what's this 80's song/band ?

[mattacid]

I vaguely remember the lyrics and details of this band from an Australian 80's music show on SBS " Rock around the World " .

Band is Scottish or somewhere in the UK, name something like White House or White Horse.

Video in at night in a junk yard ?

Lyrics something like " This is a world full of fantasy , this is a world full of wonder(?) ... show me the way to the real world .... show me, show me, show me, show me, show me the way to the real world ..."

thanks in advance Mattacid

[sixtyten]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

What style of music? Rock? Synth Pop?

[kazboot]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

I did find a band called Whitehouse from the 80s on Wiki, but they sound horrible!
Is it them?

[BlitzKid]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

The lyrics sound like The Real World by Men Without Hats. They're totally not Scottish though, they were from the US.

[chrisredditch]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

I thought Men Without Hats were Canadian.

[BlitzKid]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

I thought Men Without Hats were Canadian.

Sorry, that's what I meant. Late night.

[mattacid]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

What style of music? Rock? Synth Pop?

Style is probably Synth Pop

[mattacid]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

The lyrics sound like The Real World by Men Without Hats. They're totally not Scottish though, they were from the US.

No it's not MWH

[mattacid]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

I did find a band called Whitehouse from the 80s on Wiki, but they sound horrible!
Is it them?

Definately not

[sixtyten]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

Picnic At The Whitehouse?

[glam_racket]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

Whitehouse are indeed a challenging listen.
However, I'll never part with my vinyl of Cruise, call it an acquired taste!
They don't sound awful

[moonvisage]

Re: what's this 80's song/band ?

Could it be the Australian band: Icehouse? They sounded pretty much like the Scottish band: Simple Minds in places.The video could be Great Southern Land,regarding filming at night?

YouTube - Icehouse - Great Southern Land


Icehouse seem to have done a few videos with night and darkness involved,but i have found this video,which features him walking through a kind of messed up place.

YouTube - ICEHOUSE - Crazy ( Original Australian Video Clip ) Second Version


Simple Minds are a scottish band,so maybe the presenter of the show mentioned the similarity in the voices of the singers?
Anyway,here is a link to a Simple Minds video,to give you a fair idea of who they are,and to see if they ring a bell in anyway.

YouTube - Simple Minds - Promised You a Miracle