Do you remember,The face of a pretty girl

**jbrownsjr** · #1 10-29-2005, 08:16 PM

I've always loved this lyric

Karlie · #2 10-29-2005, 08:20 PM

Whoa... I was just listening to Isnt It Midnight as you posted this!

**jbrownsjr** · #3 10-29-2005, 08:44 PM

I was listening to it too, that's why i posted it..

haha

goldustsongbird · #4 10-29-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I've always loved this lyric

Great song, but definitely doesn't work in concert.

**jbrownsjr** · #5 10-29-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Great song, but definitely doesn't work in concert.

i didn't like it live either

the studio versions are very clean

macfan 57 · #6 10-30-2005, 06:41 AM

I've got to disagree with you guys. I like the studio/album version, but I LOVE the Tango/BTM live versions. I think it was a great rocker live!!!

By the way, I've also loved that lyric, "Do you remember, the face of a pretty girl".

Wild_Heart03 · #7 10-30-2005, 07:30 AM

I remember when I first bought TITN, and just being totally impressed by this song. For some reason, I love that distinct metallic sound (almost sounds like someone hitting a fence) that they play right before Christine starts to sing the chorus.

David · #8 10-30-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

I've got to disagree with you guys. I like the studio/album version, but I LOVE the Tango/BTM live versions. I think it was a great rocker live!!!

It was a super-duper rocker, marred only by the xylophonic hardware. They didn't need the damn ticky-tocky in a touring band already devoted to crowding the arrangements.

The line is a beautiful one -- Timothy White said it was an evocative representation of romantic alienation, or something like that.

Gailh · #9 10-30-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Great song, but definitely doesn't work in concert.

I've always thought the live version was better than the studio version.

The studio version sounds like (in keeping with a lot of her Tango in the Night songs) it has been speeded up

Great song though!

Gail

goldustsongbird · #10 10-30-2005, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

I've got to disagree with you guys. I like the studio/album version, but I LOVE the Tango/BTM live versions. I think it was a great rocker live!!!

By the way, I've also loved that lyric, "Do you remember, the face of a pretty girl".

Depends on which versions you have, I guess! The three or so that I own aren't really impressive...

ontheEdgeof17 · #11 10-30-2005, 04:59 PM

They should have milked TITN a little longer and released this as a single.

macfan 57 · #12 10-30-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

They should have milked TITN a little longer and released this as a single.

They did do that in the U.K. Unfortunately, they released "Family Man" as the fifth single here in the U.S.

GypsySongbird · #13 10-30-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

I've got to disagree with you guys. I like the studio/album version, but I LOVE the Tango/BTM live versions. I think it was a great rocker live!!!

By the way, I've also loved that lyric, "Do you remember, the face of a pretty girl".

yea me too! i think the tango live version is amazing! one of the best on the dvd! i especially love the live harmony part when they sing "do you remember" and also the well.....s before the chorus, the only thing with that harmony is that i love chris singing the chorus, theres just something really special about her voice there, especially on the "do you remember" line -which i also love by the way - that i just fell in love with, i dont know what it is, her voice is just so beautiful!

& i love the lyrics of this song, maybe her best! the chorus is just amazing!!!! i would love to know what was really in her mind when she wrote this song!

AliceLover · #14 10-30-2005, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

I've got to disagree with you guys. I like the studio/album version, but I LOVE the Tango/BTM live versions. I think it was a great rocker live!!!

By the way, I've also loved that lyric, "Do you remember, the face of a pretty girl".

When I first saw the tango video I fell in love with this. I think I can truthfully say this id my favorite Christine McVie song. It totally worked live and was in a great spot in the set. The crowd also ate it up.. Everytime she introduced it on the MASK tour she got an overwhelming reponse.

macfan 57 · #15 10-31-2005, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GypsySongbird

i would love to know what was really in her mind when she wrote this song!

She has said she wrote this song about someone she had a relationship with years & years before, probably someone we've never heard about. She said she was just thinking about him & wondering if it was midnight where he was. He must have lived far away from her at that time.