# Obscure mid 1980s song id

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 21, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988 "2013-02-21T18:11:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/1 "2013-02-21T18:11:26Z")

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I posted this almost 13 years ago, and didn’t get jack beans for a response, so I’m trying it again. (Well, I did get a response. Just nothing helpful.)

"If there’s somewhere else you’d rather go, I wish you’d go there now. . . "

That’s the first line of it, I think, and I don’t know the rest.

It reminded me a lot of “When I’m With You” by Sherrif, so I was conflating the two. As I recall, they did sound somewhat similar.

Any ideas???  
[Earlier thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=27731)

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**Author:** ![Oogly\_Woogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee7513/32.png) [@Oogly\_Woogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oogly_Woogly)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/2 "2013-02-21T18:20:43Z")

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Eric Martin I Don’t Want To Want You

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/3 "2013-02-21T18:20:44Z")

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_I Don’t Want You Anymore_, by Prism (1983)?

_If there’s somewhere else you’d rather be  
I wish you’d go there now  
If there’s someone else. don’t stay with me  
Cause I don’t wanna doubt the love that you give  
Make it for real or make it goodbye_

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**Author:** ![Oogly\_Woogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee7513/32.png) [@Oogly\_Woogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oogly_Woogly)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/4 "2013-02-21T18:22:29Z")

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Eric martin. I Don’t Want To Want You

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**Author:** ![Oogly\_Woogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee7513/32.png) [@Oogly\_Woogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oogly_Woogly)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/5 "2013-02-21T18:23:43Z")

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Well how did that come up twice? Stupid tablet…

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-mid-1980s-song-id/650988/6 "2013-02-21T18:26:01Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> _I Don’t Want You Anymore_, by Prism (1983)?
> 
> _If there’s somewhere else you’d rather be  
> I wish you’d go there now  
> If there’s someone else. don’t stay with me  
> Cause I don’t wanna doubt the love that you give  
> Make it for real or make it goodbye_

Win! And in only nine minutes. Thank you.