Morrissey and Siouxsie - Interlude ( extended version ) video free download


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Beautiful duet released 8th August 1994 Parlaphone Records

Background

"Interlude" was recorded during the recording sessions for Morrissey's Vauxhall and I album, and was produced by Morrissey guitarist and musical director Boz Boorer. The original version of the song was recorded in 1968 by the female singer Timi Yuro as the title track for the film of the same name.

Morrissey first contacted Siouxsie in the early 90s with a view to recording a duet with her. In 1993 he sent her a tape with some potential songs he had selected. All were numbers initially sung by female singers like Nancy Sinatra and Dionne Warwick. Siouxsie picked this ballad and Morrissey agreed. The sessions went well and Boz Boorer later described his collaboration with Siouxsie as "complete joy".

Soon after the recording, however, the two singers fell out with one another regarding the content of the video. Ultimately, the video shoot never took place and the whole project was put on ice for a few months. EMI then threatened to not promote it without the existence of a video support. What's more, although a winter song, against all expectations EMI finally released "Interlude" in the summer of 1994.

Despite this, the single's chart peak (#25 UK) was consistent with Siouxsie's other UK chart placings of the post-1988 era, whether recording with Siouxsie and the Banshees or The Creatures, when she never charted higher than #21 UK. "Interlude" also charted considerably higher than Morrissey's previous single, "Hold on to Your Friends", which had flopped at #47. "Interlude" was also issued in Europe via EMI. In North America, the impossibility of an agreement between Sire (Morrissey's US record company) and Geffen (Siouxsie's), the record was only available on import in very limited quantities.

"Interlude" was later included on a compilation called Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey. A previously unreleased version of the song, featuring only Morrissey's vocals, is on his 2011 Very Best Of compilation.

LYRICS

Time is like a dream

And now, for a time, you are mine

Let's hold fast to the dream

That tastes and sparkles like wine

Who knows (who knows)

If it's real

Or just something we're both dreaming of

What seems like an interlude now

Could be the beginning of love

Loving you

Is a world that's strange

So much more than my heart can hold

Loving you

Makes the whole world change

Loving you, I could not grow old

No, nobody knows

When love will end

So till then, sweet friend...

Time is like a dream

And now, for a time, you are mine

Let's hold fast to the dream

That tastes and sparkles like wine

Who knows (who knows)

If it's real

Or just something we're both dreaming of?

What seems like an interlude now

Could be the beginning of love

What seems like an interlude now

Could be the beginning of love

What seems like an interlude now

Could be the beginning of love

Comments

10 years ago

terigower

going on to play again...the sun is shining brightly......just love duets...

10 years ago

Tinoshke07

I was never a big fan of both of them but this duet is really excellent. Thanks for sharing this with us, Sue. The song has something dreamy, to be honest I love the music more than the voices.

10 years ago

BebingtonGirl

Beautiful duet by Morrissey and Siouxsie.

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