620 Soul Train
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Dec 17, 2006 13:56:49 GMT -5
I love this song! My favourite OMD record believe it or not. Back in 1986 I was appalled to see this song peak at #19 when I was listening to AT40. Twenty years later I really listen and I interpret this as a song about a close one passing away.
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billcs
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Post by billcs on Dec 17, 2006 22:57:23 GMT -5
Definitely one of their more dreamy sounding songs.
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Dec 18, 2006 11:17:44 GMT -5
I liked this song. I was also disappointed to see it peak so low, especially since what was IMO their worst song, "If You Leave" got all the way up to #3 (and remains their only Top Ten hit to date). I also liked "Dreamin'" and "So In Love". I believe "Dreamin'" hit the Top 20, but "So In Love" ran out of gas at #24.
U93 gave "Forever (Live And Die)" moderate airplay in late 1986, so at least it wasn't one of those songs that I only heard on the countdowns.
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Post by tico on Dec 18, 2006 15:57:06 GMT -5
I had this song in my head a couple of weeks ago for no reason at all. I hadn't heard it probably since it went recurrent. I agree that this is OMD's best song and I would love to hear this one now.
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Dec 18, 2006 18:56:02 GMT -5
Took me forever to get the lyrics in the chorus right... I used to think they were just singing "Why oh why oh why oh why oh whyyyyyy... you make me wanna cry..."
Shame it doesn't get much '80s airplay today.
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John77
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Post by John77 on Dec 19, 2006 2:09:24 GMT -5
This is definitely a lost classic... this and "So In Love" were my two favorites of theirs. "If You Leave" got burnt to a crisp for me.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 19, 2006 13:28:56 GMT -5
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Feb 19, 2007 0:58:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd like to hear this song again. I liked "So In Love" and "Dreaming" which were also under rated.
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gonecountry
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Post by gonecountry on May 23, 2019 22:09:27 GMT -5
Love this. This was one of their three biggest hits in America. They had so many great songs.
I could never hear If You Leave again and I would be happy. #sodamnoverplayed
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