Sweet Obsession

Album: Second Hand Life (2007)
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  • Turner was working on songs for Bon Jovi when he and songwriter Jack Ponti wrote this back in the '80s. The band didn't record it, but the German metal band Bonfire nabbed it for their 1987 album, Fireworks. Says Turner: "It's another relationship song about someone who can't help his or her desire for someone else but likes the helpless feeling!" >>>
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    DeeTheWriter - Saint Petersburg, Russia Federation

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