Song Lyrics
Song Included On
Song Statistics
1979
1980
1981
2009
2010
2011
2015
2016
2024

Lyrics

Oh it's so easy
When parts take over
My conversation
Is nothing more than lies

You're just the viewer
So cold and distant
I've no intentions
Of saying 'I love you'

My conversation

We are not gods
We are not men
We are not making claims
We are only boys

You are not strong
You are not force
You are not regular
You are just wrong

There are no faces
This is my complex
You are my picture
I call you mirrors

These are not my tears
Not my reflection
Am I a photo?
I can't remember

My conversation

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Song Included On

F = Foreign release L = Live release R = Reissue E = Extended release. Country flags indicate the original release country.

Worldwide release information being updated.

Song Statistics

Total live performances 157

From The Original Album The Pleasure Principle

First performance 20th September 1979The Apollo Theatre, Glasgow,Scotland

Most recent performance 09th June 2024The Roundhouse, London,England

Performances by Year

1979	16
1980	76
1981	2
2009	16
2010	15
2011	6
2015	2
2016	5
2024	19

Conversation
Live Performances in 1979 - 15

20 September 1979	-	Glasgow Apollo
21 September 1979	-	Newcastle City Hall
23 September 1979	-	Coventry Theatre
24 September 1979	-	Bristol Colston Hall
25 September 1979	-	Liverppol Empire Theatre
26 September 1979	-	Manchester Apollo
27 September 1979	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
28 September 1979	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
30 September 1979	-	Birmingham Odeon
01 October 1979	-	Guildford Civic Hall
02 October 1979	-	Southampton Gaumont Theatre
03 October 1979	-	Ipswich Gaumont Theatre
05 October 1979	-	Brighton Dome
06 October 1979	-	Aylesbury Friars Maxwell Hall
07 October 1979	-	Wolverhampton Civic Hall
08 October 1979	-	Sheffield City Hall

Conversation
Live Performances in 1980 - 75

18 February 1980	-	Toronto Music Hall
19 February 1980	-	Montreal St Denis Theatre
21 February 1980	-	Providence Ocean State Theatre
22 February 1980	-	Philadelphia Tower Theatre
23 February 1980	-	Boston Harvard Square Theatre
24 February 1980	-	New York Palladium
26 February 1980	-	Pittsburgh Stanley Theatre
29 February 1980	-	Cleveland Music Hall
01 March 1980	-	Detroit Royal Oak Theatre
02 March 1980	-	Milwaukee Uptown Theatre
03 March 1980	-	Minneapolis Guthrie Theatre
08 March 1980	-	San Francisco Warfield Theatre
09 March 1980	-	Los Angeles Santa Monica Civic Centre
21 March 1980	-	Brussels Auditorium Q
23 March 1980	-	Berlin Hochschule Der Kuenste
24 March 1980	-	Hamburg Musikhalle
25 March 1980	-	Dusseldorf Philipshalle
27 March 1980	-	Munich Deutches Museum
29 March 1980	-	Paris La Palace
02 May 1980	-	Nagoya Aichi Bunka Kaikan
04 May 1980	-	Osaka Expo Hall
06 May 1980	-	Tokyo Sun Plaza
07 May 1980	-	Tokyo Shibuya Kokaido
08 May 1980	-	Tokyo Nihon Seinenkan
12 May 1980	-	Auckland Town Hall
14 May 1980	-	Christchurch Town Hall
15 May 1980	-	Wellington Majestic Theatre
19 May 1980	-	Melbourne Palais Theatre
20 May 1980	-	Melbourne Palais Theatre
22 May 1980	-	Adelaide Opera House
23 May 1980	-	Adelaide Opera House
25 May 1980	-	Newcastle Civic Theatre
27 May 1980	-	Brisbane Festival Hall
29 May 1980	-	Sydney Capitol Theatre
30 May 1980	-	Sydney Capitol Theatre
31 May 1980	-	Sydney Capitol Theatre
04 September 1980	-	Birmingham Odeon
05 September 1980	-	Birmingham Odeon (Matinee)
05 September 1980	-	Birmingham Odeon (Evening)
07 September 1980	-	Manchester Apollo
08 September 1980	-	Manchester Apollo
10 September 1980	-	Southampton Gaumont
11 September 1980	-	Southampton Gaumont
12 September 1980	-	Bristol Hippodrome
13 September 1980	-	Bristol Hippodrome
15 September 1980	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
16 September 1980	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
17 September 1980	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
18 September 1980	-	London Hammersmith Odeon
21 September 1980	-	Brighton Conference Centre
22 September 1980	-	Coventry Apollo
24 September 1980	-	Deeside Leisure Centre
25 September 1980	-	Preston Guildhall
26 September 1980	-	Glasgow Apollo
27 September 1980	-	Edinburgh Playhouse
29 September 1980	-	Newcastle City Hall
14 October 1980	-	Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
15 October 1980	-	Montreal The Forum
17 October 1980	-	Boston Orpheum Theatre
18 October 1980	-	Passaic New Jersey Capital Theatre
19 October 1980	-	New York Palladium
21 October 1980	-	Pittsburgh Stanley Theatre
22 October 1980	-	Akron Civic Theatre
24 October 1980	-	Ann Arbor Hill Auditorium
25 October 1980	-	Chicago Granada
27 October 1980	-	Madison Civic Centre
28 October 1980	-	Milwaukee Auditorium
29 October 1980	-	St Paul Civic Centre
01 November 1980	-	Los Angeles Forum
02 November 1980	-	San Diego Fox Theatre
06 November 1980	-	San Francisco Warfield Theatre
08 November 1980	-	Seattle Paramount Northwest Theatre
09 November 1980	-	Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Matinee)
09 November 1980	-	Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Evening)
11 November 1980	-	Edmonton Field House
12 November 1980	-	Calgary Max Bell Arena

