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It was written about the problems he faced because of his mum leaving him when he was 3 years old. Probably only Mick Hucknall knows what the lyrics truly mean though.

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Q: What is the meaning of the song holding back the years by simply red mean?
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Where was the video for holding back the years shot?

The video for Simply Red's Holding Back the Years was filmed in the North Yorkshire fishing town of WHITBY. People familiar with the town will notice when the scene in the graveyard pans, you can see the whalebones on the opposite clifftop.


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there's two. the bassline comes from Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years". I can't remember the other one


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Verse1: Maybe you died Cuz everybody asked me where you at I try to channel you in hopes that i could Stel you back But its like every intersection We just missed each other You got your fans waitin Tell me you ain't siz feet under And tell me that you're comin back That you just took a break Maybe i blamed you for everything that was my mistake In high and sight I loved your rawness and i loved your edge Cuz it was you who talked me down From jumping off the ledge Your earings bamboo Your long nails too Your BMW Everytime you came through You was the brave heart You stole Wayne heart You never switched it up You played that same part But i needed to grow And i needed to know But theres some things inside of me that i needed to show So i just deaded you Left you in all black But dear old Nicki Please call back Chorus: You told me you'd come when I needed you And you said it so sweetly I believed you But im standing here calling I can't see you But I am holding you, holding you holding you To that Verse2: Yo, did I chase the glitz and glamour Money, fame and power Cuz if so, that will forever go down My lamest hyour I should've kept you with me Getting at the nameless cowards They was no match for you, Couldn't defeat your powers I had to make them changes I hope you understood You see for every bad, I did a ton of good But you was underground ANd i was mainstream I live the life now that we would daydream My only wish is you come enjoy it with me Get on them conference calls, go meet the lawyers with me The money came yeah i tripled and quadrupled it But i juss miss us when we were on siome stupid s**t And its still f**k the media They ridiciuled you, Never believed in ya They juss deaded you, Left you in all black But dear old Nicki, Please call back Chorus: You told me you'd come when I needed you And you said it so sweetly I believed you But im standing here calling I can't see you But I am holding you, holding you holding you To that And yes Im holding you holding you holding you And yes Im holding you holding you holding you And yes Im holding you holding you holding you To that And yes Im holding you holding you holding you And yes Im holding you holding you holding you And yes Im holding you holding you holding you To that

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What should I do about this guy I like but there is something holding me back?

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