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Showing posts with label Elizabeth Fraser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elizabeth Fraser. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Song In My Head

TV on the Radio's 2006 song "I Was a Lover". I always thought it was one of the strongest first tracks of any album of the past decade -- with that cool beat sampled from Massive Attack's "Teardrop" and then chopped up, twisted and layered with those other-worldly horns until it's nearly unrecognizable. "Teardrop" is a lovely little song -- used as the theme on "House" -- and featuring vocals by the Cocteau Twins Elizabeth Fraser (who was selected to record vocals over runner-up choice Madonna.)