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Man Overboard

Blondie
Track 7 on Blondie 

Producer

Richard Gottehrer
Dec. 19761 viewer

Man Overboard Lyrics

[Chorus]
Man overboard, sinking in a sea of love
Man overboard, he jumped, didn't need a shove
Oh, I've been sailing the sea of love, experiencing romance
With what I know (With what I know), he never stood a chance (Ooh, ooh)
He gave it all for love (He gave it all for love)
He gave it all for love (He gave it all for love)

[Chorus]
Said, "Lower the boats, he's sinking in a sea of love
Lower the boats, he's sinking in a sea of love"
Yeah, I've been sailing the sea of love, experiencing romance
With what I know (With what I know), he never stood a chance

[Break]
No, man overboard (Man overboard)
Man overboard
Man overboard (Man overboard)
Man overboard
Throw him a line
Man overboard

[Outro]
He gave it all for love (He gave it all for love)
(He gave it) He gave it all for love
(Man overboard, he gave it) He gave it all for love (He gave it all for love)
(He gave it) He gave it all for love
(Man overboard, he gave it) He gave it all for love (He gave it all for love)
(He gave it) He gave it all for love (Man overboard)
(He gave it)
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Credits
Producer
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Bass
Drums
Guitar
Mastered by
Keyboards
Engineer
Vocals
Background Vocals
Recorded At
Plaza Sound Studios (New York, City)
Release Date
December 1976
Tags
RockUSAIn EnglishPower PopPop-RockNew Wave
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