song

[bethanie]

who sung the song "i should have known better to lie to one as beautiful as you"

[B00]

Jim Diamond- Should Have known better.

[Genesis]

It was Jim Diamond.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - 01/12/1984
1 week at #1 - 13 weeks on chart

And I shoulda known better
To lie to one as beautiful as you
Yeah, I should have known better
To take a chance on ever losing you
But I thought you'd understand
Can you forgive me

I saw you walking by the other day
I know that you saw me, you turned away
And I was lost
You see, I've never loved no one as much as you
I've fooled around but tell me now just who is hurting who

And I should have known better
To lie to one as beautiful as you
Yeah, I should have known better
To take a chance on ever losing you
But I thought you'd understand
Can you forgive me

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Shoulda known better
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Shoulda known better

It's true, I took our love for granted all along
And trying to explain where I went wrong
I just don't know
I cry but tears don't seem to help me carry on
Now there is no chance you'll come back home, got too much pride

And I should have known better
To lie to one as beautiful as you
Yeah, I should have known better
To take a chance on ever losing you
But I thought you'd understand
Can you forgive me
Ughh
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you

No-no-no-no-no-no I love you
No-no-no-no-no-no, yeah
And I should have known better
To lie to one as beautiful as you

(Lyrics copied and pasted)

[B00]

By the way, I'm so excited I got to reply to a question 1st- yay to me!!!

Gawd I'm so sad:-(

[Genesis]

Snap, BOO!

[kipchik]

But "Hi-ho silver" was much better,the theme from Boon,and i loved micheal elphick,

[B00]

Tee hee Genesis, I was toying with the idea of Googlin' the lyrics myself, but I wanted to stick the answer in 1st before someone beat me to it, if I had Googled, you'd have been 1st.

(sigh.........it's depressing me how competative I've got on the 'ol AB!)

[Mortartube]

Kipchik, I won't let you down by PHD was even better IMHO, featuring the vocal talents of the diamond geezer himself.

[dot.hawkes]

recall moment! Why do i know who jim diamond is/ is it the Boon theme song? or did he have a hit way before that/

[zara 4]

Boon theme,definately,little high pitched voice!!

[littleoldme]

A bit of both, Dot. He had three big hits in the 80s:

I Won't Let You Down (as half of PhD - 1982)
I Should Have Known Better (a number one, no less - 1984)
Hi Ho Silver (the Boon theme - 1986)

[BuddieDavey]

Jim Diamond, Glasgow singer who was previously the other half of PHD. Tony Hymas was the keyboard player who also recorded and toured with Jeff Beck.