The Human League - Don't you want me [1981]

Formé en 1977 à Sheffield en pleine vague Punk, Human League est est un groupe anglais de New Wave emmené par Martin Ware et Ian Craig Marsh. Le groupe perd ses deux membres fondateurs en 1980.

C'est alors Phil Oakey, flanqué de Joan Catherine et Suzanne Sulley au chant et de Philip Adrian Wright au synthé, qui reprennent les rennes du groupe.

C'est à partir de 1981 que Human League "monte en flèche", pour atteindre des records de vente d'albums en Angleterre et aux USA, et figurer parmi les leaders de la vague "New Wave". Leurs titres les plus célèbres sont les  tubes "Don't you want me" (n°1 au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis en 1981/1982), "(Keep feeling) fascination", "Mirror Man", "Human" (n°1 aux Etats-Unis en 1986), etc.

En 1986 le groupe évolue vers le funk-disco synthétique et continue à connaître un certain succès, jusqu'au début des années 90. Après une certaine mise en veilleuse, le groupe fait un "come back" sur scène fin 2007.

Paroles :

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too

Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you
The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you
But now I think it's time I lived my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do

Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry

Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh