Independence Day (previously known as "Made Things Change") is a formerly unidentified pop rock song by Scottish band The Painted Word. The song was released in 1986 as a single along with two other songs.
Search history
The song was posted to WatZatSong on April 8th, 2024, by user Pace, who stated that this song was recorded on a cassette tape purchased at a thrift store. It is to be noted this information is likely false due to this song being likely a hoax, since their other songs (such as Free For All) were hoaxes.
On September 7th, 2024, WatZatSong user ¿ identified the song as "Independence Day" by The Painted Word. They gave no information about the song itself, just a proposal.
On July 9th, 2025, Discord user occupiedmind provided a full, high-quality rip of this song from the 7" single. They'd then uploaded the 7" to their channel.
Lyrics
I saw the pleasure, leave your face
It didn't seem to matter then
It left a shadow in its place
I guess it doesn't matter now
Was I wrong in thinkin'
I was right to say
What was on my mind, because of how it made things change
It doesn't have to be this way
And you don't have to do that
And if they take everything you have away
Call it independence day
The rush of life and the road you need to burn
Always seem to let me down
The letterbox is always still
And this could be an unknown town
Was I right of thinkin'
I was wrong to stay
In a place where no one ever really knew my name
It doesn't have to be this way
And you don't have to do that
And if they take everything you have away
Call it independence day (x3)
The Painted Word
The Painted Word was a pop rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. They released two albums and three singles from 1986 to 1995.
The band consisted of Alan McCusker-Thompson (vocals), Paul Powell (bass), Manny Elias (drums), Tim Cansfield (guitar) and Peter-John Vettese (piano, keyboards).
In 1986, they released the EP Independence Day, featuring this song and two others. The EP sold well.
- Independence Day
- Letter From Jackie
- State Of Mind
In 1989, they released the EP Worldwide with three songs:
- Worldwide (music video)
- I Found Love Today
- My Darkest Hour
Still in 1989, they released the album Lovelife. Here is the title track Lovelife. The year before, Lovelife was released as a single.
In 1990, the band released the EP That's The Reason I'm Alive with three songs:
- That's The Reason I'm Alive
- This Is Going To Be My World
- Perfect Timing
In 1995, the band put their last release, the album Universal. Here is a song from the album.
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