Harlequin, known as Dark Forces in the USA, is a 1980 Australian film starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The screenplay is by Everett De Roche, the music by Brian May and the film is directed by Simon Wincer.
The film is a modern-day version of the Rasputin story; the major characters have the same first names as Rasputin and the Romanov royal family, and their family name 'Rast' is simply 'Tsar' backwards. Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe (Powell), appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy (Duncan) falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan (Crawford) are less happy with events.
In Australia, Harlequin was released on an All Region DVD by Umbrella Entertainment on Wednesday, 27 October 2004. It was presented in a remastered 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, and Special Features were an Audio Commentary by director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane, a theatrical trailer and a photo gallery.
(Brooker / Reid)
Harlequin has lost his crown
Look they say a broken clown
Yesterday he ruled the world
Now he's crying to be heard
Yesterday he called the tune
Now he's howling at the moon
Harlequin has broken down
Harlequin, Harlequin has lost his crown
Harlequin has broken loose
Slipped the knot and skipped the noose
Can those bloodhounds find his trail
Will they send him back to jail
Can those bloodhounds find his scent
Will they find out where he went
Harlequin cannot be found
Harlequin, Harlequin has gone to ground
Break
Harlequin is back on top
Now his fame will never stop
See him shown from coast to coast
He's the one they love the most
See them slap him on the back
How they love his every crack
Harlequin we knew you'd do it
Harlequin, Harlequin
Harlequin, Harlequin
Harlequin, Harlequin
Harlequin, Harlequin
Came the night a mist dissolved the trees
And in the broken light colours fly, fading by.
Pale and cold as figures fill the glade
Grey is the web they spin, on and on, and on and on.
Through the flame still summer lingers on
Through her pictures soon shatter.
All, always the same,
But there appears in the shades of dawning.
Though your eyes are dim,
All of the pieces in the sky.
There was once a harvest in this land.
Reap from the turquoise sky, harlequin, harlequin,
Dancing round three children fill the glade,
Theirs'was the laughter in the winding stream, and in between.
From the flames in the firelight.
All, always the same,
But there appears in the shades of dawning.
Though your eyes are dim,
All of the pieces in the sky.
All, all is not lost,
And light appears in the shades of dawning
Whey your eyes can see
Order the pieces, put them back, put them back.
i am a child of folly
now i want my way
and i don't know good or bad
but i dance all day
and my sense of humour
getting out of hand la-la
and the diamond's sharp you know
all the harlequins they go go
such a lovely colour
so the nasty taste won't show
and when i'm seeing bitter
then the carnal feelings go
so if you guess my next move
then that's more than me
so when i start to smile
then the harlequins will go go
i am a child of folly
now i want some fun
so i don't need good or bad
and we've just begun
so if you guess our next move
let your sense of humour show
and the diamonds are forever
Through the green May morning came a lonely man
Wearing diamond covered garments and a slapstick in his hand
And the new day dawning brought a wistful smile
To the face of the Harlequin
Was it rain or tears that smudged his painted face
As he wandered where the breezes took him on from place to place
And the strain of years behind his wistful smile
Lined the face of the Harlequin
The laughter of the King and Queen
Of every country he had seen
The laughter ringing in his ears like thunder
The genius of his comic mime
So in demand so long a time
Try, seeker, try
To find this path of mine
I weave a simple line
Take care to watch my flight
Place your fingers here to guide me
Guide me under
One must lead the other
See, the way I bring
Can change easily
The end knows those who come
But each can run away with us
Place your fingers here to guide me
Guide me under
One must lead the other
Walk here softly through this door or never
Follow me into my sanctum
There are no words, so watch as I
Strip away layers, I strive to find paces
I reel from each image, a product of loss
Bearing away my wholeness, fooled by my own hands
Offer a useless notion to satisfy demands
Paint me again so deeply
Illusions from within
Make me a tragic canvas
For the dye inside my skin
Sorry you never asked me
Sorry you never tried
Grief you hold so shallow will pass away in time
Shards of my identity
Scattered here upon the ground
Fragments of a tragedy
Dig in coarse to bring me down
Kneeling in my agony
Reaching in to pick them out
Holding on so desperately
'Til they cut inside and drown
In this prison of my misery
In the vessel of my doubt
In the court of endless suffering
In the hall where I am bound
To these servants of a history
