More Than Words by Extreme

[PerfectYear321]

Anybody remember this song?

I was early teens and thought it was the most amazing, perfect and romantic song I'd ever heard in my life 🤣 The video was easy on the eye too.

I suddenly remembered it recently and searched for it on YouTube. Was surprised that it had nowhere near the effect on me...in fact none😂

Just really interested if anyone here remembers when it came out, how they felt at the time and how they feel now when they listen to it!

love the song.
bought the album back in the day and was a bit disapointed <understatement> as they are a cacophonic hardrock band.

I love it - and think the two of them are beautiful. 😍

Absolutely! It’s been 8 hours and that crappy dirge is STILL going round and round.

@PerfectYear321 I hear it a lot as I have it added to my spotify playlist

My teen DC were into various heavy rock bands (well, we all were) and they played me this when it first came out.
So it brings back nice memories of those teenage years (and reminds me that they weren't all arguments and door slamming!)

Yes it was about the same time

Someone at work said this was about sex, and a very specific part of it... But then she says that about everything! 😅
Our music teacher at school had us sing the song in our choir with all the harmonies. Looking back now, if the above is true, is a bit 😫😫😫😅
However, back to the music, Extreme's best song is Hole Hearted. I absolutely love it and it reminds me of the last year at school. Fantastic video as well. Look it up, @PerfectYear321 👍🏼 Ooo, just one more thing. Never mind Nuno, it's the drummer who's the hottie in this band. Crikey 🔥

The writer claims it is about actions rather than words being important, not sex, but I am doubtful.

What I found funny was people buying their album on the basis of that song and getting the shock of their lives!

I've just watched it, and almost in tears!! Takes me right back to double chemistry, lunch times in town, and walking around the park on a night 💖

I always found it a bit whiny. She’s clearly not that into you, mate. Move on.

I suppose they are similar to other heavy metal bands.
they like the noise but are also quite good musicians so are able to astound with vocals and harmonies.
metallica, the scorpions, manowar all did this to some degree.

Got confused by the Mr Big references as there was also a band called Mr Big in the late 70s. They also had another song with suspect lyrics. I think Mary Whitehouse got involved 👓. I'm sure we played it to our music teacher and then watched him squirm at the lyrics.

But this Extreme song was sentimental shite. My boyfriend at the time played the guitar. I remember how insulted he was when his female flatmates said "You'll like this" about this song.🤣

It's not romantic, it's saying if you love me give me a shag!

It is a bit whiney .

I absolutely loved that song. Still do. It's beautiful.

Be with you is a similar kind of song too

I bloody loved that song! But in my memory it pairs with I'm too Sexy for my Shirt by Right Said Fred 😂

If I remember rightly they were slightly mucking about in the video, waving their lighters in a mock cheesy fashion. God they were gorgeous.

It's like people thinking Elton John's Sacrifice is a love song. It's about a married man cheating and excusing it because of his souse's 'cold cold heart'. He's also serially cheating as he says "done things are better baby, just passing through".

Bernie Taupin wrote it about the break up of one of his marriages.

And people say "oh I live this song it's so romantic".

I broke my heart to this song when I was 15.

Well someone else broke it and I wallowed remorselessly.

It still makes me feel very odd.

It's really does lol!

'Car share 'with Peter Kay had all these songs on in the background ( or similar ones)
I like listening out for songs on dramas / soaps etc. they marry it up to the story

Similar! I remember the song very well and saw Extreme live at Maine Road when they were supporting Bryan Adams. We were at the very front, literally able to touch the stage. My friend and I were both 17-18 and had been training so we could sprint to the stage as soon as the doors opened at Maine Road. And sprint we did! 😂It was actually the best concert that I've ever been to (apart from Squeeze who were terrible and booed off stage) and I'm in my 50s now! Bryan Adams was spectacular but Extreme were also very good.

Am singing this along in my head right now. Thanks for the ear worm 🤣🤣

I saw them live last year. Yep no feelings about the song whatsoever but "Hole Hearted" was very good love. Nuno is still absolutely stunning. Excuse blurry photo, I was dancing. 😂

Live not love. Freudian slip for Nuno there... 😂