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- Atrocity Exhibition. Along with William Burroughs, Ian Curtis read JG Ballard voraciously, with several of the English author’s most controversial post-apocalyptic novels, such as High-Rise and Crash, among his favourite titles.
- Heart And Soul. In Touching From A Distance, Deborah Curtis said of Closer, “While [Ian] lived his lyrics were equivocal, but with hindsight all was disclosed when it was too late for anything to be done.
- Love Will Tear Us Apart. Few would argue that Joy Division’s signature hit, Love Will Tear Us Apart, is a thing of glacial beauty, yet while Curtis’ lyric has been remorselessly picked over by fans and critics, that’s done little to diminish the song’s power.
- Twenty Four Hours. As we now know all too well, the anguish Ian Curtis expressed in many of Closer’s greatest songs was very real. His attempts to keep an extra-marital affair separate from his home life with his wife and infant daughter only added to the problems created by his worsening epilepsy and the pressure he felt fronting one of the hottest young bands of the late 70s.
His enigmatic public persona, captivating bass-baritone voice, hypnotic dance moves, striking lyrics and so much more were all major parts of what’s come to represent him.
- ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
- ‘Isolation’
- ‘Disorder’
- ‘Dead Souls’
- ‘Atmosphere’
- ‘A Means to An End’
- ‘She’s Lost Control’
- ‘Ceremony’
- ‘Transmission’
- ‘Atrocity Exhibition’
“Why is the bedroom so cold turned away on your side? Is my timing that flawed, our respect run so dry? Yet there’s still this appeal that we’ve kept through our lives Love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again” Not many songs have been as ruthlessly pawed over as Joy Division’s seminal number ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘....
“Mother I tried please believe me, I’m doing the best that I can. I’m ashamed of the things I’ve been put through, I’m ashamed of the person I am.” One of Joy Division’s most beloved songs, ‘Isolation’ suddenly feels more relatable than it ever has done. But while we can all now understand the feeling of isolation on a physical level, Curtis was ad...
“I’ve been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?” ‘Disorder’ is one song that will always capture the hearts and minds of fans. A song that is simply brimming with the potential of the group’s success also pays homage to its ultimate downfall. Largely seen as a song fr...
“Someone take these dreams away, That point me to another day, A duel of personalities, That stretch all true realities” Sometimes Curtis brought a little bit of light as well as the dark. While ‘Dead Souls’ may not be the most cheery of song titles, the track does contain some of the singer’s more uplifting moments, such as the one above, if you c...
“People like you find it easy, Naked to see, Walking on air” The flipside to the aforementioned song, ‘Atmosphere’ is widely regarded as one of Joy Division’s best songs. Previously released as a French-only import, the song almost never reached British shores. What a shame that would have been. Sonically, the song is full of arresting glacial mome...
“We fought for good, stood side by side Our friendship never died On stranger waves, the lows and highs Our vision touched the sky Immortalists with points to prove I put my trust in you” Not all of the band’s songs and lyrics were entirely drenched in the morbid, and the first few verses of ‘Means to an End’ from the 1980 album Closeris some of th...
“Confusion in her eyes that says it all She’s lost control And she’s clinging to the nearest passer-by She’s lost control” Without question, Joy Divison’s ‘She’s Lost Control’ is one of the most difficult songs to listen to. Written before his diagnosis, the song looks back to when Curtis witnessed his colleague suffering from an epileptic seizure....
“Oh, I’ll break them down, no mercy shown Heaven knows, it’s got to be this time Watching her, these things she said The times she cried Too frail to wake this time” Though written and recorded by Joy Division before Curtis’ death, the song was released by New Order in 1980 as the group’s debut single. However, it was reimagined and re-recorded for...
“Listen to the silence, let it ring on Eyes, dark grey lenses frightened of the sun We would have a fine time living in the night Left to blind destruction, waiting for our sight” Hearing Ian Curtis scream out “Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio” is still a sincere pleasure. The way the singer yelps and squirms is all part of what made...
“Asylums with doors open wide Where people had paid to see inside For entertainment they watch his body twist Behind his eyes he says ‘I still exist.’” Joy Divison can give you chills. As well as their albums being masterpieces of performance they were equally gifted piece sof production too. That’s where ‘Atrocity Exhibition’ perhaps excels best o...
Oct 2, 2022 · Ian Curtis’ original handwritten lyrics for Joy Division track ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’. Aimee Ferrier. Sun 2 October 2022 6:00, UK. When Joy Division released their now best-known single, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ in June 1980, it would only be another month before lead singer Ian Curtis killed himself, just 23 years of age.
[Verse 1] When routine bites hard. And ambitions are low. And resentment rides high. But emotions won't grow. And we're changing our ways. Taking different roads. [Chorus] Then love, love will...
"All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore their relevance is purely subjective."(Ian Curtis)
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We heard Ian Curtis kill himself again in your bed. In these twenty four hours we stretched into a room Filled with "Heart and Soul." This is the way. Step inside and march in the procession of empty hearts. Love has torn us apart. It's a part of me a part of you In time we're falling apart together.
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