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Adore. Best ballad of the eighties by any artist. God damn, I keep on listening to Adore at the gym and it still sounds so fresh. The arrangement, the voice, the instruments, THAT sitar!, the lyrics, the climax. It all blends together so well. THIS right here is why I refuse to put his music in the 80's category. And, as I keep repeating, this was made in freaking 1987! It's hard to make something timeless around that time and without being to minimalistic, now that is an achievement by itself. But he did it and boy does it stand the test of time. Take a bow son, take a bow. | |
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I don't really understand the "of the eighties" portion of the title.  |
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Best ballad of the 1980's including all artist who were making music from 1980-1989. For instance, I think that "Father Figure" by George Michael is a strong contender. But Adore is just soooooooo good. | |
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It¿s a beautiful ballad, and the end with those choruses, and listend this song in the evening, it is magical.But i haven't listened enough 80's music to claime something like that, perhaps for me that title goes to "Don't Give Up" form Peter Gabriel. | |
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It¿s a beautiful ballad, and the end with those choruses, and listend this song in the evening, it is magical.But i haven't listened enough 80's music to claime something like that, perhaps for me that title goes to "Don't Give Up" form Peter Gabriel. | |
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This is THE ballad of all time imo. | |
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terrig said: This is THE ballad of all time imo.                ADORE-ADORE  Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood (part 1)
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It's the PERFECT wedding song of ALL time!  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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It's alright, but not Adore to me. What stands out with Adore compared to other ballads during the time period is that it flows so brilliant throughout the whole song, no unnecessary bridge. Just minor details in some parts. Like one of the climax where he tells her she can do anything to him and then....."Hmmmmm, well maybe not the ride" OMG moment I. Or where he in despair tells her that the angels are looking down and they know "I'm not fucking just for kicks" OMG moment II. | |
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ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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moderatorKCOOLMUZIQ said: It's the PERFECT wedding song of ALL time! Live he has done it even better. Plus a lot of celebrities has used it 4 their wedding song like Steve Harvey. will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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MOVE OVER
AWEsome!! Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood (part 1)
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Interesting. I appreciate the attemp. The significant changing of the arrangement makes for an interesting tune, but it's nowhere near the level of the original. This reworking kind of reminds me of Prince's own reworkings of some classic unreleased songs: Extraloveable and 1000 Hugs & Kisses especially. They get a contemporary twist, but the power of originals are erased by a too laidback arrangement and vocal delivery.
"Love & honesty, peace & harmony" | |
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No it is not the best of the 80's. I dont even think it is the best by Prince. To each their own though. | |
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That or "Ocean Rain" by Echo and the Bunnymen We're here, might as well get into it. | |
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the eighties?? Are you kidding me??!!!
Could possibly be the greatest song ever recorded!
I am not joking.
The harmony of the chorus. The falsetto. The Lyrics! His backround voices. The horns. THE LYRICS!! All cimaxing together at the end of the song. Genius. Written almost 30 years ago yet still time has not outdated this song. PURE ROMANCE
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Yes, yes, yes to everything here. I love it. A veritable niagara of cascading vocal harmonies and sex on wax mixed with sincere deep love lyrics. . Part of the reason I call myself Adorecream. Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Adore ranks among the stars in the firnament imo. Ia Ia Cthulhu Fthagn! | |
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"Adore" is one of the two songs on "SOTT" that I've never liked. |
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Who? RIP  | |
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Adorecream said: Yes, yes, yes to everything here. I love it. A veritable niagara of cascading vocal harmonies and sex on wax mixed with sincere deep love lyrics. . Part of the reason I call myself Adorecream. Is the second of your username a reference to Cream from D&P? "Love & honesty, peace & harmony" | |
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Wolfie87 said:
Best ballad of the 1980's including all artist who were making music from 1980-1989. For instance, I think that "Father Figure" by George Michael is a strong contender. But Adore is just sooooo good. I guess you missed my point. Take out "of the eighties" from the thread title and it makes a lot more sense to me. I adore Adore. |
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Forgot to mention those two. Christ, are they great. And correct me if I'm wrong, or is it Prince that are doing the background voices too? So much depth and layers surrounding this song. | |
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Oh come on, there are more opinions on this forum isn't there? I would love to talk more about this amazing body of work | |
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Wolfie87 said:
Forgot to mention those two. Christ, are they great. And correct me if I'm wrong, or is it Prince that are doing the background voices too? So much depth and layers surrounding this song. He's the man. Princevault/Adore Prince - all vocal and instruments, except where noted Eric Leeds - saxophone Atlanta Bliss - trumpet What? | |
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Wolfie87 said:
Forgot to mention those two. Christ, are they great. And correct me if I'm wrong, or is it Prince that are doing the background voices too? So much depth and layers surrounding this song. Yes it's him doing EVERYTHING! All vocals,instruments(except hornz). Eye want to sing this @ my wedding... will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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KCOOLMUZIQ said: Wolfie87 said:
Forgot to mention those two. Christ, are they great. And correct me if I'm wrong, or is it Prince that are doing the background voices too? So much depth and layers surrounding this song. Yes it's him doing EVERYTHING! All vocals,instruments(except hornz). Eye want to sing this @ my wedding... You're getting married?  Congratulations & Best wishes!What? | |
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not better than Michael's The Lady In My Life, but still a great song | |
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 A song that MJ didn't even write or produce.. will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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Adore is better than The Lady | |
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