As they circle all around
They stand in their delight
I lay my hands upon these wounds and cry in empty ridicule
Broken words and Hollow truths
I've crept inside a sorrowful embrace
Cruel embrace
Await my claim
So stay away
Stay away
You've been listenin' to all the wrong lines
Walkin' around with your head in the sky
Can't you see that I'm on your side
There's nothin' to prove and there's nothin' to hide
And you can stand on the outside
And play your masked routine
You're only fooling yourself
Cause you're sure not fooling me
And it's no mystery
To make it so much harder than love's got to be
And it's no mystery
If you can't break it down
Then I say it's over
Yeah yeah yeah
There's a wall between you and me
Built with your pride tryin' to love someone you couldn't see
I'm still the guy that I used to be
I ain't so strange I'm the same old me
And it's no mystery
When I say it's all on the table
Who's the fool who's really unable
To swallow up their pride
And it's no mystery
To make it so much harder than love's got to be
When it's no mystery
If you can't let me in
Then I say it's over
It's over
Yeah yeah yeah
It's over
Yeah yeah yeah
And you can stand on the outside
And play your best routine
You're only fooling yourself
Cause you're sure not foolin' me
Yeah-ah-ah
And it's no mystery
To make it so much harder than love's got to be
It's no mystery
If you can't break it down
Then I say it's over
(It's no mystery)
It's no mystery
To make it so much harder than love's got to be
(It's over)
It's no mystery
If you can't break it down
Then I say it's over
(Yeah.....)
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
You never learn from your mistakes
I don't think you're so special
The best defense was hard to take
The rest is incidental now
Don't come to me for help
Cause I'm out for myself
Go find somebody else
It's all a game of give and take
You only deal in rental
You never had too much at stake
She gave her full potential
Now, you're trapped within yourself
Your muffled cries of help
She breaks out of her shell
It's too bad
It's too bad
It's too bad
Love is on the rocks
Too bad
It's too bad
So sad
Love is on the rocks
BRIDGE
A sacrifice is hard to make
When you don't know denial
It's gone too far
It's much too late
There'll never be a trial
Don't come to me for help
Cause I'm out for myself
Go find somebody else
It's too bad
It's too bad
It's too bad
Love is on the rocks
Too bad
It's too bad
So sad
Love is on the rocks
SOLO
It's too bad
It's too bad
It's too bad
Love is on the rocks
Too bad
It's too bad
So sad
Love is on the rocks
It's too bad
It's too bad
It's too bad
Love is on the rocks
Too bad
It's too bad
So sad
Love is on the rocks
It's too bad
It's too bad
It's too bad
One more day
I can't believe what you're sayin'
So so strange
You and I were driftin' away
I just can't break away
The end of a long long line
Yeah yeah
Since you've gone away
I'm going out of my mind
Oh whoah
(It's all over now)
Whoah whoah
(It's all over now)
Where do you go?
Who takes you in?
Who feeds you now?
How should I know
If you're free or up against the wall
I just can't break away
The end of a long long line
Since you've gone away
I'm going out of my mind
Whoah whoah whoah
(It's all over now)
Whoah whoah
(It's all over now)
Whoah whoah woah
(It's all over now)
It's all over now
BRIDGE
Foolish things
That we said when we were together
I still remember
(Still remember)
The day you lost your smile forever
I just hope you know deep in my heart I still love you so
Oh baby
One more day
Just can't take it no more
No no no no
(It's all over now)
No no
It seems like a dream you and me baby
(It's all over now)
I can't stand to see your face anymore
I tore up your number
Took your pictures off my wall
(It's all over now)
Ooh it's over
It's over
It's over
It's over
It's over
(It's all over now)
It's over
It's over
It's over
It's over
It's all over now
It's all over now
One dime is all it all it cost me, and
I found out for sure
You know, that you double-crossed me
Just how much can I endure?
Last night I was walkin'
And I, I saw you with my friend again
And you weren't both talking
Least I don't try to pretend
Innocence
(whoooo)
Innocence
(whooooo)
Innnocence
(whooooo)
Oh what a lie baby
Don't even try lady
I laughed when I first met ya
How you were so demure you know
Now that I don't trust ya
You just say I've lost control
You said you'd always love me
Said you'd be my friend
You had your fingers crossed
You stuck it to me in the end
Innocence
(whoooo)
Innocence
(whooooo)
Innnocence
(whooooo)
Oh what a lie baby
Don't even try lady
Innocence, yes it's all you ever pleaded
Innocence, yes it's all you'll ever plead
Innocence
Yes, it's all you'll ever plead to me
Yes it's all you ever pleaded
Innocence, yes it's all you ever pleaded
Innocence
Yes it's all you'll ever plead
Innocence
Yes, it's all you'll ever plead to me
Yes it's all you ever plead
One dime is all it all it cost me, and
I found out for sure
You know, that you double-crossed me
Just how much can I endure?
