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Thread started 03/24/11 12:54am

Adorecream

Strays of the world, Yay or Nay

I really love this song, its got a beautiful melody and a nice orchestral backing sound, and really sounds like the better stuff of Symbol/Come (It dates from 92/93 apparently). But I know a lot of people don't like it, as they consider it self indulgent or can't get past the fact it was written for (Shock horror) Glam Slam Ulysses - the ballet which involved one guy dodging rocks with a giant Lovesymbol. But I really like it and think its a better moment in his patchy period of the mid 90s.

So what do u say, Yay or nay

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Reply #1 posted 03/24/11 1:55am

802

I don't like it, sorry. I don't like other artists pretending to be Queen.

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Reply #2 posted 03/24/11 2:15am

jasontate

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Always loved it. Love Queen too biggrin

I do go for cheesy everytime though wink

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Reply #3 posted 03/24/11 3:06am

TheEnglishGent

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I can take or Leave Strays, it's good but not great.

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Reply #4 posted 03/24/11 3:10am

thedance

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Too pompous (spelled?).....

I don't like it.

Buy Queen greatest Hits 1 & 2, that's good music. <img src=" />

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Reply #5 posted 03/24/11 3:33am

NouveauDance

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geek

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Reply #6 posted 03/24/11 5:17am

vitriol

Nah!

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Reply #7 posted 03/24/11 5:35am

steakfinger

I've got less than zero use for that song.

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Reply #8 posted 03/24/11 7:00am

paisleypark4

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I like the corus and the music arrangement in the chorus portion. In all however it seems like he was doing too much with this one.

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Reply #9 posted 03/24/11 7:57am

Graycap23

Love it.

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Reply #10 posted 03/24/11 8:00am

Illuminations

One that was perhaps better left in the back of the vault.

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Reply #11 posted 03/24/11 8:07am

KoolEaze

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Absolutely love it...so, a big YAY from me. I know it is reminiscent of Queen, I know it does sound a tad bombastic, and yes the lyrics may be a bit too cheesy for some people, but I love the music, and I love the uplifting, yet sad and melancholic lyrics and the build up.

It´s one of those songs that makes you wonder what the original version sounded like, without any band input. Morris Hayes once mentioned how much he liked this song when he first heard Prince´s demo version that Prince had recorded (in Paris?). I would love to hear that.

This should have stayed on the Come album becasue it fits perfectly into that whole Come concept and idea, and it is too bad that it ended up on an album like Crytal Ball, without any context or concept whatsoever. It would have been a perfect ending for the Come album, like a climax or epilogue of that album. The album sounds rather sketchy when you know this song was supposed to be the last song on that album.

Great song.Great music. Especially good when you listen to it on your own, volume cranked up, while driving in your car with decent loudspeakers, shortly before dawn, on a mixed CDR with stuff like Into The Light/I will and other melodic and uplifting songs.

Totally underrated gem.

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Reply #12 posted 03/24/11 8:17pm

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"... fear not all you lonely ones..." music. love this tune. yay thumbs up!

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Reply #13 posted 03/24/11 8:34pm

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A BIG yay from me. A bit over the top, but his delivery is sincere, passionate and pleading.

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Reply #14 posted 03/24/11 8:49pm

KlyphIsBackAga
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Everytime I hear that song I think of having to download the bootleg, pre-Crystal Ball version over 28k dial-up internet, only to have to combine the different parts together and have ONE song take up an entire floppy disk! Those were the days!

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Reply #15 posted 03/24/11 8:50pm

kenkamken

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It has definite personality. I rather enjoy it, in private, with no one else around. biggrin
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Reply #16 posted 03/24/11 8:52pm

cbarnes3121

i love it

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Reply #17 posted 03/25/11 4:37am

Illuminations

Nah, it sounds like Prince took a dare... someone said "Hey, kid... how about record something that sounds like a cheesy afterschool play for 4th graders".............................................. and he took it!

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Reply #18 posted 03/25/11 2:14pm

just1lousydime

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Nay.

time flies.
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Reply #19 posted 03/25/11 8:16pm

NONSENSE

yeah. Love it.

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Reply #20 posted 03/25/11 10:00pm

Adorecream

Thius is great, and yeah I really love Queen too, Freddie Mercury was the showman. Shame he died, because the new queen with Paul whatisface just are not like the Queen with Freddie in charge. I also think 3 chains of gold has a Queen feel to it.

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Reply #21 posted 03/25/11 11:42pm

madhouseman

Nay. Mostly forgettable except that it is mostly just silly and over reaching.

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Reply #22 posted 03/26/11 4:22am

meisme

Not his best but I like it. It has a good message and a pretty melody. When I listen to CB disc 2 I never turn it off when it gets to this song.

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Reply #23 posted 03/26/11 8:23am

novabrkr

It's about cats, right?

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