Conversation
Live Performances in 1981 - 3

26 April 1981	-	London, Wembley Arena
27 April 1981	-	London, Wembley Arena

Conversation
Live Performances in 2009 - 16

17 November 2009	-	Brighton, The Dome
18 November 2009	-	Southampton University
19 November 2009	-	Cardiff Sub 29
20 November 2009	-	Sheffield Corporation
21 November 2009	-	Manchester Academy
23 November 2009	-	Cork Pavillion
24 November 2009		Dublin Tripod
25 November 2009		Leeds 02 Academy
26 November 2009		Edinburgh Picture House
27 November 2009		Glasgow ABC
28 November 2009		Sunderland Campus
29 November 2009		Norwich UEA
30 November 2009		Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
01 December 2009		Cambridge, The Junction
02 December 2009		Nottingham Rock City
03 December 2009		London, Indigo 2

Conversation
Live Performances in 2010 - 15

17 October 2010	-	Orlando Firestone
20 October 2010	-	Washington DC, Black Cat
21 October 2010	-	Philadelphia, Trocadero Theatre
22 October 2010	-	Boston, Paradise Club
23 October 2010	-	New York, Best Buy Theatre
24 October 2010	-	Toronto Opera Theatre
25 October 2010	-	Pontiac, The Crofoot
26 October 2010	-	Chicago, the Metro
28 October 2010	-	Denver, Englewood Gothic Theatre
31 October 2010	-	Seattle Neumos's
01 November 2010	-	Portland, Roseland Theatre
02 November 2010	-	San Francisco, The Filmore
03 November 2010	-	Hollywood, El Rey Theatre
04 November 2010	-	Hollywood, El Rey Theatre
06 November 2010	-	Mexico City, Lunario Del Auditorio National

Conversation
Live Performances in 2011 - 6


12 May 2011	-	Brisbane, The Tivoli
13 May 2011	-	Sydney, Enmore Theatre
14 May 2011	-	Melbourne Forum
16 May 2011	-	Adelaide HQ
17 May 2011	-	Perth, Astor Theatre
21 May 2011	-	Auckland, The Edge

Conversation
Live Performances in 2015 - 2


30 September 2015	-	Los Angeles Teragram Ballroom
22 October 2015	-	The Forum, Kentish Town, London

Conversation
Live Performances in 2016 - 5


11 May 2016	-	New York, Gramercy Theatre
16 May 2016	-	Chicago, The Metro
20 May 2016	-	Durham, Moogfest
24 May 2016	-	Toronto, Opera House
18 September 2016	-	Newcastle O2 Academy

Conversation
Live Performances in 2024 - 19

11 May 2024	-	Pasadena, Cruel World Festival
17 May 2024	-	Belfast Limelight 1
19 May 2024	-	Norwich UEA
20 May 2024	-	Sheffield, The Leadmill
21 May 2024	-	Glasgow, O2 Academy
23 May 2024	-	Newcastle, O2 City Hall
24 May 2024	-	Manchester O2 Ritz
25 May 2024	-	London, The Roundhouse
27 May 2024	-	Bristol O2 Academy
28 May 2024	-	Cardiff Tramshed
30 May 2024	-	Bournemouth O2 Academy
31 May 2024	-	Birmingham O2 Institute
01 June 2024	-	Nottingham Rock City
03 June 2024	-	Leeds O2 Academy
04 June 2024	-	Liverpool O2 Academy
05 June 2024	-	Manchester O2 Ritz
06 June 2024	-	Manchester O2 Ritz
08 June 2024	-	London, The Roundhouse
09 June 2024	-	London, The Roundhouse

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