Post by The Curmudgeon on Jul 2, 2014 23:38:41 GMT 2
We close this latest chapter of the Justice League by once again travelling to Sweden, who seem to churn out pop songwriters like they were Toblerone, and the songs can be just as sweet.
Most of you reading this will notice I have a pretty obvious love for music that borrows that classic 60's sound. God Help the Girl, the Raveonettes, Glasvegas..all borrow from the Phil Spector/Motown school of music production, and today's band, Ace of Base, tried their hand at that one, too.
You'll probably know Ace of Base. They had a few major hits before disappearing forever (still going in their homeland, though). I'm not going to talk about any of their number one singles or anything. No, in true hipster fashion I'm going to talk about a single that didn't do as well as the others, which is a damn shame as its easily their best song.
It borrows the intro from a Supremes song, leaving no doubt as to what sound they're trying to replicate, and it's a bit of an interesting story too. The song, "Always Have, Always Will", was originally called "Killer on the Rampage" and their record label liked the tune and the chorus but made the band change the original lyrics. So while this is all nice and feel-good and kitten hugging.. it'd be nice to find out what it once really was.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz7qbAyJReQ
For the last time this series.. cast your vote NOW.
Most of you reading this will notice I have a pretty obvious love for music that borrows that classic 60's sound. God Help the Girl, the Raveonettes, Glasvegas..all borrow from the Phil Spector/Motown school of music production, and today's band, Ace of Base, tried their hand at that one, too.
You'll probably know Ace of Base. They had a few major hits before disappearing forever (still going in their homeland, though). I'm not going to talk about any of their number one singles or anything. No, in true hipster fashion I'm going to talk about a single that didn't do as well as the others, which is a damn shame as its easily their best song.
It borrows the intro from a Supremes song, leaving no doubt as to what sound they're trying to replicate, and it's a bit of an interesting story too. The song, "Always Have, Always Will", was originally called "Killer on the Rampage" and their record label liked the tune and the chorus but made the band change the original lyrics. So while this is all nice and feel-good and kitten hugging.. it'd be nice to find out what it once really was.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz7qbAyJReQ
For the last time this series.. cast your vote NOW.
