Okay continuing my music talk, this morning as i was driving to work i was trying to think of what a good cd would be to mention today. But in look through my i-pod i've decided that i was going to pick a song. Sweet Dreams (are made of these) by the eurythmics. I love this song, and i don't think i know anyone that really doesn't like this song. Why is that? What makes this song greater than any other 80's song? I don't think it the cello's in the video...to be honest until i just watched it i did remember that they had cellos in the video..Does anyone know anyone that hates the song? So i was thinking what are other songs by the eurythmics....Here comes the rain again....that seems to be the only other song i can really remember by them. and in listening to their other song on youtube videos, there were several songs that i couldn't listen to at all, they were just aweful...which i then realized the eurythmics really aren't a very good band. So, what made sweet dream the lasting one? hmmm...???
So in other news....cody got himself locked out of the house last night while i was at a birthday dinner! :) hehe! it was really pretty funny. we have those locks like a lot of classroom doors. you press the little button on the top and it keeps the door locked so that when you shut it you don't have to worry about locking it...and if you press the button on the bottom it unlocks the door knob so that you can walk in and out freely. Most houses don't have this anymore and neither of us are used to it. i knew one of us would eventually lock ourselves out and im glad it was him first! :)
Tomorrow night
Lisa Curl and the Triplets
UCO Jazz Lab
Doors at 7:00
Show at 8:00
Cover is $7
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i love that song too! i'm not sure what makes it such a winner. one thing i really like is the harmony. plus it has that whole scary minor key vibe.
Wow! What a strange video!
I agree with Amanda. The harmonies are pretty cool and it's a rare minor key hit. And you can't underestimate the power of a synth ostinato back in those days.
But I tend to think that success for a pop song, (i.e. chart success) is just as much reliant on marketing as it is on theoretical musical qualities.
In a strange way I think that song might have been such a success because it was "successful." Put a video on MTV enough and people will start to like it.
I dig Annie Lennox's voice. Have you ever heard her solo stuff?
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