Avalanches – “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time”

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You’ll probably know “Since I Left You” from the mind blowing debut of The Avalanches album of the same name. Released in Australia in 2000, it was incredible to have used the claimed approximate 3,500 vinyl samples for the record. You might remember “Frontier Psychiatrist” also because it was released as a single and recently re-issued. The video is definitely memorable as well.

Anyway one of my favorite songs on Since I Left You is “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time.” It samples “Yu-Ma” as performed by Marlena Shaw. There’s a funny story about the song here.

“Apparently, Marlena met Mr. Wonderful at the LAX airport even though she had no business in L.A. “I was living in New York at the time,” she says, “It, it was just fate.” (For those who won’t get American jokes, LAX is in Los Angeles, 2,000 miles away from New York City.) Shortly thereafter, Marlena and her new man were sharing not only a taxi and a packet of Clorets, but also “a pretty little house” with “a well-manicured lawn,” “three big garbage cans,” and “two cars in the garage.” “We were doing so well,” Marlena says. Until “he quit his only job…at the airport.” By the time Marlena launches into the actual song, nearly six minutes have passed and the audience is in stitches.”

via Mike Cruz, 22 January 2009 11:17am | |