Innocence
Yes it's all you ever pleaded
Innocence
Yes it's all you'll ever plead
Innocence
Yes it's all you ever plead to me
Yes it's all you've ever plead
Innocence
Yes it's all you ever pleaded
Innocence
Yes it's all you'll ever plead
Innocence
Yes it's all you ever plead to me
(It's all you'll ever plead)
Yes it's all you ever plead to me
(It's all you'll ever plead)
Yes it's all you ever plead to me
(It's all you'll ever plead)
Yes it's all you ever pleaded
Before you dismiss
A case such as this
I'd like to say a few words, listen
Don't you resist
I did it for love
What more can I say
I only hope you'll understand my plea someday
Don't hold me to blame
I'm a little insane
And I'm growing more and more everyday
I'll never get out
And no one gets in
To this cold secluded world you put me in
Understand my motivation
It's not infatuation
Baby
Oh baby
You were the witness
You be the judge
I did it for love
I don't question you your honor
I did it for love
I did it for love
What more can I say
I only hope you'll understand my plea someday
BRIDGE
Understand my motivation
I'm reaching saturation
Baby, oh baby
You were the witness
You be the judge
I did it for love
I don't question you your honor
I did it for love
I did it for love
What more can I say?
I only hope you'll understand my plea someday
I did it for love
(You were the witness)
I did it for love
(You be the judge)
I did it for love
(You were the witness)
I did it for love
(You be the judge)
(You were the witness)
(You be the judge)
Love
I did it for love
I did it for love
In the middle of the night
In the depth of her loneliness
You heard her cry
And with a whisper and a sigh
She was givin' you the last request
Thinkin' you'd die
But you turn around and walk away from the one you love
Leaving your heart and soul behind
And as you're turning out the lights
(Turning out the lights)
You're standing still
A fading paradise
(Heart gone cold)
Runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
Well she had nothing to deny
Do whatever is easiest
Open your eyes
Cause no matter how you try
You can never feel her emptiness
Just say goodbye
But you turn around and walk away from the one you love
Leaving your heart and soul behind
And as you're turning out the lights
(Turning out the lights)
You're standing still
A fading paradise
(Heart gone cold)
Runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
(Heart gone cold)
Runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
And as you're turning out the lights
(Turning out the lights)
You're standing still
A fading paradise
BRIDGE
And as you're turning out the lights
(Turning out the lights)
You made the sacrifice
(Turning out the lights)
You're standing still
A fading paradise
(Heart gone cold)
She's runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
Time to walk away
(Heart gone cold)
She's runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
Ohhh
Heart gone cold
She's runnin' from your love
(Heart gone cold)
Heart gone cold
There you go showin' off again
Don't you know the hold you got on me
You know I'm not complainin'
I'm just so tired of waitin'
I can't hold back
Though I'm tryin'
I can't hold back
I'm almost dyin'
I can't hold back
And it's all because of you
Don't you know what you put me through
Every night I'm sleepin' without you
You know I'm not complainin'
I'm just anticipatin'
I can't hold back
You know I'm tryin'
I can't hold back
I'm almost dyin'
I can't hold back
And it's all because of you
Can't hold back
BRIDGE
You know I'm not complainin'
I'm just so tired of waitin'
I can't hold back
You know I'm tryin'
I can't hold back
I'm almost dyin'
I can't hold back
And it's all because of you
I can't hold back
Can't hold back
Can't hold back
Can't hold back
Can't hold back
I was standing on the edge of town
I was doing my best to flag a taxi down
I was thinking of you
I was looking at your photograph
Couldn't help myself
I just had to laught
I was drinking to you
I'll be thinking of you
Thinking of you
Thinking of you
Next time around
I was feeling just a bit frustrated
Check that watch smoke another cigaret and waited
Staring out at the moon
I was dreaming of your tiger skin
How you looked
How I felt when you took me in
Licking your silver spoon
Hook x2
Next time round
Yes I'll be thinking of you
You'll be thinking of me
Next time around
Thinking of you (thinking of me)
Thinking of you (thinking of me)
Thinking next time around
Thinking of me
Thinking of me
Thinking of you
Thinking of you
Thinking of me
given a chance, you know she might go far
cuz she knows how to dress
she's a hit in the bars, oh!
