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80s Classic of the Day: "Sweet Dreams" by The Eurythmics "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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A timeless classic. “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara |
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My favorite song not by Prince, and my #3 of all-time. I really think it is the crowning achievement of an entire genre- synth pop. That booming synth line has mesmerized me ever since I've known music, and the iconic video led me to dye my hair bright orange when I was 19, prompting my Spanish teacher to refer to me as "el nuevo estudiante".
The background to this song is just amazing. Dave and Annie were cowering in poverty and on the verge of calling it quits after The Tourists disbanded and an entire album and 5 singles as Eurythmics had flopped. Annie and Dave were in the midst of a fight when Dave simply asked, "Can I just program this drum track?", after which he accidentally played it backwards. Through some act of providence, this caused Annie to get up with a jolt, head to her synthesizer, and magically unleash that giant synth line, arguably the most famous synth line of the 80s. Stunned, the group got to work, and Annie added the vocals in a single take. Their poverty caused Dave and Annie to be very inventive with the recording of the album- it sounds so full and textured, but the entire thing was recorded on 8-track equipment. The percussion you hear during the "ooooh" segment of this song is actually Dave and Annie banging picture frames against the wall! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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love this song, i've been playing it alot in the last couple of months "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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great choice. How can I stand 2 stay where I am? / Poor butterfly who don't understand. | |
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Hell yeah! | |
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I loved the whole album! I played it to death backinthaday....
(note to self: Call Sister to borrow...  )"Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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