 | SingDresden Dolls |
Writer(s): Amanda Palmer (see lyrics here) Released: March 31, 2006 First Charted: -- Peak: 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 0.49 video, -- streaming |
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About the Song:The Dresden Dolls formed in Boston in 2000. The duo consisted of singer and multi-instrumentalist Amanda Palmer and drummer, guitarist, and bassist Brian Vigilone. The name was inspired by several connections to the city of Dresden, Germany. The city was home of the pre-war porcelain dolls and was famously firebombed during World War II by a joint British and American aerial attack. In the novel Flowers in the Attic, author V.C. Andrews refers to the “classically blond-haired and blue-eyed protaganists” as the Dresden Dolls. WK The post-punk group The Fall also had a song called “Dresden Dolls.” The duo released a self-titled EP in 2001 and self-titled album in 2003. Their second album, Yes, Virginia…, was released in 2006. All Music Guide’s Heather Phares said the group “sound more confident than ever, igniting their cabaret-rock with more crazed inventiveness and you-are-there immediacy.” AMG She also said, “Palmer’s lyrics have a mix of sympathy and disdain for the people and subjects in her songs that makes them seem very honest in spite, or perhaps because of, their theatricality.” AMG The lead single from that album was “Sing,” a song celebrating the power of music as a means of expression. It was only released as a promo to radio stations and never saw an official release for sale. Phares referred to it as one of the album’s “musically and emotionally complex ballads.” AMG The video features clips of the Dresden Dolls performing, people with different jobs in different locations receiving a CD in the mail from the duo, and people made up to look like living dolls. The song was covered in 2007 by the Red Paintings on their Feed the Wolf EP. Resources:
First posted 2/8/2023. |
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