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So This Is EdenBad English

Songwriter: Russ Ballard Jonathan Cain John Waite

Producer: Ron Nevison

(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) yeah
Too far gone to turn around, as I make it into town
I said driver, take my suitcase, where's that good time goin' down
Hit the freeway to the skyline, need some faster ecstasy
If she's got a prize, then I've got the money
She said for you the first one's free
And I thought I saw Jesus in the hotel room
As we made love on the balcony
With a drink in my hand, like they said it would be, yeah
So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, I don't wanna get out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden
Feel the pressure rise in the elevator, make our way down to the street
Soul sister, sing a song for me, drunks and junkies shuffle their feet
It's a flea rang circus, down town Mavelone
We're crashing and burning, for twenty-four hours the party goes on, yeah
So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, nobody gets out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no

Breathe in, breathe out, check in, check out
It's a wild weekend, ghost train ride to the other side
It's a funhouse suicide, it's making me feel more dead than alive, yeah
So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it
So this is Eden, so this is Eden
And baby I knew it, that you'd lead me to it, yeah
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) Eden, nobody gets out
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) of Eden, no no no no...
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na)
(Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na)
Check in, you won't check out

Bad English

Bad English was a short-lived hard rock supergroup best known for their chart-topping rock ballad “When I See You Smile”. The band came up with their name while shooting pool between studio takes. The term means ‘putting the wrong spin on a cue ball’.

After releasing four successful albums on his own, ex-Babys frontman John Waite felt the urge to front a band again. When his manager suggested teaming up with a previous bandmate, he reconnected with ex-Babys Jonathan Cain (while Cain’s band Journey was on hiatus) backstage at a Heart concert. Cain had already been in touch with another ex-Babys member Ricky Phillips about ‘doing a band with the rock attitude of The Babys again’. The three began writing songs together.

Neil Schon (also of the then-inactive band Journey) occasionally stopped by the studio and offered to play guitar to help the band out. However, he ended up officially joining the project and recruiting Wild Dogs drummer Deen Castronovo. After accumulating seven songs, a conference call between the band, producer Ritchie Zito and their A&R man led to adding songs written by outside songwriters like Martin Page, Mark Spiro and Dianne Warren – the latter contributing the ballad “When I See You Smile” (a song previously offered to Alias frontman Freddie Curci).

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