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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

"Read My Mind" - The Killers (2006)



"Read My Mind" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers, charted No. 1 for three weeks on Billboards U.S Hot Dance Club Play list. It's my opinion that this song has 80's New Wave influences all over it. After repeated times listening to "Read My Mind"t, it grew on me.... GOOD SONG.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (of Pet Shop Boys) saw The Killers in concert at Brixton Academy at the end of 2006, where the idea of a remix for "Read My Mind" was discussed between the two parties. The resulting remix, "Pet Shop Boys Stars Are Blazing Mix"

The song is featured on the original soundtrack of the NBC television series "Friday Night Lights" and TV show ER used the song in a recent episode as a dance song playing in the background at a party.



The video was shot in Tokyo and features a cute green looking I-don't-know something @0:41 seconds and a Japanese Elvis ....OH BOY!


Only negative ... I'm really not down with the lead singers bow tie, I don't think the world is quite ready for the reintroduction of the bow tie just yet.

3 comments:

ajm027 said...

Killers, Coldplay, Strokes, etc...interchangeable noise from today's so called "rock" bands. Song stinks...not my cup of tea...

JMD said...

I respect you assesment AJM, but let's agree to disagree. I like it.

ajm027 said...

...fumes...