shut up! shut up!

[intertribal]

Thanks to Pandora suggesting it on my Sneaker Pimps station (and probably me giving thumbs up to other '80s songs), I finally figured out the identity of a song whose melody I had known and loved for a long time (like, since childhood), and would sometimes pop up in my subconscious: "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday.  And that's little Aimee Mann (by little I mean, 25, so still older than me, thank God)!  She was originally singing it to a girl, not a guy, but Epic Records was all "no lesbian songs" so there you have it.

Turns out the reason it never turned up in my frantic lyrics searches was because I thought the chorus was "this is scary." I had "keep it down now" right, though, and I actually always envisioned it taking place on some urban fire escape.  It's actually a little different...

Nice acting, y/y?  I have to say though, I do like the part near the end where she's singing with this zombie-expressionless face in the audience at Carnegie Hall (3:15).

ETA: I just noticed that she essentially kills her boyfriend when she stands up there at the end.  LOL.

Comments

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

I feel old hearing that this song was unknown to you. This one also launched my love affair with cover tunes, thanks to this version by Gang Green:

[intertribal.livejournal.com]

I have no idea where I first heard it. I guess MTV, but part of me thinks it was a Wendy's.

Covers are awesome, and that's a pretty good one.

[samhenderson.livejournal.com]

OMG the flashback.

[wendigomountain.livejournal.com]

It was in heavy rotation on the radio when I first heard it. Up until VH1's "I Love the 80's" I had no idea what the lyrics were.

"Hush Hush! Even downtown, this is Carrie!"

[intertribal.livejournal.com]

Now I'm imagining S. King's Carrie walking around downtown and everyone running away in fear, thank you.

[wendigomountain.livejournal.com]

Yes! Exactly! "Whoa-oooh-oh-0H-OH!" Now, add on the mishearing of the "hush hush" as "Oh Church!" Makes you fear the dirty pillows and the natterings of a puritainical maniac mother.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I remember when that song came out. Wow--takes me back! I remember thinking her name must be Carrie. :-p