posted by davidt on Thursday December 06 2001, @09:30AM
Mimmiz from Italy writes:

Playing and sailing with my pc, I've found this...

Eurythmics FAQ: Notes from The Church
While we were discussing unreleased stuff, Dave sent some people down in the basement to look for some tapes. They came back, and Dave put one in... it was the instrumental track they used to open the Revival tour, though in an extended form. He called it "We 3 are 4"...the tape also had "Rich Girl", "Fear No Evil" and "Precious" THEN he said, "here's a good one"... he explained that they had recorded a secret album in 1985 that was never released (I'll explain why in a bit) - it's an album of cover tunes done in HIGH EURYTHMIC STYLE.... The first track was "Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me" originally by the Smiths. Dave said "Annie did a really brilliant vocal on this one" - he sat us down on the sofa so we could hear in stereo, and set the tape rolling.... IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ETHEREAL... drowned in rich synth strings with a transcendent vocal performance by Annie.... Lori and I looked at each other with amazement that we were actually listening to the stuff. After that song, Dave said "That would be a smash hit if we ever released it!"
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  • date correction... (Score:1, Informative)

    The cover MUST have been from 1995 since the original recording was released in 1987. Still, I can't think of a better voice to cover a Smith's tune than Annie's.
    Anonymous -- Thursday December 06 2001, @10:47AM (#22083)
  • I would love to hear that. "Love Song For A Vampire" by Annie, was one of the most emotional songs ever!
    Anonymous -- Thursday December 06 2001, @12:15PM (#22088)
  • I found a partial MP3 of this using audiogalaxy. It's only about 1 minute and not the greatest quality, but it really does sound amazing. Annie really does sound stunning singing it. I'm sure the whole track has to be out there somewhere...
    Anonymous -- Friday December 07 2001, @02:20PM (#22111)
  • I'd be very interested to hear this, as it remains one of my favorite Smiths songs; if anyone gets hold of a copy, please share it.
    delicado -- Friday December 07 2001, @03:38PM (#22112)
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    ...and when I fell on the floor, I drank more...
  • A better voice than fucking Annie Lennox? How about Paul Shane (alias Ted) from feckin Heidi Hi? What a load of.....When will she die?
    memphis <[email protected]> -- Saturday December 08 2001, @06:11AM (#22130)
    (User #2515 Info)
    'You don't know the power in what I'm saying' x
  • when have the eurythmics made a good record?
    the just a pile of poo!
    aly.smith -- Tuesday December 11 2001, @05:02AM (#22197)
    (User #3669 Info | http://www.geocities.com/smithsmoznight)
  • Hello - I'm one of the fans that heard this track at the Church... Dave was mistaken when he told us it was recorded in 1985 - I believe it was really from 1988, after the Savage album was released.
    -Eric
    Anonymous -- Friday December 28 2001, @02:53PM (#22689)


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