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Frente! — Bizarre Love Triangle
Album: Marvin the Album
Avg rating:
6

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Total ratings: 518









Released: 1992
Length: 1:57
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Every time I think of you
I get a shot right through into a bolt of blue
It's no problem with mind, but it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind

There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes, and it's what nobody knows
And every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good
I feel like I never should
Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday

I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself, that if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see, just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say

Every time I see you falling
I'll, get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for the final moment
You, say the words that I can't say
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This gets a 3 from me, which I admit may be totally unfair. The original is precious to me, and I can't judge it impartially. New Order was a huge part of the soundtrack of my mid-20's. It was a time when I overcame chronic shyness and started to enjoy my youth and learned the sweet pleasure of sowing some wild oats. The club scene in the 80's also made it incredibly easy. I learned that all I had to do was tease my hair, throw on a short skirt and a band t-shirt, and I could go to a club by myself and dance for hours—by myself, with a guy, in a circle of people, didn't matter. I could let the beat take control and forget myself. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was my favorite dance song in those years, but even then, it wasn't a popular opinion. I often had to fight my way through the crowd to the DJ booth to request it. There was something about those opening beats that just made my heart explode with joy.

So, no, can't enjoy this subdued take on the song at all.
Posted 13 years ago by errantpenny    [ Reply ]
Wow, this version just drains allllll the vigor from the song.
{#Yawn}
Posted 13 years ago by lexica    [ Reply ]
A completely unnecessary remake.
Posted 13 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
Sweet voice and an improvement on the original, and I write that as someone who was a New Order fan. At least she can sing, which is more than can be said for Bernard Sumner. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
7 for the song, +1 more for Angie Hart being a part of the Mutant Enemy crew...
Posted 13 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
After 10 seconds of this I had to switch briefly to Illinois Street Lounge for a palate cleanser, then to Groove Salad for the duration. It worked. 
Posted 13 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
{#Crashcomp}
Posted 13 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Beautiful! A great album too!

Sure do miss Frente.... 

Posted 13 years ago by warderblu    [ Reply ]
 beelzebubba wrote:
This is why artists like this are always in coffee shops....you need a lot of coffee to get through this.....
 
For me, it's more like Pepto Bismol.  This cover makes me think of those TV commercials (for Pepto) that are in such exceptionally bad taste (really saying something for american TV commercials).

The "!" in the band's name simply seals the 1.

Posted 14 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
This is why artists like this are always in coffee shops....you need a lot of coffee to get through this.....
Posted 14 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Arf.  
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
I can't stand the New Oder version but I do like this...{#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
pretty
Posted 14 years ago by poser    [ Reply ]
blech!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I actually like this!  For once, I like listening to this song! 

I could never understand the hype around New Order...never liked their work and didn't like them when they were Joy Division either.  I know, I know, a lot of people like them and it's just a matter of taste.

Unlike the original where the singer always sounded like he was on novocaine, this version to me sounds like it comes from the heart.


Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 Shimmer wrote:

Why on earth did he write lyrics, then? Was someone blackmailing him into it? Was he just doing it for the paycheck? This is like a baseball player saying he doesn't like to throw a ball. It's supposed to be fun, for f*ck's sake! I've always thought that the title of this song promised something much more interesting than the song actually delivered. Now I know why. And this isn't the only New Order song I detest. Note to other bands: Please do not waste my time singing songs that you don't even enjoy yourselves.
 

It's silly to reply to a years old comment like this one, but it's not like writing lyrics was the only thing he did, or that he didn't enjoy singing even if writing the lyrics was a chore.  It's the reason why he's remembered as a vocalist and not necessarily a poet (although there's room for debate there).

For a lot of musicians, their songs start out as a melody, often made up of nonsense words, and they then have to go back and find words to fit their song.  If you cannot appreciate the merits of the melodic component of a truly good song that suffers from suboptimal lyrics, you've just thrown out most of pop music and a LOT of good tunes. {#Sad}
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Awww, why all the hate? I like this version just fine...and I'm a New Order/Joy Division fan too!
Posted 14 years ago by annie_fannie    [ Reply ]
I have always like this version, but I don't really know why.{#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

Sorry Existentialista I agree with DaveInVA on this one.


