We've never had a thread about Captain Of Her Heart by Double, and that's not right.

too long ago, too far apart

Double, Swiss band: S/D

I hadn’t really thought about it before, but that photo on the single (same one as on the album) seems like just a boring typical band photo, but it’s kurt and felix x 2. same thing in the video.

When we were teenagers, my sister and I used to occasionally try to decide on what the greatest pop song ever written might be. The debate would always conclude with one of us asking, "Hang on, what about Captain of Her Heart?" I'm not sure that I don't still hew to that belief! The recording is touched with a rare kind of magic. I've also always suspected that it was an influence on The Blue Nile during the recording of Hats - cf. the arrangement of "The Downtown Lights".

Can musicologists explain why that plunge on the piano at the end of the chorus is so effective?

I just quickly ran through it on my piano, and I noted that the chorus melody is closely aligned to the underlying chords. The progression isn't standard-issue circle-of-fifths stuff, but it's not exotic either - just an emotionally-satisfying sequence of (mostly major) triads.

the piano part has been my ringtone for years and I have no intention of ever changing it

I've had this in my head since last weekend!

The long instrumental version of Woman of the World (which isn't actually an instrumental) is a fairly important touchstone for a certain kind of DJ. I hear it a lot and I really love it. Every DJ knows what it is but punters rarely ever do.

https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=2MBba7u4Sy8

I love that one

i found a "balearic classics" playlist and this was on it -- god DAMN! the things one forgets. what an absolutely huge jam - very classic!