Is Bring on the Dancing Horses Considered a B-Side, or what?
Is Bring on the Dancing Horses Considered a B-Side, or what?
by JackT » Thu May 28, 2009 11:36 am
Just wondering. Is it just a random single unattached to either Ocean Rain or Grey?
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by black francis » Thu May 28, 2009 11:55 am
I thought it was for a John Hughes movie and released as a single only? No attachment to any of the first five albums.
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by JackT » Thu May 28, 2009 12:05 pm
shadows on the trees wrote:If "B" stands for "boring," yeh.
You shut up. I feaking loved that song when it came out.
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by shadows on the trees » Thu May 28, 2009 12:13 pm
JackT wrote:You shut up. I feaking loved that song when it came out.
Booooooooooring.
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by black francis » Thu May 28, 2009 12:17 pm
just zip it, or I'll punch you in your crap-lousy face!
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by JackT » Thu May 28, 2009 12:19 pm
shadows on the trees wrote:Booooooooooring.
Brian..........
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by shadows on the trees » Thu May 28, 2009 12:26 pm
black francis wrote:just zip it, or I'll punch you in your crap-lousy face!
To whom are you speaking, bf?
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by black francis » Thu May 28, 2009 12:28 pm
Chazz Michael Michaels
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by Manna Machine » Thu May 28, 2009 1:51 pm
moses (2) wrote:i thought it was released to promote songs to learn and sing
Correct...Mac liked "Skin Deep" by The Stranglers and wrote a song that had a similar feel.....they also recorded @ ICP Studios in Brussels with Laurie Latham in August 1985.
(Same producer and studio as Skin Deep)
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by black francis » Thu May 28, 2009 1:56 pm
We'll have none of those factually correct or helpful posts here.
Mr. Brian please delete Manna Machine's account.
Mr. Brian please delete Manna Machine's account.
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by JackT » Thu May 28, 2009 2:03 pm
Manna Machine wrote:Correct...Mac liked "Skin Deep" by The Stranglers and wrote a song that had a similar feel.....they also recorded @ ICP Studios in Brussels with Laurie Latham in August 1985.
(Same producer and studio as Skin Deep)
You are saying it is correct that BOTDH was "released to promote STL&S"?
I'm not sure I buy that, as it seems a little backwards to me. It was released to promote a record on which it itself appears as the only new song? What about the movie? I think it more likely that it was written for the movie and it was included in the compilation, it being the only reason to buy said compilation.
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by Manna Machine » Thu May 28, 2009 2:17 pm
JackT wrote:You are saying it is correct that BOTDH was "released to promote STL&S"?
I'm not sure I buy that, as it seems a little backwards to me. It was released to promote a record on which it itself appears as the only new song? What about the movie? I think it more likely that it was written for the movie and it was included in the compilation, it being the only reason to buy said compilation.
As far as I remember, it was not written for any film.....it was a new single to promote a singles compilation......everybody did that then and still do to this day.
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by black francis » Thu May 28, 2009 3:13 pm
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_On_t ... ing_Horses
"Bring On the Dancing Horses" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 14 November 1985. It was the only new single to be included on their 1985 compilation album Songs to Learn & Sing. According to the liner notes that accompany the CD release of the album, the song was recorded specifically for the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink, the soundtrack of which also includes it. The song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart.[2]
[edit] Versions
The single was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single and a shaped picture disc. On the 7-inch single and the picture disc the title track is three minutes and 59 seconds long and the b-side is "Over Your Shoulder". The title track was extended by one minute and 38 seconds for the 12-inch single, to five minutes and 37 seconds, and an extra track, "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo", was added to the b-side. The 7-inch single was also released as a limited edition with an extra disc containing "Villiers Terrace" and "Monkeys" from the August 1979 John Peel session. Laurie Latham produced the title track and The Bunnymen produced the b-sides. The singles were released on Korova in the United Kingdom and on WEA elsewhere.
[edit] Cover versions
"Bring On the Dancing Horses" has been covered by various artists. American skater punk group Lagwagon released a version on their 2000 B-sides and rarities album Let's Talk About Leftovers and Simple Minds recorded a version for their 2001 covers album Neon Lights. The song has also been performed live by The Flaming Lips and The Decemberists. A version of the song, performed by Universal Circus, is included on the 2005 Spanish tribute album Play the Game: Un Tributo a Echo & the Bunnymen.[3] Part of the song was also sung by The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, during their performance of Human.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_On_t ... ing_Horses
"Bring On the Dancing Horses" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 14 November 1985. It was the only new single to be included on their 1985 compilation album Songs to Learn & Sing. According to the liner notes that accompany the CD release of the album, the song was recorded specifically for the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink, the soundtrack of which also includes it. The song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart.[2]
[edit] Versions
The single was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single and a shaped picture disc. On the 7-inch single and the picture disc the title track is three minutes and 59 seconds long and the b-side is "Over Your Shoulder". The title track was extended by one minute and 38 seconds for the 12-inch single, to five minutes and 37 seconds, and an extra track, "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo", was added to the b-side. The 7-inch single was also released as a limited edition with an extra disc containing "Villiers Terrace" and "Monkeys" from the August 1979 John Peel session. Laurie Latham produced the title track and The Bunnymen produced the b-sides. The singles were released on Korova in the United Kingdom and on WEA elsewhere.
[edit] Cover versions
"Bring On the Dancing Horses" has been covered by various artists. American skater punk group Lagwagon released a version on their 2000 B-sides and rarities album Let's Talk About Leftovers and Simple Minds recorded a version for their 2001 covers album Neon Lights. The song has also been performed live by The Flaming Lips and The Decemberists. A version of the song, performed by Universal Circus, is included on the 2005 Spanish tribute album Play the Game: Un Tributo a Echo & the Bunnymen.[3] Part of the song was also sung by The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, during their performance of Human.
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