Elisabeth's Eyes

"Elisabeth's Eyes" is a song by the English pop musician Nik Kershaw, released in 1989 as the second and final single from his fourth studio album, The Works (1989).

Kershaw began writing material for his fourth studio album in early 1987 and went to Los Angeles later in the year to record with producer Peter Wolf.

Kershaw told radio presenter Simon Mayo in 1989, "For reasons she didn't really understand, Elisabeth began to write to him in prison and he wrote back.

[12] On its release, Geoff Zeppelin of Record Mirror wrote, "What a pity that this number should have all the emotional impact of a soggy bowl of cornflakes.

"[13] Ian Gittins of Melody Maker stated, "Kershaw wants to be taken seriously, so I furrowed my brow and listened intently to every nuance of 'Elisabeth's Eyes'.

"[15] Marcus Hodge of the Cambridge Evening News felt the song to be "unfortunately too watery and bland to touch early belters like 'I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'.

"[17] In a 2020 retrospective review of The Works, Steve Harnell of Classic Pop noted the "beautiful reggae bounce" of the song and added that it "should have been [a] hit".