Some Things We Do

Album: To Be Kind (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • Frontman Michael Gira told Rolling Stone this song is literally "a list of things that human beings do." Asked what his mood was when writing it., he admitted to having, "wild and unpredictable mood shifts."
  • This is a duet with New York cabaret singer Little Annie, who has also worked with Paul Oakenfold, Marc Almond and Antony Hegarty.
  • The orchestral strings were played and arranged by Vancouver, British Columbia-born cellist and composer Julia Kent.

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