From an interview with David Byrne:
July 1981 - Second single as 'Neon': Communication without Sound
July - Second single
as 'Neon': Communication without Sound
We used live drums and bass, and the guitar was played by Neil Taylor 'Remote Control' was just Rob and I, I did all the vocals on both tracks It was interesting to work with real instruments again [no
more tracks were cut at this time] We then acquired Curt Smith [later in Tears for Fears] on bass, and Manny Elias on drums We gigged around for a while in the West Country The original line up was me
on vox, Rob on keys, Neil Taylor on guitar, Curt Smith on bass and Manny Elias on drums Then Neil left and was replaced by Roland Orzabal [later in Tears for Fears] We went into Crescent and
recorded 'Victims of Fact' (which Rob and I are thinking of re-doing) and 'Price You Pay' Neither of these were ever released Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal played bass and guitar, Rob played the
keyboards and I was the singer All of Neon's material was written by Rob and I, so it sounded like Naked Eyes with guitar and drums
- Naked Eyes formed
Tears for Fears and Naked Eyes came from the breakup of Neon in December ' Once again, Rob and I found that running a band was not as interesting as writing and recording We decided to go back
to square one, I asked a friend of mine to manage us and he paid for us to record a number of songs in a studio in Bristol (owned by Andy Davis from the Korgis) These first sessions included 'Fortune and
Fame' and 'When the Lights Go out' We later decided to do a cover of 'Always Something There To Remind Me' It was these demos that led to our signing a deal with EMI in May ' We recorded or
songs during this period, Always Something, Pit Stop, and a few songs that never made it to the LP
Songs written by ORZABAL ROLAND*
ACTING
MY AGE
ADVICE
FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART
ALL
OF THE ANGELS
ALWAYS
IN THE PAST
AMBITION
BABY
BLUE
BAD
DREAMS
BAD
MAN S SONG
BEAT
OF THE DRUM
BIG
CHAIR
BLOODLETTING
GO
BODY
WAH
BREAK
IT DOWN AGAIN
BRIAN
WILSON SAID
BROKEN
CHANGE
CHRIST
LOOK UPON US
COLD
CONFLICT
DANCING
NIGHTS
DEJA
VU AND THE SINS OF SCIENC
DIE
LAUGHING
DOGS
A BEST FRIENDS DOG
DON
T DRINK THE WATER
ELEMENTAL
ELVIS
SHOULD PLAY SKA
EMPIRE
BUILDING
ETHNIC
PRAYER
EVER
MET A DAY
EVERYBODY
WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
EVERYBODY
WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD
EVERYONE
ONE OF US IS A SINNER
FALLING
DOWN
FAMOUS
LAST WORDS
FISH
FOR LIFE
FISH
OUT OF WATER
GAS
GIANTS
GET
UP JUST GET ON DOWN
GOD
S MISTAKE
GOODNIGHT
SONG
HEAD
OVER HEELS
HUMDRUM
AND HUMBLE
HURTING
I
BELIEVE
I
BELIEVE
I
CAN T GET TO SLEEP
I
CHOOSE YOU
I
NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS
I
WANT YOU BAD
IDEAS
AS OPIATES
IT
HAPPENS SO FAST
JOHNNY
PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF
JULIE
JULIE
LAID
SO LOW
LAID
SO LOW TEARS ROLL DOWN
LET
IT OUT
LET
S TALK ABOUT YOU
LISTEN
LORD
OF KARMA
LOS
REYES CATOLICOS
LOVE
THAT IS BAD
LOVING
YOU
MAD
WORLD
MADNESS
OF ROLAND
MARAUDERS
ME
AND MY BIG IDEAS
MEMORIES
FADE
MEMORIES
FADE BUT THE SCARS STILL LINGER
MIND
SCAPING
MOTHERS
TALK
MR
PESSIMIST
MUSIC
FOR TABLES
MY
LIFE IN THE SUICIDE RANKS
NEW
STAR
NO
DEEPER MEANING
NO
SECOND TROY
O U
BOYS
PALE
SHELTER
PHAROAHS
POLKA
PARTY
POWER
PREACHER
MIX
PREMATURE
BABY
PRISONER
QUEEN
OF COMPROMISE
RAOUL
AND THE KINGS OF SPAIN
REACH
OUT FOR ME
RHYTHM
OF LIFE
ROCKING
RIGHT BACK TO YOU
ROLAND
AND CURT INTERVIEWED
SAXOPHONES
AS OPIATES
SCHRODINGER
S CAT
SECRETS
SHOUT
SHUT
UP
SKETCHES
OF PAIN
SOMETIMES
PEOPLE FALL OUT OF LOVE
SORRY
SOWING
THE SEEDS OF LOVE
STANDING
ON THE CORNER OF THE
START
OF THE BREAKDOWN
SUFFER
THE CHILDREN
SWORDS
AND KNIVES
TEARS
ROLL DOWN
THINK
OF ME
UNTIL
I DROWN
VALENTINO
WAR
OF ATTRITION
WARRIOR
WATCH
ME BLEED
WATCHING
YOUR WORLD
WAY
YOU ARE
WE
ARE BROKEN
WEDNESDAY
S CHILD
WHEN
IN LOVE WITH A BLIND MAN
WHITE
PAPERS
WINO
CIGARETTE SMOKER
WOMAN
IN CHAINS
WORKING
HOUR
YEAR
OF THE KNIFE
YOU RE GETTING USED TO SADNESS
Songs written by Curt Smith
ALL I HAVE
BEAUTIFUL TO ME
BIG CHAIR
CALLING OUT
CONFLICT
COOL IN SORRYTOWN
CRY
DEAL
EMPIRE BUILDING
GONE AGAIN
HEAD OVER HEELS
HIDING PLACE
HOLD ON
I CAN T GET TO SLEEP
I DON T WANNA BE AROUND
I DON T WANT TO BE AROUND
I SEE THROUGH YOU
I WANT YOU BAD
I WILL BE THERE
IT HAPPENS SO FAST
JASMINE S TASTE
ME OR YOU
MOTHER ENGLAND
NO ONE KNOWS YOUR NAME
PHAROAHS
PREACHER MIX
RAIN
REACH OUT
REVOLUTION
ROLAND AND CURT INTERVIEWED
SICK AND TIRED
SNOW HILL
SORRYTOWN
SOUL ON BOARD
SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE
SUN KING
TAKE ME BACK
TEST OF TIME
TREES
WAY YOU ARE
WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR
WHAT KIND OF LIFE
WONDER CHILD
WORDS
WORDS DON T SAY ENOUGH
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