Twist In My Sobriety

Album: Ancient Heart (1988)
Charted: 22
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Tanita Tikaram
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 5

  • Yoram from IsraelFred, it is indeed an English Horn in this song, whereas to my ears, in "I Got you Babe" it must be either an oboe or a bassoon. An E. H. is actually an enlarged/elongated oboe, and thus playing at the lower (alt-ish) tones. I would suggest Randy Crawford's "one Day I'll Fly Away", preceding Tikaram's "Twist" by some 7 years, as another striking example of the enchanting, infinitely-beautiful, pensive, expressive sound of this instrument. Within the realm of Classical Music, one of the best known E.H. parts carries the lead tune in the Largo (2nd) Part of Dvorak's Symphony #9 ("From the New World").
  • Szandra from CremonaMartin, I believe there could be some influence there... this is exactly why I came to visit this site. First, I listened to Diana's live playing of Temptation, then as it reminded me of something, I checked Tanita's song, and now I am reading your comment, just to find out, we took the same path landing on this page. By the way, today it is 2020.02.02.
  • Martin from WageningenToday I heard the song Temptation by Diana Krall (Original by Tom Waits(1987)). There are remarkable parallels between those two songs. Is Tanita influenced by this song?
  • Jorge from Lima, PeruIt's actually an oboe, played by musician Malcolm Messiter.
  • Fred from Laurel, MdThis song got a lot of play here in the States, too -- don't know how it charted, but its haunting tone was extremely contagious. I find it irresistible.
    Perhaps the best use of an English horn in a popular song -- although the only other one that comes to mind is, "I Got You, Babe," by Sonny & Cher (1965).
    [Someone please correct me if either of these is actually an oboe -- they sound so similar -- but the E.H. is more mellow.]
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