Love Is a Stranger
Eurythmics - Love Is a Stranger
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Lyrics
Love is a stranger
In an open car
To tempt you in
And drive you far away
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About this track
Love Is a Stranger” is Eurythmics’ fifth single, and like its predecessors, was initially a commercial flop, although it later became a worldwide hit when it re-entered the chart following their commercial breakthrough with “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”.
It was produced by David A. Stewart and Adam Williams and was self-financed at Eurythmics’ 8-track facility in Chalk Farm.
The song has a fairly sparse, up-tempo arrangement. It uses the rare Movement Systems Drum Computer and various synthesizers (providing bass, melody lines and sound effects), including the Suzuki Omnichord, combined with Lennox’s strident multi-tracked vocal harmonies. The song is also punctuated with sexual-sounding vocal grunts of “uh!” from Stewart.
The single release was accompanied by a striking music video, in which Stewart acts as chauffeur for an androgynous Lennox, who plays the role of a high-class prostitute. During the course of the video, Lennox removes a curly blonde wig to reveal her trademark, close-cropped, ginger hair underneath. This caused controversy in the USA, as some people mistakenly thought Lennox was a male transvestite.
The single B-side was “Monkey Monkey”, a stripped-down electro track featuring a sparse drum machine and sequenced synthesizer arrangement, with Lennox’s vocal heavily electronically processed. The bass-line consists of a rhythmically shifting motive permutating against the drum pattern. Lennox plays with half-articulated fake-French soundings and extremely long intonations.
It was produced by David A. Stewart and Adam Williams and was self-financed at Eurythmics’ 8-track facility in Chalk Farm.
The song has a fairly sparse, up-tempo arrangement. It uses the rare Movement Systems Drum Computer and various synthesizers (providing bass, melody lines and sound effects), including the Suzuki Omnichord, combined with Lennox’s strident multi-tracked vocal harmonies. The song is also punctuated with sexual-sounding vocal grunts of “uh!” from Stewart.
The single release was accompanied by a striking music video, in which Stewart acts as chauffeur for an androgynous Lennox, who plays the role of a high-class prostitute. During the course of the video, Lennox removes a curly blonde wig to reveal her trademark, close-cropped, ginger hair underneath. This caused controversy in the USA, as some people mistakenly thought Lennox was a male transvestite.
The single B-side was “Monkey Monkey”, a stripped-down electro track featuring a sparse drum machine and sequenced synthesizer arrangement, with Lennox’s vocal heavily electronically processed. The bass-line consists of a rhythmically shifting motive permutating against the drum pattern. Lennox plays with half-articulated fake-French soundings and extremely long intonations.
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teleny2 wrote:
She's still one of the best-looking young men I know. And her voice sparkles like champagne and oysters!
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greit wrote:
Annie sounds really obsessed in this song. If you've never seen the video, you should, it's one of their best!
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Michahh wrote:
amazingly expressive vocals
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comradelover wrote:
Ann Lennox is a flipping GENIUS as no other artist comes close!! :-))!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RoGra-54 wrote:
...wirklich..Greatest...
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retroguy wrote:
Oh my......that voice. That sexy, angelic and sensual gift of a voice. Just can't get enough of her..........and her voice.
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ASYA301 wrote:
очень хорошо
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ASYA301 wrote:
харошая музыка
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martinbizarro wrote:
You have to receive it and you still can't get enough of the stuff.
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sc51 wrote:
Love is alway a stranger. I'm living it every day !!
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Lounge68 wrote:
One of the greatest songs I ever heard!
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Spaceicorn wrote:
SO IT'S AN OBSESSION!
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paulcstephensen wrote:
but ultimately something special.
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floreste wrote:
Comes in like a flood
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LughSamildanach wrote:
Love is a stranger In an open car To tempt you in And drive you far away And I want you And I want you And I want you so Its an obsession Love is a danger Of a different kind To take you away And leave you far behind And love love love Is a dangerous drug You have to receive it And you still cant Get enough of the stuff
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LughSamildanach wrote:
Its savage and its cruel And it shines like destruction Comes in like the flood And it seems like religion Its noble and its brutal It distorts and deranges And it wrenches you up And youre left like a zombie And I want you And I want you And I want you so Its an obsession
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LughSamildanach wrote:
Its guilt edged Glamorous and sleek by design You know its jealous by nature False and unkind Its hard and restrained And its totally cool It touches and it teases As you stumble in the debris And I want you And I want you And I want you so Its an obsession
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