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Erasure

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Biography

Following the disbandment of the short-lived pop group Yazoo, former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke formed Erasure in 1985 with singer Andy Bell. Like Yazoo and Depeche Mode, Erasure were a synth-based group, but they had stronger dance inclinations, as well as a sharper, more accessible sense of pop songcraft, than either of Clarke's previous bands. Furthermore, Erasure had the flamboyantly eccentric Andy Bell -- one of the first openly gay performers in pop music -- as their focal point. Bell's keening, high voice and exaggerated sense of theatrically became the band's defining image. In their native Britain, Erasure were successful from their inception. After a few years, the duo achieved commercial success in America with 1988's "Chains of Love," but they remained, in essence, a cult band on both sides of the Atlantic, cultivating a dedicated fan base over the course of their career.

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Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    I try to discover a little something to make me sweeter
    Oh baby
    Refrain from breaking my heart
    I'm so in love with you
    I'll be forever blue
    A Little Respect - (3:33)  -  63,940 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    Open your eyes, I see
    Your eyes are open
    Wear no disguise for me
    Come into the open
    When it's cold outside
    Always - (5:35)  -  61,096 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    It's not the way you lead me
    By the hand into the bedroom
    It's not the way you throw your clothes
    Upon the bathroom floor
    Been thinking about you
    Sometimes - (3:28)  -  22,362 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    Oh l'amour
    Oh l'amour
    Mon amour
    What's a boy in love
    Supposed to do?
    Oh L'Amour - (3:07)  -  16,360 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    I'm crazy flowing over with ideas
    A thousand ways to woo a lover so sincere
    Love and hate what a beautiful combination
    Sending shivers up and down my spine
    For every Casanova that appears
    Love To Hate You - (3:54)  -  17,618 plays
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