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The Ocean

 (opening song)  (lyrics)

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This song has opened the following 58 shows:

1980-09-16 - Plymouth, England - Fiesta Suite (13 songs)

1980-09-26 - Birmingham, England - Cedar Club (13 songs)

1980-09-29 - London, England - Marquee Club (14 songs)

1980-10-02 - Leeds, England - Brannigans (13 songs)

1980-10-09 - Manchester, England - Polytechnic (13 songs)

1980-10-15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Milkyway (13 songs)

1980-10-16 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera (12 songs)

1980-10-17 - Apeldoorn, Netherlands - Gigant (7 songs)

1980-11-13 - Sheffield, England - Limit Club (13 songs)

1980-12-18 - Galway, Ireland - Leisureland (15 songs)

1980-12-20 - Cork, Ireland - Arcadia Ballroom (15 songs)

1980-12-22 - Dublin, Ireland - TV Club (9 songs)

1981-01-23 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - McMordie Hall Queen's University (12 songs)

1981-01-24 - Glasgow, Scotland - Strathclyde University (14 songs)

1981-01-25 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Valentino's Club (13 songs)

1981-01-27 - Manchester, England - Polytechnic (13 songs)

1981-01-29 - Northampton, England - Iron Horse (13 songs)

1981-02-01 - London, England - Lyceum Ballroom (15 songs)

1981-02-09 - Stockholm, Sweden - Underground (11 songs)

1981-02-12 - The Hague, Netherlands - Paard Van Troje (15 songs)

1981-02-13 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Eksit (14 songs)

1981-02-15 - Hamburg, Germany - Onkel Pös Carnegie Hall (15 songs)

1981-03-03 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Bayou Club (13 songs)

1981-03-03 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Bayou Club (13 songs)

1981-03-04 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Bijou Cafe (15 songs)

1981-03-06 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - The Paradise (15 songs)

1981-03-07 - New York, New York, USA - The Ritz (15 songs)

1981-03-10 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Barrymore's (1 song)

1981-03-13 - San Diego, California, USA - Backdoor (15 songs)

1981-03-15 - Reseda, California, USA - Wolf and Rissmiller's Country Club (17 songs)

1981-03-18 - San Jose, California, USA - San Jose State Student Union Ballroom (15 songs)

1981-03-20 - San Francisco, California, USA - The Old Waldorf (17 songs)

1981-03-23 - Seattle, Washington, USA - Astor Park (14 songs)

1981-03-24 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Commodore Ballroom (5 songs)

1981-03-28 - Denver, Colorado, USA - Rainbow Music Hall (17 songs)

1981-04-02 - Dallas, Texas, USA - Bijou (13 songs)

1981-04-04 - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Cain's Ballroom (16 songs)

1981-04-06 - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Uptown Theater (16 songs)

1981-04-07 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Graham Chapel - Washington University (16 songs)

1981-04-09 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Uncle Sam's (16 songs)

1981-04-10 - Ames, Iowa, USA - Filmore (17 songs)

1981-04-11 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - International House - U. of Chicago (17 songs)

1981-04-12 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Park West (16 songs)

1981-04-18 - Detroit, Michigan, USA - Harpo's (18 songs)

1981-04-21 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - The Decade (15 songs)

1981-05-03 - Tampa, Florida, USA - End Zone (13 songs)

1981-05-08 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Ol' Man River's (16 songs)

1981-05-11 - Denver, Colorado, USA - Rainbow Music Hall (17 songs)

1981-05-13 - Santa Monica, California, USA - Santa Monica Civic Center (17 songs)

1981-05-15 - San Francisco, California, USA - California Hall (19 songs)

1981-05-21 - Buffalo, New York, USA - Uncle Sam's (19 songs)

1981-05-22 - Syracuse, New York, USA - City Limits (16 songs)

1981-05-27 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Toad's Place (17 songs)

1981-05-28 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - The Metro (18 songs)

1981-05-29 - New York, New York, USA - Palladium (18 songs)

1981-05-31 - Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA - Fast Lane (15 songs)

1981-06-08 - Geleen, Netherlands - Sportpark (13 songs)

2015-05-28 - West Hollywood, California, USA - Roxy Theatre (12 songs)

The Ocean lyrics

A picture in grey
Dorian Gray
Just me by the sea

And I felt like a star
I felt the world could go far
If they listened
To what I said

Washes my feet
Washed the feet
Splashes the soul of my shoes