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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Apr 29, 2006 12:51:20 GMT -5
I am listening to this song right now. This is a dynamite song from TTD. Honestly, this song and "Sign Your Name" are the only singles I like by him. He's got a really unique, raspy voice that sounds great on these sorts of mid-tempo tunes. Too bad he spiraled into utter weirdness after this excellent album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby album came out in 1987. I don't think this tune is really all that well remembered, but it should be. If I remember correctly, it hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart and on the Hot 100 in 1988. It also made #4 in the UK. |
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Post by irock on Apr 29, 2006 12:56:25 GMT -5
I remember it and liked it. It was a good dancefloor song.
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Post by mst3k on Apr 29, 2006 14:24:49 GMT -5
Good song. It finished at #12 on Billboard's 1988 yearend chart. Too bad Terence let his overinflated ego get the best of him, 'cause he was talented.
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Post by Hervard on Apr 29, 2006 18:33:01 GMT -5
I'm with Pimp Named Slickback, as I too think that this song and "Sign Your Name" were his only really good songs. This song did not quite make it to #1 on the R&R chart, but did peak at #3 and spent sixteen weeks on the chart, which was quite unusual back in the late 1980s.
I hear this on the radio every now and then.
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Post by ChartKid on Apr 30, 2006 9:01:45 GMT -5
Well at least it managed #1 on the Hot 100.
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Post by tico on Apr 30, 2006 14:30:01 GMT -5
I had this on cassette. I heard it on Jack FM just the other day. The last thing Terence did of any substance was "Delicate", a duet he did with a relative unknown, Des'ree, in 1993.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jun 7, 2006 9:33:36 GMT -5
I like it.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jun 7, 2006 11:27:27 GMT -5
I had this on cassette. I heard it on Jack FM just the other day. The last thing Terence did of any substance was "Delicate", a duet he did with a relative unknown, Des'ree, in 1993.
A relative unknown who herself had a big hit in 1995 with 'You Gotta Be'.
Anyhow, this song is funny. LOL! I dunno. Must be the bells or something. |
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Post by Libra on Jun 7, 2006 13:09:42 GMT -5
I much prefer "Sign Your Name" to this.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 8, 2006 13:08:34 GMT -5
Anyhow, this song is funny. LOL! I dunno. Must be the bells or something. [/color][/quote] The bells and whistles perhaps? |
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Post by Caviar on Jun 13, 2006 18:48:06 GMT -5
Xtina was suppose to cover "Sign Your Name" for Stripped.  |
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jun 16, 2006 10:44:02 GMT -5
I prefer "Sign Your Name" & "Dance Little Sister" which are much more soulful than this cut. And yes I remember it well, they still play this thang to death on a number of 80s channels or whatever. I'm tired of it already!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 30, 2007 15:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by itsbeenaweek on Oct 2, 2007 0:22:07 GMT -5
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Post by unicorns on Oct 2, 2007 20:19:34 GMT -5
Well at least it managed #1 on the Hot 100. Really?! :O I knew it was a big hit and all, but I didn't know it got to #1! Anyway, I like this, but I prefer Sign Your Name. |
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Post by WotUNeed on Oct 2, 2007 23:54:38 GMT -5
Great song!
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Post by busyboy on Oct 3, 2007 5:20:16 GMT -5
He had consistently good single I think. Hmmm, maybe not from his second album, but still. This is in my top three from Terence, with "Dance Little Sister" and "Do You Love Me Like You Say?".
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Post by Soulsista on Jun 20, 2012 16:45:13 GMT -5
I liked this, but I also preferred "Sign Your Name".
He changed his name to Sananda Maitreya a few years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2012 17:59:49 GMT -5
Good song. Too bad he had to make that comment about his album being better than The Beatles, he could've had a couple more hits.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jan 11, 2021 0:14:19 GMT -5
Love it. My fave song by him, as well as "Sign Your Name".
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 11, 2021 8:14:51 GMT -5
Yeah this is really good. His debut album was really solid in general. I'd say "waste of a career," but tbh I haven't listened to any of his other music so far all I know it's terrific.
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Post by nak on Jan 13, 2021 20:36:54 GMT -5
"Kissing like a bandit stealing time" SMOOTH BOP
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Post by disman00911 on Jan 21, 2021 13:23:32 GMT -5
Decent but my favorite from him is "Sign Your Name".
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