As I wind down the final videos to 100, I wanted to be sure I hit some of most favorite tracks, and this certainly qualifies. As an album, The Church's 1990 "Gold Afternoon Fix" LP was a major disappointment after "Starfish", which featured their worldwide hit "Under The Milky Way". But there was one great thing about "Gold"; it contained a song that I have literally listened to thousands of times since 1990 - "Metropolis".
To me, "Metropolis" is The Church's perfect moment. The Rickenbacker guitars just jangle like jewelry, the laid back, wistful lead vocal, the pure honey of the background vocals, over a driving beat, that just rings and rings as it fades out....if someone made me pick one last song to hear before leaving the planet, this would unquestionably be it. Sorry about the video file quality - the encoding kinda sucks, but it's the only version on YouTube.
Now comes the tough part - what will #100 be???
Until then, enjoy "Metropolis", my favorite essential 80's track!
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ALMOST THERE!!!! WOOT
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Lovely song.
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ebuzz, I could have written this post! are you reading my mind now?
""there will never be another quite like you i'm so involved with everything you do."
can't wait for #100 even though I have to bloody work today. you're making me all breathless . . . ;-)
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I DON'T WANNA GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE I WANNA HATE SOMBODY