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Adolescent Sex
The Unconventional

TRACK

The Unconventional

Release date: 8th April 1978

From Adolescent Sex

About This Track

"The Unconventional" is a track by Japan, from the album Adolescent Sex, released 8th April 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

The Unconventional

[Verse 1]

Take position and love will take a stand

That is the way it goes

No inquisition no cynical demands

No one should ever know

[Chorus]

Because I'm dancing

Dancing to your heart

Dancing to your heart now, baby

Oh what a way to start

Because I'm dancing

Dancing to your heart

Dancing to your heart now, baby

Oh what a way to start

Well I'm trying to find

All the love we discovered

That is the way it goes

[Verse 2]

No perversion

In this unconventional love

No way I'd rather see

No diversion

In this unintentional love

No way I'd rather be

[Chorus]

Because I'm dancing

Dancing to your heart

Dancing to your heart now, baby

Oh what a way to start

Because I'm dancing

Dancing to your heart

Dancing to your heart now baby

Oh what a way to start

Well I'm trying to find

All the love we discovered

That is the way it goes

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Track details

From Adolescent Sex

1978

Album

Release year

1978

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Transmission

—Adolescent Sex

—Don't Rain On My Parade

—Communist China

—Lovers On Main Street

—Suburban Love

—The Unconventional

—Wish You Were Black

Still Life in Mobile Homes (Live)

Nightporter (Oil on Canvas Version)

Methods of Dance (Live)

Cantonese Boy (Live)

The Art of Parties (Live)

Quiet Life (Live)

Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer

Visions of China (Live)

Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Live)

All Tomorrows Parties

I Second That Emotion

Still Life in Mobile Homes

Sons of Pioneers

Visions of China

A Foreign Place

The Art of Parties

Burning Bridges

Taking Islands in Africa

Ain't That Peculiar

Methods of Dance

Gentlemen Take Polaroids

The Experience of Swimming

The Width of a Room

Second That Emotion

Fall in Love with Me

All Tomorrow's Parties

The Other Side of Life

Suburban Berlin

Obscure Alternatives

Love Is Infectious

Sometimes I Feel So Low

Adolescent SexAdolescent Sex

Suburban LoveAdolescent Sex

PerformanceAdolescent Sex

TelevisionAdolescent Sex

Communist ChinaAdolescent Sex

Wish You Were BlackAdolescent Sex

Lovers On Main StreetAdolescent Sex

TransmissionAdolescent Sex

Don't Rain On My ParadeAdolescent Sex

Japan — Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer

Japan — Visions of China (Live)

Japan — Temple of Dawn

Japan — Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Live)

Japan — All Tomorrows Parties

Japan — Nightporter

Japan — I Second That Emotion

Japan — Cantonese Boy

Japan — European Son

Japan — Ghosts

Japan — Still Life in Mobile Homes

Japan — Canton

Japan — Talking Drum

Japan — Sons of Pioneers

Japan — Visions of China

Japan — A Foreign Place

Japan — The Art of Parties

Japan — Burning Bridges

Japan — Swing

Japan — Taking Islands in Africa

Japan — My New Career

Japan — Ain't That Peculiar

Japan — Methods of Dance

Japan — Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Japan — The Experience of Swimming

Japan — The Width of a Room

Japan — Second That Emotion

Japan — Despair

Japan — In Vogue

Japan — Fall in Love with Me

Japan — All Tomorrow's Parties

Japan — Alien

Japan — The Other Side of Life

Japan — Halloween

Japan — Quiet Life

Japan — Life in Tokyo

Japan — Deviation

Japan — Suburban Berlin

Japan — Obscure Alternatives

Japan — Automatic Gun

Japan — The Tenant

Japan — Love Is Infectious

Japan — ...Rhodesia

Japan — Sometimes I Feel So Low

Japan — Adolescent Sex (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Suburban Love (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Performance (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Television (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Communist China (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Wish You Were Black (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Lovers On Main Street (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Transmission (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — Don't Rain On My Parade (from Adolescent Sex)

Japan — State Line

Cantonese Boy
European Son
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Ghosts
I Second That Emotion
Life in Tokyo
Nightporter
Quiet Life
Second That Emotion
The Art of Parties

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Credits

Credited: David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Pete Silver, Ray Singer, Richard Barbieri, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen