flashback friday - candy

so, everybody has their favorite voices to listen to. i've got a number that i feel are perfect - matt berninger (who loyal readers know i fangirl gush over way too much), jon denver (NO DISSING. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK OF JOHN DENVER. HE WAS AWESOME.), mandy patinkin (yes. i really did just put his name on this list)... those are all guys, you're saying. what about women? well, obviously, joni mitchell is on that list (singer of the best song ever recorded), ella fitzgerald, stevie nicks, and kate pierson (of B-52's fame).

c'mon. admit it. kate pierson's voice is sublime.



way back when (in 1990 - holy crap, that was 21 years ago. i'm feeling ancient now), when i was in high school (yes, i've just dated myself), i was utterly addicted to candy. a collaboration between the very popular kate pierson and iggy pop, candy laments lost love and regret. and while this is technically an iggy pop song (and, to date, his most commercial success), the reason why i adored it as much as i did was because of kate's vocals. strong and clear, her voice serves as the backbone of the song.

totes amazing, even 21 years later.

it's a rainy afternoon
in 1990
in the big city,
geez it's been 20 years-
candy - you were so fine

beautiful, beautiful girl from the north
you burned my heart with a flickering torch
i had a dream that no one else could see
you gave me love for free

candy, candy, candy
i can't let you go
all my life, you're haunting me
i loved you so
candy, i can't let you go
life is crazy
candy baby

yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
and i'm glad you got out, but -
but i miss you
i've had a hole in my heart for so long
i've learned to take it and just smile along

down on the street
those men are all the same
i need a love
not games
not games

candy, candy, candy
i can't let you go
all my life, you're haunting me
i loved you so
candy, i can't let you go
life is crazy
candy baby

(mp3) candy by iggy pop and kate pierson

check out the video. how gorgeous is kate as a lounge room siren? and dude - did the iggster EVER put on a shirt?



buy brick by brick, the album candy is off of, HERE.