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"Digging Your Scene" Lyrics

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Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do

I just got your message baby-
So sad to see you fade away.
What in the world is this feeling?
Catch a breath and leave me reeling!
It'll get you in the end- it's god's revenge.
Oh- I know I should come clean
But I prefer to deceive.
Every day I walk alone
And pray that god won't see me.
I know it's wrong, I know it's wrong.

Tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby...

They put you in a home to fill in.
But I wouldn't call that living.

I'm like a boy among men,
I'd like a permanent friend,
I'd like to think that I was just myself again.

Tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby...

Oh tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby...

I just got your message baby,
So sad to see you fade away...

I'm like a boy among men,
I'd like a permanent friend,
I'd like to think that I was just myself again.

Tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby...

Oh tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby.

Oh tell me why is it
I'm digging your scene?
I know I'll die, baby.

Do do do do do
C'mon, baby!
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
C'mon, baby
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do...
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
GenrePop, Indie
Rank
Duration00:03:38
Charts
Copyright ©Bmg Rights Management
WriterRobert Howard
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedMarch 8th, 2005
Last updatedMarch 5th, 2022
About"Digging Your Scene" is a song recorded by English band The Blow Monkeys for their second studio album, Animal Magic (1986). The single was released in February 1986 as the second one from the parent record. It was written by lead singer Dr. Robert (Robert Howard), while Howard, Peter Wilson, and Adam Moesley produced it. Musically a pop, soul, and jazz song, "Digging Your Scene" discusses the hatred and disgust that comes towards individuals with HIV and AIDS. Several media professionals felt the song's subject matter would be the subject of criticism.

The single was widely praised by music critics, with several agreeing it would succeed as a radio single. Others appreciated the mainstream feel and quirkiness of the production. It was also a commercially successful single, peaking at number 10 in New Zealand and at number 14 in the United States. "Digging Your Scene" reached number 12 in the United Kingdom, becoming their highest peaking single at the time. A music video for "Digging Your Scene" was released in May 1986 at a music festival in Switzerland. The song has since been included on various compilation and greatest hits albums, including Choices – The Singles Collection in 1989 and Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys in 2008.

American band Ivy recorded a cover of "Digging Your Scene" for their third studio album, Long Distance (2000). It was also included on their fourth studio album Guestroom (2002), which is a collection of covers. A CD single of the song was released on 27 May 2002, although it was sent to modern rock radio for airplay one year prior. Their rendition was praised for lead singer Dominique Durand's performance, with several critics declaring it a highlight in their catalogue.

A pop, soul, and jazz song with influence from European and British music, The Blow Monkeys discuss the hatred and criticism of individuals who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Tommy Marx from PopMatters claimed that the intrigue and hatred behind the single prompted its success in becoming "a major hit". Dr. Robert, the singer of "Digging Your Scene", additionally sings about life as a homosexual, where he worries, "Tell me why I'm digging your scene / I know I'll die, baby"; Barry Walters from Spin would later compare the lyrical themes on The Blow Monkeys' third studio album album, She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter (1987), to "Digging Your Scene". He wrote, "Dr. Robert loves camp, so it's difficult to determine if he's bi or just British." Writer Colin Larkin thought similarly, stating in his book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music that "Digging Your Scene" was "one of the earliest songs about AIDS". Music researcher Michael Anderson agreed, declaring the "backlash" would "court controversy".

Gary Berkowitz, a programmer from Billboard, predicted that the song's sound would appeal to the Top 40 crowd, and similarly, author Martin Charles Strong described it as a destined hit. AllMusic's William Cooper took a liking to "Digging Your Scene" for being engaging, while Keith Tuber, a columnist for Orange Coast, felt it stood out on Animal Magic before calling it a "good [...] quirky '60s-English-invasion-sounding song". Regarding its legacy, Walters from Spin claimed that the single "transformed Dr. Robert from a klutzy cult novelty to a mainstream face in his homeland".

"Digging Your Scene" is one of The Blow Monkey's most commercially successful singles. In the United Kingdom, the recording peaked at number 12, becoming the group's second-highest peaking single, behind "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way", which peaked at number five in January 1987. On the United States' Billboard Hot 100, it entered at number 89 for the week ending 3 May 1986, becoming the issue's fifth-highest entry. The song continued increasing its position on the chart before reaching its peak position of number 14 on 2 August of the same year. The following week, the single decreased its position to number 21. "Digging Your Scene" consistently escalated down the Hot 100 until 6 September 1986 when its position was at number 99, the final mark before departing. It also peaked at number 16 on the Hot 100 Airplay, a component chart for the Billboard Hot 100. The United States remix reached the number seven mark on the Dance Club Songs chart, which was formerly called the Hot Dance/Disco chart. On its 13th week on Canada's official charts, compiled by RPM, "Digging Your Scene" peaked at number 19, also the group's highest entry in that respective country. In Australia and New Zealand, it peaked at numbers 16 and 10, respectively, while in Germany and the Netherlands, it peaked at numbers 25 and 23, respectively.

The official music video for "Digging Your Scene" was released in 1986. It features the band members performing the single at a show in front of a large group of individuals. Other scenes show Dr. Robert sitting with the audience at tables and backup dancers wearing striped attire. The video was featured and debuted at the first International Music & Media Conference that took place in Montreux, Switzerland between 7-10 May 1986. It also received heavy rotation on MTV's lineup of music videos in mid 1986.

Album Details

Ivy - Guest Room [2002]
Guest Room / track 7
Ivy
5.0 / 5 (1)
Ivy - Long Distance [2000]
Long Distance / track 13
Ivy
5.0 / 5 (1)

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