don't think I've ever heard this whole thing - didn't realize so much of it was covers!
― mr. strawman spotter (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Good commentary on this album here:
1985 Grammy Awards Album of the Year poll
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
The title track all the way!
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 11:09 (fourteen years ago) link
this is a tough one for me, love this album and so many of the songs are great
the Private Dancer tour was my first stadium show (12? 13?), for some odd reason Glenn Frey was the opening act but Tina was amazing on stage
Popmatters just did an article on the 25th anniversary of the album http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/116661-the-story-of-a-soul-survivor-private-dancer-at-25/
― H in Addis, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 14 December 2009 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
that popmatters article is interesting. gotta vote "what's love" for impact alone. i was 14 and had no idea who she was, and then suddenly boom she was everywhere and that song was inescapable.
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Monday, 14 December 2009 00:35 (fourteen years ago) link
It was good! I didn't know lots of those facts.
Surprised it didn't mention the '83 concert after which she hammed with Keef, Ronnie, and David Bowie, and left with promises of songs, production help, etc.
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 December 2009 00:51 (fourteen years ago) link
"Better Be Good For Me", but "Steel Claw" is a close second for me.
― Euler, Monday, 14 December 2009 07:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 15 December 2009 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Anybody remember when (or know why) this was given a new album cover? I preferred the original...
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 01:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i remember just about all of these songs for some reason ... ok, the reason is that a lot of them are classic. i probably would've voted for "better be good to me" :D
― KARLOR CAN FUCK ANYTHING! AND HE WILL AND HAS!!! (Eisbaer), Saturday, 9 July 2011 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
in praise of "Private Dancer": not just Jeff Beck's lovely solo but the little guitar teases on the chorus that sound like slide (at 2:26 for example): is that Beck too? the track is stuffed with details like these
have there been notable covers of it? it'd be interesting to hear an instrumentally stripped down version (like what Dire Straits would have pulled off?)
― Euler, Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
"better be good to me"
― the late great, Thursday, 12 November 2015 07:44 (eight years ago) link
SHOULDN'T I
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2015 13:10 (eight years ago) link
Her wors.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 July 2018 04:31 (five years ago) link
her worst too
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 July 2018 04:32 (five years ago) link