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Good evening my friend TSgt Joe C. and thank you for sharing the music video of Belinda Carlisle performing "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" written by San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels and New York-based Ellen Shipley.
Lyrics
"Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
When the night falls down
I wait for you
And you come around
And the world's alive
With the sound of kids
On the street outside
When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love...
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
When I feel alone
I reach for you
And you bring me home
When I'm lost at sea
I hear your voice
And it carries me
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid anymore
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid anymore
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
…"
Background on this song
"This was written by San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels and New York-based Ellen Shipley. It features Michelle Phillips from the Mamas & The Papas and prolific hit songwriter Diane Warren on backing vocals. Nowels and Shipley also sang backup.
Nowels and Shipley wrote many other hits for Belinda Carlisle. Rick Nowels also wrote and produced Stevie Nicks' first solo single "I Can't Wait."
Rick Nowels recalled in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, "We started brainstorming concepts. Ellen mentioned the title Heaven On Earth and I thought it was a good concept for Belinda. I started singing 'Heaven is a place on earth,' which I thought was a fresher title and before long we had finished the song."
After a month of recording, Rick Nowels was very happy with the hook but was uncomfortable with the verse, so he asked Ellen back to Los Angeles to re-write the song. The new version was played to Belinda who loved it. Belinda said, "'Heaven is a Place on Earth is a kind of hopeful song. I think it's saying you can create your own piece of heaven on your own patch. It's a song about peace of mind and it's also partly a love song."
The video was directed by the American actress Diane Keaton. It created a new, more glamorous image for Carlisle, who was known for her work as lead singer of The Go-Go's. The new look with make-up and fancy clothes was quite a departure from Carlisle's early days with The Go-Go's. They started off as a punk band and sometimes wore garbage bags onstage.
The video featured an appearance by Morgan Mason, son of the British actor James Mason, whom Carlisle married the previous year. Morgan also made an appearance in Carlisle's video for "Mad About You," which was her solo breakthrough hit in the US. This was her breakthrough hit in the UK.
This topped the charts not only in the US and UK but also several other countries. It was Carlisle's only chart topper with or without The Go-Go's."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy WilberSGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon PO1 H Gene Lawrence
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" written by San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels and New York-based Ellen Shipley.
Lyrics
"Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
When the night falls down
I wait for you
And you come around
And the world's alive
With the sound of kids
On the street outside
When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love...
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
When I feel alone
I reach for you
And you bring me home
When I'm lost at sea
I hear your voice
And it carries me
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid anymore
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid anymore
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
…"
Background on this song
"This was written by San Francisco songwriter Rick Nowels and New York-based Ellen Shipley. It features Michelle Phillips from the Mamas & The Papas and prolific hit songwriter Diane Warren on backing vocals. Nowels and Shipley also sang backup.
Nowels and Shipley wrote many other hits for Belinda Carlisle. Rick Nowels also wrote and produced Stevie Nicks' first solo single "I Can't Wait."
Rick Nowels recalled in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, "We started brainstorming concepts. Ellen mentioned the title Heaven On Earth and I thought it was a good concept for Belinda. I started singing 'Heaven is a place on earth,' which I thought was a fresher title and before long we had finished the song."
After a month of recording, Rick Nowels was very happy with the hook but was uncomfortable with the verse, so he asked Ellen back to Los Angeles to re-write the song. The new version was played to Belinda who loved it. Belinda said, "'Heaven is a Place on Earth is a kind of hopeful song. I think it's saying you can create your own piece of heaven on your own patch. It's a song about peace of mind and it's also partly a love song."
The video was directed by the American actress Diane Keaton. It created a new, more glamorous image for Carlisle, who was known for her work as lead singer of The Go-Go's. The new look with make-up and fancy clothes was quite a departure from Carlisle's early days with The Go-Go's. They started off as a punk band and sometimes wore garbage bags onstage.
The video featured an appearance by Morgan Mason, son of the British actor James Mason, whom Carlisle married the previous year. Morgan also made an appearance in Carlisle's video for "Mad About You," which was her solo breakthrough hit in the US. This was her breakthrough hit in the UK.
This topped the charts not only in the US and UK but also several other countries. It was Carlisle's only chart topper with or without The Go-Go's."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy WilberSGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon PO1 H Gene Lawrence
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