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Post by BiteUrLip on Apr 8, 2020 13:46:00 GMT
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
Keyboards and vocals: Elton John
Bass: Romeo Williams
Drums: Jonathan Moffett
Guitar: Davey Johnstone
Keyboards: Fred Mandel, Guy Babylon
Backing vocals: Marlena Jeter, Natalie Jackson, Mortonette Jenkins, Davey Johnstone
Like a thief he's come, like a thief he's gone
He's stolen your tears one by one
You're proud to love him, it's a foolish sign
You're a broken heart at the scene of the crime
And the night drags on, and the fever burns
Come to your senses, everybody learns
You sleep in sweet fire lost and blue
You're an empty doll in the power of a fool
Don't go sleeping with the past
Don't go praying he'll come back
Take a deep breath and deny
You could love a man like that
Don't go sleeping with the past
Don't go waking with a dream
There's no tenderness that's left
In the cracks you step between
If it looks like rain, if it makes no sound
It's an echo of pain on common ground
Love's like a junkie, addiction's a fact
Passion's a monkey you can't keep off your back
But he takes love and he turns it cold
He's just an iceman honey, ain't got no heart of gold
But he sees you and he runs from you
Come on and shake this shadow that you're clinging to
And he'll hurt you
And he'll run from you
Come on and shake this shadow that you're clinging to
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Post by BiteUrLip on Apr 8, 2020 13:46:29 GMT
This is a good mood song, not a very serious song though.
4½ stars.
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Post by nix on Apr 8, 2020 19:07:40 GMT
4 very good and fun to listen to
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Post by dougs on Apr 9, 2020 11:49:03 GMT
"Sleeping With the Past" from SLEEPING WITH THE PAST:
Elton & Bernie went into the studio in late 1988 to create an album that would pay tribute to all the great soul artists of the 60s and early 70s. Elton & Bernie wanted to work more closely on this project than they had become accustomed to on their previous albums of the 80s. The result was clearly the most focussed and cohesive 80s album from the pair. SLEEPING WITH THE PAST was a step back in style but also a step up to contemporary production standards. The album has a clean almost electronic sheen to it. The title track was the 2nd song written during the sessions.
"Sleeping With the Past" is driven by a powerful guitar riff from Davey. The rhythm section (Jonathan Moffett and Romeo Williams) were both proven and successful R&B and soul music musicians. Elton added three terrific new female backing vocalists to the song (album and future tours). Elton had tinkered with soul and R&B on previous albums (ICE ON FIRE, as one example) but SLEEPING WITH THE PAST was fully committed to created a real soul and R&B and gospel feel. "Sleeping With the Past" used keyboards to fill in for horns. The overall sound of the song is a solid upbeat R&B flavoured tune with that electronic feel to it. The song and album were produced by Chris Thomas who had produced most of Elton's music between 1981 and 1984.
Elton and band played "Sleeping With the Past" on their 1989 world tour. EJ started playing it live (late July) in the summer of 1989 before MCA got the album released late that summer (August 29). After a couple of performances of "Sleeping With the Past" down under in early 1990 the song has never seen the light of day.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Doug
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Post by Commodore Orpington on Apr 9, 2020 20:52:27 GMT
Grew on me. Predictable, generic tune, but had nice little touches that make it rise above that a little. Lyrics better than music.
This is a rare case for me, of an EJ album which is placed on too high a pedestal, to me.
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Post by newloneranger on Apr 10, 2020 0:48:12 GMT
Pretty good although its one of my least favorites on the album which shows how good this album is.
4 stars
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Post by rocketman on Apr 13, 2020 17:38:44 GMT
5 stars...A song that to me is often overlooked and underrated, and one of the best Title tracks in Elton's catalog, with one of the grittier bridges that I've heard in an Elton John song.
DougS made some interesting points, and in regard to production, I tend to agree with his assessment. This is arguably Chris Thomas' best effort, with a less 'shouty' sound than on Too Low, Breaking Hearts and Reg Strikes Back, albums which seemed to emphasize Elton's vocals almost to a fault, though I should note that my hearing is particularly irritated by a prominent midrange.
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