This week, while stuck at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Gabe and I were thinking about the next blog's ideas. One of them is "songs to hang out on a night with Rene Russo". For me it was great, it combined well with me. All my 10 choices are from the alternative rock from US/UK/Canada, are romantic and are available to listen on Spotify and on Youtube <3 ! Come join with me on this musical journey.
10- Pulp - "This is Hardcore" (1998)
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The title song, This is Hardcore, is about intense romance. It's a rhythmic uphill that reaches its climax in the extremely graphic line "this is me on top of you". An then, the floor's the limit.
9- Catherine Wheel - "The Nude" (1993)
8- Dave Gahan - "Saw Something" (2007)
5-Band of Susans-"Now is Now" (1991)
Rob Dickinson, lead vocalist of UK band Catherine Wheel, took the opposite direction of his cousin Bruce Dickinson (known for singing for Iron Maiden). Rob took the romantic side, with hits like "I wanna touch you" and "Black Metallic", from debut album, "Ferment" (1992). Now in "Chrome", released on July 20, 1993, the band released the great "The Nude". It's a song in which the dreams predominate the passionate person.
Dave Gahan is known by being the lead vocalist of Depeche Mode, and in Depeche's and in his solo songs, Mr. Gahan puts sensuality and a certain intrigue in them. It's the case of "Saw Something", featured on his second solo album, Hourglass, released on October 23, 2007. This song is about rediscovering that there is something inexplicable about a personwhom you previously got away from, and then realizing that what that person does for you is something you want to return to, keep, and cherish.
7-Grant Lee Buffalo - "Mockingbirds" (1994)
If Stockton band's Grant Lee Buffalo debut "Fuzzy" is good, then their next album, "Mighty Joe Moon", is even better. Released on September 20, 1994, "Mighty Joe Moon" featured great hits, like "Lone Star Song", "Rock of Ages", "Honey Don't Think" and... "Mockingbirds".
"Mockingbirds" is all about the tranquility and serenity of two people, who just want to get along.
6- Blue Rodeo - "Lost Together" (1992)
Toronto country band Blue Rodeo is one of the most active bands in the history of music. Active since 1984, one of the band's most notable hits is "Lost Together", released in August 1992. It's one of my favorite country songs, and it's like another journey to serenity.
5-Band of Susans-"Now is Now" (1991)
For those who don't know, Band of Susans is a alternative band from New York City, led by Robert Poss and Susan Steiger. In every song, they "trade places" in lead vocals.
Their third album, The Word and The Flesh, released in September 1991, is their best album, in my opinion. One of the tracks, Now is Now, is like a night trip on New York or Los Angeles, for example.
Detail: the song was remixed and it was featured on their EP, Now, released on 1992.
4-Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars" (2006)
UK band Snow Patrol marked my childhood, thanks to the album Eyes Open, released on May 9, 2006. The album featured the amazing Chasing Cars. It's another song about a broken relationship, and the couple wants to come back together, which is expressed in the song's rhythm.
3-X - "See How We Are" (1987)
See How We Are, of 1987, is their best work from LA band X. One of the tracks, See How We Are, is about a profound relationship, when the couple travels through a love journey, and at the end, they come back to sleep.
2-Jars of Clay- "Love Song for a Savior" (1995)
Love Song for a Savior, by Chicago band Jars of Clay, is more than a romantic rock song. When the drums enters in the song chorus, it's another road trip when the couple falls in love somewhere. And they end up kissing on a remote place, like the beach.
1-Stranglers - "Midnight Summer Dream" (1983)
I chose Midnight Summer Dream by Stranglers on the first place, because it tells a real story, inspired on Shakespare's novel of the same name. Isn't that interesting? Also the keyboards and the talking in the song transmit the romantic character of it.
Well, hope u like it.
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