90年代初，the sundays以一种独立摇滚姿态出现在英格兰本土和美国，乐队的风格建立在the smiths乐队式的吉他流行乐和cocteau twins类似迷幻舞曲的梦幻流行乐基础上。乐队花了一年时间灌录他们的首张专辑《reading,writing,arithmetic》，这张专辑在1990年初推出后，受到了评论界的关注，并且出人意料地打入英国榜，取得第4名的好成绩。稍晚在美国上市后，这张专辑也打入现代摇滚榜，获得了39名的成绩。这张专辑在美国的成功，很大程度来源于电台和mtv频道对单曲“here’s where the story ends”的热播，这首单曲更是荣登现代摇滚榜冠军单曲宝座。这首歌也是王菲“为非作歹”的原版。
试听：Here’s Where the Story Ends-The Sundays
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英文歌词：
people I know, places I go, make me feel tongue-tied
I can see how people look down, they’re on the inside
here’s where the story ends
people I see, weary of me showing my good side
I can see how people look down
I’m on the outside
here’s where the story ends
ooh here’s where the story ends
it’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
oh I never should have said, the books that you read
were all I loved you for
it’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes me wonder why
and it’s the memories of your shed that make me turn red
surprise, surprise, surprise
crazy I know, places I go
make me feel so tired
I can see how people look down
I’m on the outside
oh here’s where the story ends
ooh here’s where the story ends
it’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
and who ever would’ve thought the books that you brought
were all I loved you for
oh the devil in me said, go down to the shed
I know where I belong
but the only thing I ever really wanted to say
was wrong, was wrong, was wrong
it’s that little souvenir of a colourful year
which makes me smile inside
so I cynically, cynically say, the world is that way
surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise
here’s where the story ends
ooh here’s where the story ends |