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Laurie Anderson - O Superman (For Massenet)
We like to think of Tuneage as a blog aiding music discovery, but it’s also about music appreciation, and Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman”, over 8 minutes long, is a track that certainly deserves a certain some appreciation.
It was first released in 1981, reaching an unexpected #2 in the UK singles charts. Anderson wrote it as a cover of the aria “O Souverain, o juge, o père” from Jules Massnet’s 1885 opera Le Cid, after listening to a recording of it made by Charles Holland. It was released to mixed reception, but stands today as a widely lauded piece of music.
The Wikipedia page for the song has a lot more information about the song, and makes up a surprisingly interesting read.
I was a little surprised to hear this on The Current this evening.
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little surprised...Current this evening.
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Increíble! A mi también me dio shock ahora. No sabia...ella pero esta es la mejor canción...
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Massenet). Genial el rescate de tuneage, todavía recuerdo cuando escuché este tema por primera vez. Un shock.
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very first songs...overturn my ideas...weird and funny and...
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I have loved this...first time I heard it. tuneage:
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album some time last year, and I did...would have burnt
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my top all-time songs. I love...entire album, actually. (Big Science)
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