The Human League-Don't You Want Me

  在 Martyn Ware 和 lan Craig Marsh 離開更具實驗性的早期 The Human League樂團組成 Heaven 17 後，Phil Oakey 帶領樂團走向了一個新的、更平易近人的方向。他的專輯《Dare》風靡全球，這張專輯充滿了令人難忘的歌曲，它完美地處於1981 年合成流行音樂革命的邊緣。

《Dare》與龐克風格相去甚遠，它光鮮亮麗、引人入勝，但其核心仍然保留著一點神秘感。像是'I Am the Law'，《Darkness》和《Seconds》這樣的曲目， 使專輯變得莊重。 "'Sound of the Crowd' 是古怪的流行時刻，帶有不合常理的節奏和混搭的類「俱樂部詩歌」。 "Don't You Want Me'、'Love Action' 及"Open Your Heart' 是風靡全球的熱門歌曲，唱著關於愛與失落的小調，預示著光鮮亮麗、雄心勃勃的 80 年代。

《Dare》成為那十年最受歡迎和最有影響力的電子專輯之一。Steve Sutherland於〈Melody Maker〉雜誌寫道「肯定會讓一些人感到不安，更多地賣給數百萬人，所以它應該如此，就像它踐踏搖滾傳統一樣。」《Dare》在英國流行音樂排行榜上停留了驚人的74週。

The Human League 三重唱來自英國約克夏 Sheffield，主唱Philip Oakey，女主唱Jaonne Catherall與 Susanne Sulley，早期團員離開後曾另組Heaven 17。

The Human League 的“Don't You Want Me”1982年獲得Billboard Hot 100單曲排行連續3周冠軍。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkghoQQTiZU

The Human League 是一個electro-pop電子流行樂團，樂評人將之歸類為New Wave樂團。此曲是一個加長版，讓歌迷們一次聽個夠。

Don't You Want Me

作詞/作曲：Phil Oakey / Jo Callis / Philip Oakey / Philip Adrian Wright

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook 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 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?

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?