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”’Naked Eyes”’ are an English [[New wave music|new wave]] band<ref name=Gamboa>”All Eyes on Pete Byrne”, ”Newsday”, 15 October 2013</ref> formed in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mella |first=aLfie vera |date=2018-03-20 |title=Naked Eyes – Burning Bridges 35 Years Later |url=https://crypticrock.com/naked-eyes-burning-bridges-35-years-later/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trimaximalist |date=2018-01-25 |title=Naked Eyes – |url=https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/naked-eyes/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
”’Naked Eyes”’ are an English [[New wave music|new wave]] band<ref name=Gamboa>”All Eyes on Pete Byrne”, ”Newsday”, 15 October 2013</ref> formed in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mella |first=aLfie vera |date=2018-03-20 |title=Naked Eyes – Burning Bridges 35 Years Later |url=https://crypticrock.com/naked-eyes-burning-bridges-35-years-later/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trimaximalist |date=2018-01-25 |title=Naked Eyes – |url=https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/naked-eyes/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> band had four [[US Top 40]] singles in the 1980s<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-01 |title=Naked Eyes |url=https://musicchartsarchive.com/artists/naked-eyes |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Music Charts Archive |language=en}}</ref> is best known for its hit cover version of “[[(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me#Naked Eyes version|Always Something There to Remind Me]]” (1983).<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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Revision as of 22:50, 4 November 2025
English new wave duo
Naked Eyes are an English new wave band[3] formed in 1982.[4][5] Formed by Pete Byrne (vocals) and Rob Fisher (keyboards),[6] the band had four US Top 40 singles in the 1980s.[7] Naked Eyes is best known for its hit cover version of “Always Something There to Remind Me” (1983).[8]
History
Naked Eyes was formed by Pete Byrne (vocals) and Rob Fisher (keyboards),[9] two college friends from Bath, England.[10] The two musicians had previously been members of Neon, a new wave band that also included future Tears for Fears members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.[11][12]
The band’s first hit, “Always Something There to Remind Me“, was a synth-pop cover of the Burt Bacharach standard.[8][13] The band has had three subsequent Top 40 hits: “Promises, Promises” “When the Lights Go Out”, and “(What) In the Name of Love”.[14]
Naked Eyes disbanded following the release of their second album, Fuel for the Fire (1984).[15] Despite their commercial success, Naked Eyes never toured during their initial run due to the technical difficulties of recreating their studio sound in concert.[3][16]
Rob Fisher died on 25 August 1999 at the age of 42 following cancer surgery.[17][18]
Reformation
In 2005, Byrne revived Naked Eyes as a live act.[citation needed]
In 2007, Naked Eyes released Fumbling with the Covers, an album of covers and Naked Eyes hits.[19]
In 2008, Naked Eyes completed a US tour known as the Regeneration Tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and the Human League.[20]
On 8 June 2021, Naked Eyes released a new album, Disguise the Limit.[21]
Naked Eyes sued Reservoir Media for copyright infringement in 2022.[22]
In 2024, Naked Eyes announced that it would take part in the Abducted by the 80’s tour across the US and Canada with fellow 80’s acts Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, and The Motels.[23]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
- The Best of Naked Eyes (1991)
- Promises, Promises (The Very Best of Naked Eyes) (1994)
- Naked Eyes / Spandau Ballet – Back 2 Back Hits (1998)
- Everything and More (2002)