she knows how to dance and how to read the stars
oh, whatever it takes, no matter how hard
oh! somehow, we all gotta find a way to survive now
somehow, we all got ta find a way to survive
she's hot on the trail of a superstar
she wants to ride on his wave
she wants to be on his car, whoa!
and later tonight if she does her job
she keeps his mind on her head
she'll find her name on the charts
oh! somehow, we all gotta find a way to survive now
somehow, we all gotta find a way to survive
to keep us alive!
look out for yourself, you're really not gavotte
so i take care of myself, i could show you the scars!
whoever it is, nomatter who you are
there's that fine-looking face,
you've got impossible sound!
oh! somehow we all gotta find a way to survive, now
somehow we all gotta find a way to survive
oh! somehow we all gotta find a way to survive, now
somehow we all gotta find a way to survive
to keep us alive!
whoa!
You are the light
You are the light
Well every time we meet
I try to be cool
And mostly I feel like a fool
Well it's nothing you say
It's nothing you do
I guess I'm just crazy for you
Even when you're near
Sometimes you're hard to find
But you keep telling me everything is gonna work out fine
Well don't you be so cruel
Don't you ask me to stop
We both know you like it a lot
You say go by the rules
You better be smart
Follow your head not your heart
Even when you're near
Sometimes you're hard to find
But you keep telling me everything is gonna work out fine
You are the light
That burns in the night
You are the light
You are the light
And if I had my way
You'd never be far
Cause you are my guiding star
Even when you're near
Sometimes you're hard to find
But you keep telling me everything is gonna work out fine
You are the light
That burns in the night
You are the light
You are the light
You are the light
That burns in the night
You are the light
You are the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
You're the light
I was standin' on the edge of town
I was doin' my best to flag a taxi down
I was thinkin' of you
I was lookin' at your photograph
Couldn't help myself
I just had to laugh
I was drinkin' to you
I'll be thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Next time round
I was feelin' just a bit frustrated
Checked my watch smoked another cigarette and waited
Starin' up at the moon
I was dreamin' of your tigerskin
How you looked
How it felt when you took me in
Licking your silver spoon
I'll be thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Next time round
I'll be thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Next time round
Next time round
BRIDGE
(Ahhhh)
Yes I'll be thinkin' of you
You'll be thinkin' of me
Next time around
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' next time around
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Next time round
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Next time round
Yeah
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Thinkin' of you
Thinkin' of me
Somewhere in the night
Turning to the right
Something clicks inside of your head
A taste of mystery
Creeping all in
Shadows of the unknown dread
Superstitious feeling
Superstitious feeling
The flashing of a light
Slashes through the night
Changing colours in the face
You meet a strangers eyes
Gripping like a vice
Noises shouting out a face
Superstitious feeling
Running all around my head
Superstitious feeling
I don't know why but I think that I'dbe better off dead
Oh yeah
There's trouble up ahead
My mind is flashing red
And evil's just around the bend
You're in a cold embrace
Lost without a trace
It's gettin' very near the end
Superstitious feeling
Running all around my head
Superstitious feeling
I don't know why I think I'm goin' outta
My head
Superstitious feeling
Running all around my head
Superstitious feeling
Don't know why
Superstitious feeling
Running all around my head
Superstitious feeling
I don't know why
I think that I'd be better off
(Superstitious)
Superstitious
(Superstitious)
Feeling
(Superstitious)
Going round and round my
(Superstitious)
Superstitious
(Superstitious)
Feeling
(Superstitious)
Going round and round my head
(Superstitious)
Said I might be
(Superstitious)
(When you need it)
Love is not around
(And you're beaten)
Crawlin' on the ground
(Satisfaction)
You never get enough
(Inspiration)
Getting pretty tough
I never thought that I would change my mind
I've got to surrender
I know that I'm
(Ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
Oooh oooh ooooh ooh
(When you're searchin')
Talkin' to yourself
(There's a reason)
There's no one there to help
(Satisfaction)
You never get enough
(Inspiration)
Getting pretty tough
I never thought that I would change my mind
I've got to surrender
I know that I'm
(Ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(Ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(Ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(Ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love again)
WHISPERING
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)
(I'm ready to love)