Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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8. Was the 1988 single even released in the US? I've done some googling and

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 09:46 AM

Jan 2023

as far as I can tell, it wasn't. The song didn't chart here until the 1990 remix was released, both as a single and on the album.

I'd checked for different versions because the 1988 one didn't sound right to me, didn't sound quite like what I remembered. I hadn't heard it for years - not a favorite of mine - but I'd thought it sounded better, and the 1990 version is the one that sounds familiar to me.

Though I see your point about the subject matter.

Re songs about using heroin - I don't think any ever topped the Black Crowes' "She Talks To Angels":

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Time For A Fun Poll - UPDATED (Post At End) [View all] ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 OP

I like both claudette Jan 2023 #1

+1 Meadowoak Jan 2023 #2

See reply 3 for the remixed version of the song, done for their 1990 album and highplainsdem Jan 2023 #4

Thanks claudette Jan 2023 #7

Professor, you have the 1988 original mix by The La's. Their 1990 remix did much better highplainsdem Jan 2023 #3

The La's, live on Letterman, 1991: highplainsdem Jan 2023 #5

Fun Results ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #6

Was the 1988 single even released in the US? I've done some googling and highplainsdem Jan 2023 #8

Not Sure About That ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #9

No, I think that immediate reaction we both had was the right one. But again, highplainsdem Jan 2023 #10