Ziggy Stardust era Bowie is pretty theatrical. Not quite so modern, but neither is Queen at this point.
I think pretty much anything after the '50s counts as modern here. The 1850s.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
billytea - Jun 06, 2009 8:54:47 pm PDT #1128 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
megan walker - Jun 06, 2009 10:17:15 pm PDT #1129 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Obvious drama: Celine Dion, “My Heart Goes On”
Cheesy drama: Air Supply, “The One That You Love”
Diva drama: Brandy & Monica, “The Boy is Mine”
Dolly Parton did it better drama: Whiney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”
Contemporary pop idol drama: Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
Lyrics that make no sense drama: Seal, “Kiss From a Rose”
British drama: Joe Jackson, “Breaking Us in Two”
Rip up the Pope kind of drama: Sinéad O’Connor, “Nothing Compares to You”
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt drama: 10cc, “I’m not in Love”
Old-school drama: Joe Cocker, “Feels Like Forever” or “Don’t You Love Me Anymore”
Bon-Bon’s kind of drama: Journey, “Open Arms”
Boom box drama: Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes”
Who wouldn’t want to wake up next to Chrissie Hynde? drama: The Pretenders, “Angel in the Morning”
Duet drama: Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”
It doesn’t get more dramatic than this drama: Eric Carmen, “All By Myself”
ETA: Most of these are probably DMR-free if you want me to send anything to b'rawk.
billytea - Jun 06, 2009 10:53:29 pm PDT #1130 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Those are some fine suggestions, Megan. (The Joe Jackson rec is an interesting direction. I hadn't thought about him, but "Real Men" is one of her favourites. I think she could go for some more Jackson.) I already own most of them, don't worry about Buffistrawk.
megan walker - Jun 06, 2009 11:10:26 pm PDT #1131 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, Tori Amos does a good cover of "Real Men."
Barb - Jun 07, 2009 4:01:16 pm PDT #1132 of 6436
“Not dead yet!”
Dolly Parton did it better drama: Whiney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”
I like the Vince/Dolly duet version.
Diva drama: Brandy & Monica, “The Boy is Mine”
Or, if you want country diva drama, there's always Reba McEntire and Linda Davis "Does He Love You."
Velvet Wrapped in Cashmere drama- Raul Malo- "Unbreakable."
billytea - Jun 07, 2009 5:28:13 pm PDT #1133 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Thanks for your suggestions. I've made up a draft CD, we'll see what Wallybee thinks of it.
Gudanov - Jun 08, 2009 5:08:08 am PDT #1134 of 6436
Coding and Sleeping
Does anyone have suggestions for some over-the-top melodrama?
It may be too heavy (some definitely are) but Within Temptation is very dramatic. They front a mezzo-soprano so some of the songs are somewhat operatic. Probably Memories, Jillian, Angels, Our Solemn Hour, Stand my Ground.
Fred Pete - Jun 08, 2009 11:35:34 am PDT #1135 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Cheesy drama: Air Supply, “The One That You Love”
I'd go with "Making Love Out of Nothing At All." Which was produced by Jim Steinman, so you have a double there.
Barb - Jun 08, 2009 11:41:08 am PDT #1136 of 6436
“Not dead yet!”
You can also get the combined whammy of Steinman and Celine Dion if you go with "It's All Coming Back to Me Now."
billytea - Jun 08, 2009 6:41:56 pm PDT #1137 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Hee. I have indeed opted for "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (bearing in mind that he can make all the stadiums rock), and included "It's All Coming Back To Me Now". You could just about fill the entire CD with Celine Dion, but the choice has to be her collaboration with THE STEINMAN.