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Post by mo on Jan 25, 2008 1:22:37 GMT -5
Hungry Like The Wolf
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 25, 2008 1:28:05 GMT -5
Weird Science
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 25, 2008 1:33:46 GMT -5
Somebody call Barbarella, Duran Duran is OUTTA HERE! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We're now half way through Round 4. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second album by British synth pop duo Eurythmics. After two years of initial commercial failure for the Eurythmics project, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic, with the title track being especially popular: it remains one of Eurythmics' most recognizable songs, and its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox's gender-bending psycho-sexual imagery. In the wake of this success, the single "Love is a Stranger," previously a flop, achieved hit status as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video, which featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman. Stewart, together with Robert Crash and ex-The Selector bassist Adam Williams, produced the album in Eurythmics' own relatively primitive 8-track studio, winning awards for the quality of the end-result which belied its low-budget origins. Sweet Dreams saw the duo move away from the psychedelic, guitar-tinged band-orientated sound of In the Garden, instead focusing on raw analogue synthesizers (including the Oberheim OB1 and EDP Wasp) and drum machines (particularly the Movement Systems Drum Computer, which featured a graphic visual display of the drum patterns). Whilst the "synth pop" genre had grown in popularity in the preceding years, it was often associated with all male groups and somewhat clinical, emotionless music. Eurythmics (particularly with Lennox's vocal stylings) brought a soul music twist to the electronic sound, which proved popular with broader audiences. Vs. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With ScienceThe song's chorus, "She blinded me with science," plays upon the colloquial British expression "to blind [someone] with science," meaning to deliberately confuse someone by giving the impression of highly complex knowledge. In the song, however, the phrase is interpreted as a straightforward reference to the natural sciences. The song features interjections from the British scientist and TV presenter Magnus Pyke[1], who repeatedly shouts "Science!" and delivers other lines in a deliberately over-the-top "mad scientist" voice, the most famous line of which was, "Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You're beautiful!" The song was showcased as part of Dolby's appearance at the South by Southwest 2007 music festival |
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 25, 2008 1:36:21 GMT -5
As much as I'd enjoy seeing a Science v Science match in the next round... oh well I vote for Sweet Dreams regardless.
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Post by Insomniac on Jan 25, 2008 1:37:19 GMT -5
Annie Lennox & Co.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 25, 2008 1:38:00 GMT -5
She Blinded Me With Science
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Post by mo on Jan 25, 2008 1:38:40 GMT -5
Thomas Dolby
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Post by humanoid on Jan 25, 2008 1:38:57 GMT -5
I can't handle all the remakes, I vote for Science.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 25, 2008 2:00:15 GMT -5
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 25, 2008 2:01:28 GMT -5
3-3, next one wins!
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 25, 2008 2:09:28 GMT -5
Sweet Dreams
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 25, 2008 2:11:02 GMT -5
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 25, 2008 2:11:54 GMT -5
Smooth Criminal. I love Money for Nothing but mainly for the video.
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Post by humanoid on Jan 25, 2008 2:12:24 GMT -5
Alien Ant Farm Michael Jackson
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 25, 2008 2:14:33 GMT -5
Smooth Criminal
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Post by mo on Jan 25, 2008 2:23:40 GMT -5
Dammit, I'll say Money For Nothing I guess
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 25, 2008 2:28:16 GMT -5
3-1 MJ so far. When this one has a winner I'll make a new thread.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 25, 2008 2:29:02 GMT -5
Smooth Criminal
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 25, 2008 2:32:17 GMT -5
MJ wins. See you in the next thread.
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