Prefab Sprout - The Golden Calf Lyrics






Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
When the distant sea blended with the sky
Past Coliseum's filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass
I carried in my heart a word or two

You dashing horseman all gone away
Left you a stable bill to pay
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
White and open-necked you would still play

I'd resort to sleepwalking to catch the mood that fills the sails
With harvest nets and tides don't ever bring
But every night was Halloween, and every friend fell in between
And how capricious nature ruled my mind

You dashing horseman all gone away
Left you a stable bill to pay
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
White and open-necked you would still play

Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
When the distant sea blended with the sky
Past Coliseum's filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass
I carried in my heart a word or two

But you would always make me see today

You dashing horseman all gone away
Left you a stable bill to pay
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
White and open-necked you would still play

I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm Me
If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
But who on earth could I be?

You dashing horseman all gone away
Left you a stable bill to pay
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
White and open-necked you would still play





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  1. D.... W....

    masterclass pop lyrics. nobody does it better than Paddy

  2. M.... B....

    This is their best ! Could they do more like it ? A great video !

  3. a.... b....

    is that lynda Mcartney on gutair

  4. G.... ....

    I like that!!! Génial

  5. J.... F....

    WENDY SMITH YES PLEASE

    J.... F....

    Jeremy Fisher She is WEARING that dress 😁

  6. C.... B....

    Please come back to us paddy we love you

  7. j.... p....

    "fact" lol

  8. j.... p....

    amazing x

  9. K.... B....

    I have so many favorite Prefab Sprout songs but this one is in my top 5!

  10. I.... S....

    I used to love miming to this on my imaginary guitar.😀

  11. I.... ....

    absolute magic period :)

  12. s.... m....

    Oh aye brilliant

  13. T.... L....

    The Best Sprouts ARE Bittersweet. Prefab Sprout Forever LEGENDS.

  14. S.... R....

    Loved this track. Best ever from Prefab Sprout in my opinion.

  15. M.... G....

    Brialliant power rock music. Best thing about being Catholic, me thinks

  16. M.... A....

    He has the ability to hit those deep feelings without getting stuck in the mud....

  17. M.... A....

    Eu amo esta banda! I love this band so much!

  18. I.... L....

    The Golden Cough!

  19. d.... h....

    Not good
    EXCELLENT

  20. d.... h....

    Fan friggin tastic!

  21. J.... ....

    Single most lyrically spectacular Prefab Sprout song.

  22. G.... H....

    If they had a different name they would have been a lot bigger in the US....marketing is paramount but maybe it wasn't important for them?

  23. F.... L....

    trop bon ils me manquent j ecoute toujours quels souvenirs

    F.... L....

    Pareil pour moi...
    On revient toujours un moment ou un autre à leurs albums, groupe magique

  24. A.... P....

    Like Wendy hair alot on this song as it suit her alot

  25. s.... c....

    Awesome!

  26. A.... L....

    Always found that Paddy sounded different in this song. :)

  27. b.... ....

    Sin palabras.... Siempre Prefab

  28. C.... L....

    Great music and guys close eyes and imagine V8 supercar run on California coast road...love it

  29. D.... B....

    My, how they burnt so bright for a while

  30. t.... k....

    love it.
    a real rocker

  31. j.... t....

    Fantastic pop

  32. s.... d....

    J adore je suis fan de plus de 20 ans

  33. B.... ....

    Lawrence likes this song

  34. A.... C....

    Superb tune, great video also - really, just like it has always been, a man made pearl!

  35. C.... F....

    One of there weakest songs i must say. Which is sad since i basically love everything this band puts out.

    C.... F....

    I must respectfully disagree. I think the song is very exciting; the problem is that lyrically it’s as impenetrable as the songs on their first album.

  36. J.... C....

    I miss them so much :'(

  37. M.... B....

    this song is perfect !

  38. A.... P....

    Really love this song Wendy doesn't look very happy in this video

    A.... P....

    I think it’s because she doesn’t really play guitar.

    A.... P....

    Or it could be because she doesnt sing on this song

  39. R.... H....

    Recovering Catholic that I am now, this band were just so cool and romantic. Bravo the Sprouts ;-)

    R.... H....

    Heavy....
    Thanks for the honesty
    It was
    All the world loves lovers.
    Now, years later, 5 lps later, hey...
    Unadulterated fun is fun
    And yes AA got a few things.right
    (Your only as sick as your secrets)

    R.... H....

    Honesty, is synergy in motion

    R.... H....

    Anything less...
    Is blockage

    R.... H....

    All the world loves lovers
    Was my intro
    5 lps later
    I love this band!

  40. A.... P....

    Great video , oh that's because iam in it lol

    A.... P....

    Cool! I would've done anything to be in a PS vid. :-)

    A.... P....

    My mate Ben and I responded to a radio ad asking for people to be in a crowd scene in the vid you can see the back of my head going through the main entrance, iam the tall one

  41. S.... M....

    They were so good for five years or so and then it just disappeared.

    I must have listened to this album well over a hundred times!

    S.... M....

    8 years*, 81 to 89, some of PS more recent stuff is totally fine and others are so cheesy it hurts, obviously their three firsts were their only masterpieces, but then again name ten bands with 3 masterpieces on their curriculum?

