As a Dire Straits song, this isn't as well known as I would like. Which is a shame, because it's a fun song, with a bit of a country-rock feel. And a double shame, because it was their last single.
Of course, it became a hit when it was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter, who somehow made a song about failure even MORE upbeat, in 1992. Perhaps we will feature that on Totally Covered someday. For now, let's listen to Mark Knopfler, who was the lead singer and face of Dire Straits, performing the song in the style of Mary Chapin Carpenter.
14 August 2018
13 August 2018
13 August 2018 - Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
It's hard to believe that this song once had a video banned from MTV. And YouTube.
This is not that video. THAT video has been successfully squashed by Sony Music. This is just a performance piece that was mid-90's sexy. And that's objectively OK. Because the song itself is slow and sexy and cool, much like Ms. B. Hawkins herself.
And it was this song and video, her FIRST, that became her biggest hit, and a song that still endures more than a quarter century later. Doesn't THAT make you feel old?!
This is not that video. THAT video has been successfully squashed by Sony Music. This is just a performance piece that was mid-90's sexy. And that's objectively OK. Because the song itself is slow and sexy and cool, much like Ms. B. Hawkins herself.
And it was this song and video, her FIRST, that became her biggest hit, and a song that still endures more than a quarter century later. Doesn't THAT make you feel old?!
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