Posted 15 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Annoying, breathy female voice destroying a good song.
Posted 15 years ago by Existentialista    [ Reply ]
I just love her voice in this song...
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
some things should just never be.  this is one of them.
 
{#Yawn}  {#Sleep}wake me when the next song beginzzzzzzz
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 lovemydog wrote:
Wow I havent heard this in years! Reminds me of giant latte mugs and folk music in the coffee house. Ahhh...memories...

{#Yes}
 
My thoughts exactly...minus the mugs and coffee house.

Posted 15 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
hahaha!  exactly!!  very 90's :)
lovemydog wrote:
Wow I havent heard this in years! Reminds me of giant latte mugs and folk music in the coffee house. Ahhh...memories...

{#Yes}



Posted 15 years ago by jameyp    [ Reply ]
some things should just never be.  this is one of them.
Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Wow I havent heard this in years! Reminds me of giant latte mugs and folk music in the coffee house. Ahhh...memories...

{#Yes}
Posted 15 years ago by lovemydog    [ Reply ]
There was a time when I really liked this CD, listened to it all the time.  Alas, that time has passed... funny how it is with some CDs!
Posted 15 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
This is really sweet - makes it possible to actually listen to the words and realise they're rather cute, which was not possible in New Order's original.
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

I totally concur.    {#Razz}

 

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 iggam wrote:
Insipid!
 
I totally concur.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
jpm9678 wrote:
always liked this...

Ditto

Posted 15 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
 iggam wrote:
Insipid!
 