    S.... M....

    Steve Melling i

    S.... M....

    You saying Andromeda Heights is cheesy??? The Ice Maiden is to slick to be cheese.

    S.... M....

    @Antonio Romera Sorry for late response. But the masterpieces in my opinion are Andromeda Heights, Let´s Change the World with music and Crimson Red. Oh, and Jordan. So there are four!

  42. g.... ....

    I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm me
    If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
    Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
    But who on earth could I be?

    Have you ever felt that way?

    g.... ....

    i love that portion of this song...........powerful!

    g.... ....

    Wonderful words from somebody still so young, at this point. X

    g.... ....

    To answer your question I would say yes for good reason. I have always been a Sprout fan and Paddy McAloon particularly but fifteen years ago my life changed for the better spectacularly. Not without some pain I might add. I have thought a number of times I can hardly believe I'm me and felt it.

  43. g.... ....

    My fav' Prefab sprout song...

  44. A.... H....

    great song,but dear God that bloody girl should give smiling a go at least once.

    A.... H....

    Smouldering

    A.... H....

    I think it because Wendy doesnt really play guitar or it could be because she doesnt sing on this song

  45. c.... ....

    he Golden Calf

    Once upon a time I stalked the
    Streets on raining evenings when the
    Distant sea blended with the sky
    Past Coliseum's filled with brass
    On pavements carved from toasted glass
    I carried in my heart a word or two

    Your dashing horseman all gone away
    Left you the stable bill to pay
    And now the golden calf has turned to clay
    All my feelings dressed in gloves
    Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
    White and open-necked you would still play

    I'd resort to sleepwalking
    To court the mood that fills the sails
    With harvest nets and tides don't ever bring
    But every night was Halloween, and every friend fell in between
    And how capricious nature ruled my mind

    Your dashing horseman all gone away
    Left you the stable bill to pay
    And now the golden calf has turned to clay
    All my feelings dressed in gloves
    Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
    White and open-necked you would still play

    Once upon a time I stalked the
    Streets on raining evenings when the
    Distant sea blended with the sky
    My mouth was full of cigarettes
    My hair is full of long-term bets
    But you would always make me see the day

    Your dashing horseman all gone away
    Left you the stable bill to pay
    And now the golden calf has turned to clay
    All my feelings dressed in gloves
    Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
    White and open-necked you would still play

    I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm me
    If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
    Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
    But who on earth could I be?

    Your dashing horseman all gone away
    Left you the stable bill to pay
    And now the golden calf has turned to clay
    All my feelings dressed in gloves
    Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
    White and open-necked you would still play, play, play

    Your dashing horseman all gone away
    Left you the stable bill to pay
    And now the golden calf has turned to clay
    All my feelings dressed in gloves
    Couldn't touch your windswept...

  46. N.... ....

    The Sprouts doing Tears for Fears!  And making a fine job of it.  While at 4:18 we catch a marvelous closeup of the lovely Wendy Smith's left hip.  What's not to like...

    N.... ....

    better at 0.45

    N.... ....

    How do you figure on TFF?

  47. E.... ....

    Fantastique

  48. J.... C....

    loved this song and she looked HOT..... in that tight dress...

  49. k.... ....

    I sound so different these days...

  50. P.... ....

    A hidden gem.

    Wendy and Paddy's middle 8 is superb.

    Peace brothers an sisters, Px

  51. W.... S....

    Sheer class. Observe Paddy as he ages...more images than a cut crystal!

  52. j.... c....

    this gyais they are cooll

  53. s.... ....

    that woman is always so cold looking and mysterious

    s.... ....

    skintrade its because Wendy was very shy

    s.... ....

    I think it is because Wendy didn't really play guitar or it could be because she doesn't sing on this song and that why she doesn't look very happy on this song

    s.... ....

    @Amanda Prill WS plays the guitars, keyboards, piano, and tambourine.

    s.... ....

    Or her and paddy have had a arguement

  54. S.... ....

    Good on ya mate!

  55. a.... h....

    my fav, i think!

  56. M.... L....

    Love this song!

  57. T.... ....

    man... i cant really explain how prefab's songs are important for me. And what about this?? beautiful track

  58. G.... A....

    i love the sprouts

  59. Z.... B....

    If Prefab Sprout is one of the great under-rated bands of their time (and they certainly are), Martin McAloon is one of the most underrated bass players ever.

    Z.... B....

    The bass on Cue Fanfare. My god what a song.

  60. m.... h....

    im now 44 and still a prefab super fan!

  61. b.... ....

    one of the only prefab songs from this era not produced by Thomas Dolby (album version) and it shows - pretty boring song..

  62. c.... ....

    Its on my Iphone and gets played "often"..Excellent track..

  63. r.... ....

    wide and open necked I still play

  64. Q.... ....

    my favorite prefab sprout song easily

  65. k.... ....

    Great track, great LP, great band!!!!!!

  66. K.... C....

    Their videos are so well done. Can anyone explain the opening?

  67. T.... I....

    excellent audo!

  68. J.... ....

    Prefab Sprout is my very best beloved band. Jaime from Argentina