It was the second single released from the band's sixth album La folie. Add Review. Leighton House Museum - 12 Holland Park Road, West Kensington, London, England, UK, What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? This FAQ is empty. Music video for Madonna's song Like a Prayer. With Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield. Essentially the lyrics describe how "both provided me with pleasurable times. In addition to the Pyramids, the video is intercut with stock footage of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah in Bukhara, the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, and Great Sphinx, Feluccas sailing, Bedouins riding and camel racing in the United Arab Emirates. It peaked at No. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Songs, lyrics and music by The Stranglers. [22] In 1997, soul singer Omar revived the song and took it back into the UK Top 40. In January 2014, NME ranked the song as No. Music video of Spandau Ballet performing "True". Looking for something to watch? It was released as a 7" single, on Liberty, in December 1981 in the United States and in January 1982 in the United Kingdom. [citation needed]. "Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band the Stranglers. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest ever placing in that chart. [21], In 1996, British hip hop group Kaleef had a UK Top 40 hit with their re-working of this song. [4] It has also been recorded by many other artists. [10], sales+streaming figures based on certification alone, In a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the nation's favourite singles to have peaked at number two, conducted in late 2012, "Golden Brown" ranked fifth behind "Vienna", "Fairytale of New York", "Sit Down" and "American Pie", and just ahead of "Waterloo Sunset" and "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever". It's about heroin and also about a girl." The Stranglers: Golden Brown The performance scenes were filmed in the Leighton House Museum in Holland Park, London, which was also used in the filming of the video for "Gold" by Spandau Ballet. rajabullyboy December 26, 2015 Report ... Due to a mix up at the Irish pressing plant, a few of the band’s Liberty era single Golden Brown were accidentally pressed onto old stock UA labels, creating an immediate rarity. View production, box office, & company info, 5 News Tonight: Episode dated 31 January 2019. From "Veronica Mars" to Rebecca take a look back at the career of Armie Hammer on and off the screen. Reviews Show All 3 Reviews . In February 2012, when interviewing Stranglers bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel on BBC Breakfast, Turnbull described the attempted dance as "a disaster", Burnel responded that the alternating time signatures made "Golden Brown" impossible to dance to; in contrast, a song written entirely in 6/8 is not unusual in waltzing. Music video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue'. Music video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue' and the film soundtrack of 'At Close Range'. "Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band the Stranglers. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. In his book The Stranglers Song By Song (2001), Hugh Cornwell states "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It peaked at No. Originally featured on the group's album La folie, which was released in November 1981, and later on the USA pressings of Feline, "Golden Brown" was released as a single in December 1981, and was accompanied by a video. [9] It depicts the band members both as explorers in an Arabian country and non-Arab Muslim countries (sequences include images of the Pyramids as well as the explorers studying a map of Egypt) in the 1920s and performers for a fictional "Radio Cairo". It was the second single released from the band's sixth album La folie. Music video of Sheena Easton performing "9-5 (Morning Train)" while riding a train. [1], There has been much controversy surrounding the lyrics. [clarification needed] The music was largely written by keyboardist Dave Greenfield and drummer Jet Black, with lyrics by singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell. It reached No. The third single from the album 'Erotica'. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. This was against the wishes of the band, so much so they refused an invitation to appear on 'Wogan'. The Village People perform their hit single on a U.S. Navy ship. It was released as a 7" single, on Liberty, in December 1981 in the United States and in January 1982 in the United Kingdom. [citation needed], The single was a top 10 hit around the world, including Australia. The keyboard and harpsichord vamp in 3/4, and in the head every fourth bar is in 4/4. 488 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also featured in the film Snatch and is included on its soundtrack album. [8], The BBC newsreader Bill Turnbull attempted to waltz to the song in the 2005 series of Strictly Come Dancing. "On March 25th Epic re-released "Golden Brown". The video for "Golden Brown" was directed by Lindsey Clennell. Golden Brown Lyrics: Golden brown, texture like sun / Lays me down, with my mind she runs / Throughout the night, no need to fight / Never a frown with golden brown / Every time, just like the last This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 22:33. 2 in the official UK Singles Chart in February 1982, remaining there for two weeks behind double A-sided record "Town Called Malice/Precious" by the Jam. The B-side, 'You', was a track recorded on the 'Aural Sculpture' sessions and hasn't been released before." [5][6], David Hamilton, disc jockey on the comparatively conservative BBC Radio 2, which was a middle-of-the-road (MOR) music radio station at that time, made the record his single of the week. The video, featuring the group's members dancing on a black background. Add the first question. "[7], The main body of the song has a 6/8 feel and is pitched halfway between the keys of E minor and E-flat minor, possibly to accommodate the tuning of the harpsichord. Use the HTML below. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest ever placing in that chart.[3]. Madonna plays a depressed, high-powered business woman who has a sketchy night life. Directed by Lindsey Clennell. 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