Buzzcocks - Promises

ah loving you is easy you are on my side we play the game strictly to our rules we led the field a love affair which made all other lovers fools oh how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down these promises are made for us we promised that we'd always have time for each other whenever i needed you'd be there we promised to be true there'd be no other we promised that for ever we would care oh how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down these promises are made for us we had to change but you stayed the same you wouldn't change oh what a shame cos loving you's not easy you're not on my side we play a game with two sets of rules we lead the field in a love affair ah strictly meant for fools oh why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down those promises were made for us you never have any time for me whenever i need you you're not there you've never been true and it's plain to see the fact is you never really cared oh why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down those promises we made for us
ah loving you is easy you are on my side we play the game strictly to our rules we led the field a love affair which made all other lovers fools oh how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down these promises are made for us we promised that we'd always have time for each other whenever i needed you'd be there we promised to be true there'd be no other we promised that for ever we would care oh how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down how can you ever let me down these promises are made for us we had to change but you stayed the same you wouldn't change oh what a shame cos loving you's not easy you're not on my side we play a game with two sets of rules we lead the field in a love affair ah strictly meant for fools oh why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down those promises were made for us you never have any time for me whenever i need you you're not there you've never been true and it's plain to see the fact is you never really cared oh why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down why did you ever let me down those promises we made for us
The Buzzcocks - Promises

Wow, video making sure has come a long way in the last 30 years or so. A great song regardless.

Buzzcocks - Promises

Buzzcocks - Promises.

Buzzcocks - Promises

The Buzzcocks on Top of the Pops 1978.

The Buzzcocks - Promises (Peel session)

Manchester punk band recording for a BBC radio session in Oct 1978. The line up was Maher, Garvey, Diggle and Shelley.

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