Yes! Insipidly Beautiful

 Daisy
Posted 16 years ago by brettmess    [ Reply ]
rickhoran wrote:
sorry, but the original is much better. this is a 3.
I may be in the minority, but I like this version better. I have an import CD of theirs with this song & others on it, and like it quite a bit overall.
Posted 16 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
Insipid!
Posted 16 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
This is horrid!
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
slickdh wrote:
I am sooooo glad to see (below) that Im not the only person who owns this CD..... :)
I have it too. Not in my top 20, or perhaps even top 50, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Posted 16 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
newyorkone wrote:
I remember hearing an interview once by Ian about how he hated writing lyrics. He quite readily admits that the lyrics are silly and ridiculous. IMHO these lyrics were never intended to be "acoustically" redone.
Ian who? This song was written by New Order who at the time consisted of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert
Posted 16 years ago by tiggers    [ Reply ]
I am sooooo glad to see (below) that Im not the only person who owns this CD..... :)
Posted 16 years ago by slickdh    [ Reply ]
newyorkone wrote:
I remember hearing an interview once by Ian about how he hated writing lyrics. He quite readily admits that the lyrics are silly and ridiculous.
Why on earth did he write lyrics, then? Was someone blackmailing him into it? Was he just doing it for the paycheck? This is like a baseball player saying he doesn't like to throw a ball. It's supposed to be fun, for f*ck's sake! I've always thought that the title of this song promised something much more interesting than the song actually delivered. Now I know why. And this isn't the only New Order song I detest. Note to other bands: Please do not waste my time singing songs that you don't even enjoy yourselves.
Posted 17 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Ah cute! I think she did a Flintstones cover and it was even cuter!
Posted 17 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
sorry, but the original is much better. this is a 3.
Posted 17 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
arserocket wrote:
There was no need to do this to this song - she should have kept it locked in a dark corner of her basement and sprung it on elderly aunts with heart trouble
Of course; there was no need, but it just sounds nice.
Posted 17 years ago by boelo    [ Reply ]
There was no need to do this to this song - she should have kept it locked in a dark corner of her basement and sprung it on elderly aunts with heart trouble
Posted 17 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Very pretty. Next.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
fjordless wrote:
This is poop. Why would anyone want to make those idiotic lyrics more comprehensible?
coming from someone who uses "poop" to describe music.... cute.
Posted 17 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
jpm9678 wrote:
always liked this...
Same here.
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
always liked this...
Posted 17 years ago by jpm9678    [ Reply ]
whafrog wrote:
does she sound like that during sex?
I'd be interested in finding out... New Order purists should GET A LIFE!!
Posted 17 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
joempie wrote:
one of the most neglected bands of that time. this is definitly not the best song on the album. try the rest if you like her voice...
Couldn't agree more - this CD needs to be pulled out of the pack for a listen as it has been several years.
Posted 17 years ago by JWU42    [ Reply ]
Whirlpool wrote:
Why is this the only version that gets play here? I see the original in the library here. This version doesn't even come close to the power of the original.
Hear Here! To Frente I say Bah!
Posted 17 years ago by FilmSurgeon    [ Reply ]
one of the most neglected bands of that time. this is definitly not the best song on the album. try the rest if you like her voice...
Posted 17 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
Why is this the only version that gets play here? I see the original in the library here. This version doesn't even come close to the power of the original.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
That's the beauty of it - it's far better than the New Order original, which IMO is way too mechanical and harsh and sleazy (much like most of NO's stuff, even though I like them). Very nice.
Well, can't agree with you and New Order is still selling records to the current generation of teens and influential enough for people to remake their songs. Their version is THE VERSION. This version is different but better...I think not. I remember hearing an interview once by Ian about how he hated writing lyrics. He quite readily admits that the lyrics are silly and ridiculous. IMHO these lyrics were never intended to be "acoustically" redone.
Posted 17 years ago by newyorkone    [ Reply ]
Andreee wrote:
Sweet Song
ditto...but i was too shy to write it because i didn't want the big kids immediately below to beat me up.
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
Sweet Song
Posted 17 years ago by Andreee    [ Reply ]
Little girl voice with a guitar. Isn't that cute? How typical. What's the purpose? Why do so many artists redo songs, often poorly, such as in this case?
Posted 18 years ago by CaptTofu    [ Reply ]
This is poop. Why would anyone want to make those idiotic lyrics more comprehensible?
Posted 18 years ago by fjordless    [ Reply ]
terrible, awful, shitty, boring, crappy version of a great tune. sound of finger being ground in pencil sharpener
Posted 18 years ago by bostonbeerguy    [ Reply ]
whafrog wrote:
does she sound like that during sex?
Hmmmmm....
Posted 18 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Very prettily sung. (yawn)
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
Angie Hart is friends with Joss Whedon and was on Buffy...
(and firefly too! Heart of Gold.)
Posted 18 years ago by maplebed    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
too girlie
That's the beauty of it - it's far better than the New Order original, which IMO is way too mechanical and harsh and sleazy (much like most of NO's stuff, even though I like them). Very nice.
Posted 18 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Her voice just makes me want to curl up in her lap!
Posted 18 years ago by chuck_flacks    [ Reply ]
too girlie
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Ok, maybe I am a purist, but give me New Order any day.
Posted 18 years ago by Re    [ Reply ]
I've got the video for this track..she's so sweet
Posted 18 years ago by ndfan75    [ Reply ]
does she sound like that during sex?
Posted 18 years ago by whafrog    [ Reply ]
