• Countdown, 1989 • HQ Audio • Standard Volume Level • Optional Subtitles for Lyrics • Lyrics Transcript Presented Below •

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This performance is from Dutch TV show Countdown, and is allegedly from 1989, but I have been unable to find the exact date of broadcast.

The source video I used to create this one is here: [ Ссылка ]

That was the only upload of this performance I could find online. I removed the second song, which was "Anything For You", and as it is a mimed performance to the studio-recorded single, I replaced the audio track with a high-quality, full-length one of the single. To accompany the very beginning of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single. Replacing the audio track involved speeding up the footage slightly, as it was running a bit too slow compared to the HQ audio track I am using. I have also cropped the edges of the picture, just enough to clean them up. I have also adjusted the colours, increasing their intensity, making the bright areas lighter and making the dark areas darker. I have also added optional subtitles for the lyrics. I have also upscaled the resolution from 720p to 1080p, as this increases the bitrate, which slightly improves picture quality at all the different viewing settings the viewer can select, but please be aware that playing the video at the 1080p setting is not going to make it look as good as a true 1080p video.

According to Wikipedia, this single went to No. 1 in the Netherlands and in Belgium, and reached No. 6 in their native USA, No. 7 in the UK and in Ireland, No. 18 in Canada and No. 60 in Australia. It was written by Gloria Estefan, and produced by Emilio & The Jerks (Emilio Estefan, Jr., Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo and Rafael Vigil).

For more information on this song and performance, see these pages:
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The band did make an official music video for this single, and it can be seen here: [ Ссылка ]
That is the official upload on the official Gloria Estefan YouTube channel, and it does not have very good sound quality compared to my video here and is also much too quiet compared to the majority of music videos, but no one is being allowed to upload and publish a better-quality version. I have attempted to publish one, and it was blocked by the copyright owner of the footage.

An official presentation of the lyrics to this song is to be found in the CD booklet for the 1987 album "Let It Loose", and a picture of the relevant page can be seen here:
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Presented below and as optional subtitles in the video is my own transcript of the lyrics, for which I have used that official presentation as a guide.

Lyrics:

"Can't Stay Away From You"

- Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

(Words and Music by Gloria Estefan)

Time flies when you're having fun
I heard somebody say
But if all I've been is fun
Then, baby, let me go
Don't wanna be in your way
And I don't wanna be your second choice
Don't wanna be just your friend
You keep telling me that you're not in love
You wanna throw it all away

But I can't stay away from you
I don't wanna let you go
And though it's killing me, that's true
There's just some things I can't control

Your love is slipping through my hands
And though I've heard it all before
I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

Hold on to every bit of hope
That's all I ever do
Hoping you might change your mind
And call me up to say
How much you need me too

And though you're leaving me no other choice
Than to turn and walk away
Look over your shoulder, I'll be there
You can count on me to stay

'Cause I can't stay away from you
I don't wanna let you go
And though it's killing me, that's true
There's just some things I can't control

Your love is slipping through my hands
And though I've heard it all before
I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

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