Red Cell – King And Queen In Ghost Town

Electro pop with nostalgic charm

When I think of ‘King And Queen In Ghost Town’ by Red Cell, nos­tal­gic and romantic feel­ings are the first things that come to mind. The song begins with an intro that takes me dir­ectly into a kind of time­less dream – without drift­ing into mel­an­choly. Instead, Red Cell cre­ates a col­our­ful, almost flowery atmo­sphere that, for me, clearly falls into the more com­mer­cial elec­tro-pop category.

The driv­ing beat brings a cer­tain energy that imme­di­ately makes me want to tap along, while the chor­us, with its catchi­ness, seems almost per­fectly made for the dance floor. Compared to dark­er acts like Depeche Mode, I find this track much bright­er and more col­our­ful – for me, it's more in the vein of Erasure. This is not a shad­ow, but a con­scious decision that makes the song more access­ible without los­ing depth.

‘King And Queen In Ghost Town’ may not offer any bleak mel­an­choly, but it scores with an unob­trus­ive romance and a warmth of sound that keeps me com­ing back. For me, it's a suc­cess­ful piece of elec­tro pop that clearly bears the sig­na­ture of Red Cell.

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Lyrics of "Red Cell – King And Queen In Ghost Town"

We break, we fix
we build it up we tear it down
tear it down and burn the crown
Do our best to win
but every­one is losing
los­ing in this lousy game

Come dream with me
touch­ing more than sleeping
seek­ing more than weeping
Come dream with me
emo­tions with an echo
echo with a hid­den smile

There’s noth­ing in the world today
that brings tail­wind on my way
give me a touch i can’t resist
I res­ist, I exist

Take care, have fun
make me shiver make me faint
tear it down and make a saint
Just one last time
noth­ing can be better,
everything is set, I’m done

Come leave with me
we turn it up we turn it down
king and queen in ghost town
Come leave with me
emo­tions with an echo
echo til the end of time

There’s noth­ing in the world today
that brings tail­wind on my way
give me a touch i cant resist
I res­ist, I exist