Smokie - This Side Of Paradise -

: The narrator attempts to reconstruct her "perfect face" in his mind, but finds the image has already moved to "another place," leaving him clinging only to a memory. Musical Structure and Era Transition

Musically, the track represents a bridge between Smokie’s classic 1970s sound and the evolving landscape of 1990s pop-rock. Chris Norman Smokie - This side of paradise

Navigating the Afterglow: An Analysis of Smokie’s "This Side of Paradise" Introduction : The narrator attempts to reconstruct her "perfect