23/09/2011
Top 100 100/05 Losing My Religion (R.E.M - 1991)
Quand le groupe de Michael Stipe explose en 1991 avec l'album 'out of time' il est deja depuis de nombreuses années un des groupes de référence sur le sol américain mais bizarrement le groupe reste confidentiel de ce coté de l 'Atlantique.
Précédé par des albums devenus cultes 'Murmur (1983) ou 'life rich pageant '(1984) cet album le septième dans la discographie du groupe d'athens (Georgie) , va propulser R.E.M sur le devant de la scène mondiale
D'un statut de groupe de 'college rock ' R.E.M va prendre brusquement une dimension mondiale et quitterdéfinitivement l'univers du rock alternatif .Le single 'losing my religion ' illustré par un vidéo-clip fantastique (une suite de tableaux vivants réalisé par Tarmen Singh ) va connaître un énorme succès. Le riff de mandoline devenu célèbre est une trouvaille de Peter Buck ;le guitariste du groupe La Signification de "Losing My Religion" vient quant a elle d'une expression du sud des États-Unis qui signifie " perdre son tempérament ou perdre son calme". Ce titre en plus d'etre un tube (le plus gros succes de R.E.M) est une petite merveille d'harmonie et un véritable chef d'oeuvre de musique pop-rock
R.E.M - losing my religion
Paroles
Ooh, life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper
Of every waking hour I'm
Choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
Consider this (x2)
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
That was just a dream
That was just a dream
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper
Of every waking hour I'm
Choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
Consider this (x2)
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
That was just a dream
That was just a dream
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Beaucoup d'artistes ont ajoutés 'Losing my religion ' a leur répertore citons notamment la magnifique version de Tori Amos sur la bande originale du film 'higher learning' (1994) , celle de Anouk (2004)
ou encore celle de Nina Personn l'ex- chanteuse des cardigans ( 2001)
Anouk - losing my religion
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