if in a cameo
A moon, a knot, a guess
Only one thing you ever really know
You might curse before you bless

Seance is available used from third-party resellers. However, The Church’s Under the Milky Way: The Best of The Church includes the single, Electric Lash:

Tonight, I am thinking about the 1980s when MTV’s 120 Minutes aired late at night, and for me, was appointment television. Most people know The Church for their smash hit, Under the Milky Way, but The Church have been cranking out music for nearly 40 years. The Church formed in Sydney, Australia in 1980 and has released 24 studio albums.

While Electric Lash didn’t chart in the U.S., it did chart in Australia, and it received play on modern rock stations. To this day, Electric Lash one of my favorite tracks from the era. The snappy drums, danceable beat, and haunting vocals are spot perfect.

We’re letting our Flock of Seagulls hair flow freely today here at Dances with Bass Industries, and we hope you will, too.

Video:

And here is The Church’s video for Under the Milky Way:

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