In Paul Hanley’s brilliant book Sixteen Again , Malcolm Garrett says of Pete Shelley’s solo album Heaven & The Sea: ” I never understood why those songs weren’t better received, because if you remake them with guitar and drums, it’s Buzzcocks.”  So, I had a shot.

 

Waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love

Sometimes I understand more than I feel
It keeps me in command of what is real

Waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love

I often wonder what I came here for
But I know it’s something that I can’t ignore

Waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love

There’s no need in your disguise
For I’ve seen the colour of your eyes

Waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love

There’s no need in this disguise
For I’ve seen the passion in your eyes

All I need is respect
All I want is a love that is real
Is that too much to expect?
Am I being unreasonable?

All I need is a friend
But more than a friend
But I tend to suspect
I haven’t a chance of getting romance
But I guess that it’ll make no difference to me

Waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love
You keep me waiting for love