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Jacqueline 06:47 pm UTC 10/19/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Left In The Dark - Conas 06:41 pm UTC 10/19/10 |
| My husband always says that the coda to Left in the Dark could work at the end of many (if not most) Steinman songs. ------ Did he ever get rough? Did you ever get tender? Did it leave any scars? Do you expect them to heal? What did he look like? Did he remind you of me? Were you willing to beg or to kneel? Did he keep his eyes open? Did you bother to look? Or was he only a kid after all? Where did he touch you and how did it feel? If you need him again, will he still be on call? And who made the very first move? Who made the very first move? > > Meat's studio versions where bland (even with Brian May > > onboard), but he has done them a lot better live. > > Meat's version sounds a lot slower than Jim's too. It's > really a song that has to be sung like the hammers of > hell. Jim's vocals are at a nice quick pace, and so are > the instruments. I thought Meat/Desmond's idea of leaving > out the "Godspeed" part was a bad decision on Bat 3. To be > honest I don't see anything special in Brian May's guitar > work on the track either. It's good, but because it's > Brian May people got a bit carried away, and in my opinion > overrated it. Todd Rundgren's guitar work on the original > BFG was just as a effective in my opinion. > > > Babs version of LITD was poor (even with Jim producing) > > I agree, and I'm not being sexist with the following > comment, but I think LITD should never have been sung by > her, or any woman for that matter. I did mention it > before, a woman can't make the same impact singing that > song as a man can. > > > > In fact LITD is one of his most theatrical songs and would > > love to see it in Bat/Neverland, although I doubt it will > > be. Would have worked great in Wuthering Heights? > > > > Could have worked well as a Count Von Krolock song in Tanz > either. The lyrics would have to be changed alright, but > the melody is perfect | |
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