Hungry Like The Wolf

Album: Rio (1982)
Charted: 5 3
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    Dark in the city, night is a wire
    Steam in the subway, earth is afire
    (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
    Woman, you want me, give me a sign
    And catch my breathing even closer behind
    (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

    In touch with the ground
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd
    And I'm hungry like the wolf
    Straddle the line in discord and rhyme
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    Mouth is alive, juices like wine
    And I'm hungry like the wolf

    Stalked through the forest, too close to hide
    I'll be upon you by the moonlight's eye
    (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
    High blood drumming on your skin, it's so tight
    You feel my heat, I'm just a moment behind
    (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)

    In touch with the ground
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    Scent and a sound
    I'm lost and I'm found
    And I'm hungry like the wolf
    Strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme
    I howl and I whine, I'm after you
    Mouth is alive, all running inside
    And I'm hungry like the wolf

    Hungry like the wolf
    Hungry like the wolf
    Hungry like the wolf

    Burning the ground, I break from the crowd
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    I smell like I sound
    I'm lost and I'm found
    And I'm hungry like the wolf
    Strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    Mouth is alive, juices like wine
    And I'm hungry like the wolf

    Burning the ground, I break from the crowd
    I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
    Scent and a sound
    I'm lost and I'm found
    And I'm hungry like the wolf
    Strut on a line, it's discord and rhyme
    I howl and I whine, I'm after you
    Mouth is alive all running inside Writer/s: Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 13

  • The Steel from Rio Rancho, NmWhy was the moaning at the end of the song taken out of the mix? Very disappointing
  • M. Turboffy from Alma Co.Excellent song. Very catchy words & music. Video matched up well...
  • Don S. from Raleigh, NcIn 1983 the North Carolina State University WOLFPACK won the NCAA Basketball Championship when this song was at the top of the charts and it had become the unofficial team song. Go Pack!
  • AnonymousWasn't this tune played a few times in the movie "The Burning Bed"?
  • Greg From Colorado from Grand JunctionMy first exposure to this song was in Miami in the 80's. It resonated with the late night lifestyle of the gigging drummer I was. The lyrics are pure genius. The melody, driving guitar riffs and drums behind the vocals just put it over the top for me. I salute these guys for a great job done.
  • George from Tampa, FlThe U.S. 7" vinyl version of the song is about 20 seconds longer than the LP version. It has additional (much louder) moaning during the fade out than the LP version.
  • Oldpink from New Castle, InFunny how urban legends back when this song came out were so easily believed and rarely disproven due to the Internet not yet being in existence, at least not for civilians.
    The myth I heard back in the day was that the woman moaning in pleasure at the end was actually Marie Osmond from a tape taken from a tape deck hidden under her bed on her wedding night.
    Funny urban legend, but just ridiculous.
  • J.r. from Wellington, New ZealandThis song would be perfect for a good old fashioned ultra gory werewolf flick. Something along the lines of the Ginger Snaps series rather than the Howling.
  • Adrian from Houston, United KingdomThis song is in the movie Big Fat Liar in 2002.
  • Sara from Greenville, AlMark, this has a woman laughing and panting. I read that this song was based on "Little Red Riding hood."
  • Jessica from Bloomfield , NjMy favortite song of the 80's.
  • Lalah from Wasilla, AkThere's a crime book by Ann Rule called "Small Sacrifices" where this song is included in the prosecution's case against a woman who shot her children to get rid of them then blamed it on a "bushy haired stranger." She played this song to prepare herself for the deed then while shooting them. Two survived; one was old enough to testify against her. It was long before Susan Smith succeeded with the same heinous act. I used to like this song before I read that book.
  • Mark from Lancaster, OhIs this the one where the woman is wailing? Who _is_ she?
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