Why is the one track that every radio station played the only one that RP plays? I remember this album from 7th grade and I loved pretty much every song on this album.
Posted 18 years ago by CNester17    [ Reply ]
I've always liked this cover. It reminds me of when I was in college. I like the original very much as well, but this version just sounds... well, sweeter.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Angie Hart is friends with Joss Whedon and was on Buffy, so anything by Frente automatically gets some points for that, plus it's just a great song to begin with...
Posted 18 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in years. I haven't thought about it in just as long. Not sure that was a bad thing. If this wasn't a cover, but was the original, I might like it better. Or if I had no idea it was a cover. As it is, there is something almost sacred to me about a lot of New Order, so this song just doesn't cut it.
Posted 18 years ago by formersnowbug    [ Reply ]
nope. no good.
Posted 18 years ago by designerGirl    [ Reply ]
aw, it's not so bad. it reminds me of my junior year of highschool.
Posted 18 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
grassfolk420 wrote:
Oh Jesus help me, next time just fish a wire brush up my peehole!
way to burn that image onto my neurons for the rest of the day
Posted 18 years ago by Vogelfrei    [ Reply ]
grassfolk420 wrote:
Oh Jesus help me, next time just fish a wire brush up my peehole! I feel like I've just been bludgeoned with one of the fish corpses on their album cover.
sounds like someone needs some more 420.
Posted 18 years ago by stinkycheese    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Too precious. And I don't mean in a good way.
Posted 18 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
Never did like the original of this. Her singing isn't helping, but the guitar arrangement is pretty nice.
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
Fatal cute overdose
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Oh Jesus help me, next time just fish a wire brush up my peehole! I feel like I've just been bludgeoned with one of the fish corpses on their album cover.
Posted 18 years ago by grassfolk420    [ Reply ]
seems im not alone in bashing this one so i wont put out any effort :P
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
This is an insult to New Order. Man, why do they do this to music??
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
Get the hook!
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Awwwwwww! This is sooooooooo cuuuuuuute!!!
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Is it open mic night at the coffee shop again?
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
Cute, sweet, young, fresh, funny. But much too short :) I like it. (but don't like the cover either, but then again, I don't listen to the cover)
Ah Dutch humour, as of course you knew the original was by New Order.... ROFLMAO
Posted 18 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
serendipity_blue wrote:
I positively loathe this cover!
cool! me too!
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
if a nine year old were to cover a song and perform it at her class stage show, it would sound like this. it is actually a really good cover. it adds something new, it reveals, it discovers something in the song you did not realize was there.
Posted 19 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
i changed my mind: this is a really good one.
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Cute, sweet, young, fresh, funny. But much too short :) I like it. (but don't like the cover either, but then again, I don't listen to the cover)
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
I positively loathe this cover!
Posted 19 years ago by serendipity_blue    [ Reply ]
play the original
Posted 19 years ago by jamesphoenix    [ Reply ]
:-& I appreciate the idea, but give me the original any day!
Posted 19 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
Angie Hart! Is the upload working? I've got a song of hers I want to upload...
I'll bet it's Ring Around The Rosie...
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
nausicaa wrote:
How old is this vocalist?
Geezum - this kid can't even have a driver's license! Kinda creepy...
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
I like! I usually hate covers, but this is so wrong it works.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
yay Frente! Maybe I'll upload another song or two from them besides this cover...
Posted 19 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
A classical tuesday IMHO.
Posted 19 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
How old is this vocalist?
Posted 19 years ago by nausicaa    [ Reply ]
Angie Hart! Is the upload working? I've got a song of hers I want to upload...
Posted 19 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Well, there's a group I haven't heard in a while! Pleasant enough for the background. MT
Posted 19 years ago by mdtuley    [ Reply ]
curious_cat wrote:
Sounds sweet
I agree. Very cute voice.
Posted 19 years ago by vvaffle    [ Reply ]
:daisy.gif: Sounds sweet
Posted 19 years ago by curious_cat    [ Reply ]
cool
Posted 20 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Very cool cover of the New Order track. Glad to see the positive feedback on it. Fast turnaround time too; it was "added" and played in the just over 12 hours after I uploaded it!! :D
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Wow... flashback... I remember how impressed I was with this remake when it came out.. it has been so long I forgot the name of the group... Frente! hehe Reminds me of good times, and still sounds good :)
Posted 20 years ago by Ixion    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
i remember when this version of this song was new, and was being played on commercial radio all the time. played. to death. it's kinda cute, now that i haven't heard it in 9 years, or so.
I've been in France too long. I'd never heard this version before!
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
YAY! I heard this years ago and had no luck tracking it down, because of a profusion of more popular covers, and the presence of the original on dozens of 80s compilations. good work RP!
Posted 20 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
Good cover. Good tune. Good stuff. A 9.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Wow. Um, just wow. I like it. I like the acoustic take on it. Yep.
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
i remember when this version of this song was new, and was being played on commercial radio all the time. played. to death. it's kinda cute, now that i haven't heard it in 9 years, or so.
Posted 20 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to high school =). An excellent cover; nice to hear a good voice showing the quality of the melody line.
Posted 20 years ago by faramir    [ Reply ]
Cute
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]