Original video located here. Accessed 15th December 2022
Song title: Song to the Siren
Artist: This Mortal Coil
Originally Done By: Tim Buckley
Year: 1983
Why I like this song:
This is a song I would only discover well into adulthood. I knew of the song title and the band name, but beyond such a striking combination I knew nothing else.
So what is this song? It's dream pop at it's finest. It's a song where Liz Fraser puts her heart and soul into. It's a cover of a song by Tim Buckley (Jeff's dad for all you trainspotters).
But for me this is like nothing else out of the whole decade. No matter how many times I hear it, it takes me away to somewhere. else. And when it's done, it's like awakening from a dream - which is something very few songs can achieve successfully.
After all, is this a voice that is worth travelling an ocean for but will forever remain out of reach? One would think so.
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