this is bugging me beyond belief!!

[colsmiff1]

Can anybody tell me the title and artist of a song where a woman is trying to get in touch with her man in space? I think it was late eighties

[Aidan]

Clouds Across the Moon ( Rah Band, '85 ). Welcome to the site, colsmiff !

[qfoa03]

Can anybody tell me the title and artist of a song where a woman is trying to get in touch with her man in space? I think it was late eighties

Sarah Brightman - I lost my heart to a starship trooper ???

[chrissk]

eighties song

This may have been "Clouds Across The Moon" by the Rah Band, and she loses contact and says "I'll try again next year" at the end of the song, her husband is in space.

[Superkav]

In all their 80's splendour

Clouds Across The Moon Lyrics

INTRO

"Good evening. This is the intergalactic operator. Can I help you?"
"Yes. I'm trying to reach flight commander P.R. Johnson, on Mars, flight 2-4-7"
"Very well, hold on please [beeping] you're through!"
"Thank you operator!"

VERSE 1 :

Hi darlin' ! How are you doing ?
Hey baby, where're your sleeping ?
Oh I'm sorry, but I've been really missing you !

Hi darlin' ! How's the weather?
Say baby, is that cold better now ?
Oh I'm sorry, is there someone there with you??

BRIDGE:

Ooooh...since you went away, there's nothing goin' right !
I just can't sleep alone at night... I'm not ashamed to say
I badly need a friend...or it's the end.

CHORUS:

Now, when I look at the cloud's across the moon.
Here in the night I just hope and pray that soon.
Oh baby, you'll hurry home to me.

VERSE 2 :

Hi darlin', the kids say they love you.
Hey baby, is everything fine with you?
Please forgive me, but I'm trying not to cry...

BRIDGE :

Ooooh...I've had a million different lovers on the phone.
But I just stayed right here at home.
I don't think that I can take it anymore this crazy war.

CHORUS

"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but we are
experiencing violent storm conditions in the asteriod belt at this
time. We may lose this valuable deep space communication link.
Please, be as brief as possible.
Thank you."

BRIDGE

or it's...or it's..."Hello?" "Hello operator?"
" Yes, we've lost the connection! Could you try again please?"
-"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we've lost contact with Mars 2-4-7
at this time."

CHORUS repeat 3 times WHILE SAYING:

"Ok. Thank you very much...
I'll...I'll try again next year...next year...next year...next year..."

[Clive Henry Jones]

Re RAH Band (Richard Hewson) - If you can, get a copy of "Falcon" - one of my faves from the eighties, lots of sax & synth.

Didn't trouble the charts at the time IIRC.

Clive

[Aidan]

Also had a good jazz number called the Crunch c. late 70s

[Oggy]

Think I'd prefer Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip

[Mojo]

I paid an extortionate amount for "The Best of the Rah Band" on eBay - worth it though, I only bought it for "Falcon"

That is all.

[The Imposter]

Iv'e got a promo copy of the 7" of 'Tokyo Flyer' by the Rah Band, given to me by Timmy Mallett when he worked at the local radio station.