"Don't You Want Me" -The Human League Analysis 1981
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- Created on: 12-05-16 14:10
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- "Don't You Want Me" - The Human League 1981 Analysis
- Sinister Undertone
- Stabbing chords under "we will both be sorry"
- Lyrics!
- Phil's original was dark cold and lonely before rushent produced it
- Context
- The start of THL's poppy direction after Oakey decided to move in that direction and picked up the girls. Bc of this 2 guys left and made "Heaven 17"
- Started a mini British invasion in USA bc of MTV. Sold 1.54 mil copies
- Inspired by the film "a star is born"
- Instrumentation
- New sound producer Rushent said he would have 24 synths in a line all analogue playing to get the right sound
- Linn drum machine, very important, first no.1 to use drum machine all through
- Vocals recorded in a toilet bc the mirrors and porcelein and the size making it live and boxy
- Instrumentation
- Structure
- "Perfect Pop structure. Robotic element with the Linn drum machine, resembles that of Kraftwerk?
- Uses the male and female voices as a narrative in the verses
- Sinister Undertone
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