We'll make it alright to come undone Now we'll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside Hey child, stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry Who do you need? He kind of brought the entire studio into his little house in South London.

As far as I remember it was just Nile and Niles in the studio! Sometimes its mixed way back. The little girl comes into the room and hides under the bed with a sad/worried look on her face. Come Undone is the sixth track of The Wedding Album by English band Duran Duran, published on February 11, 1993 by the label Capitol (for the US), Parlophone UK and EMI Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYl1yq334Y&list=PLjmZ4lDxqBjHiHwZ5VRl7TPW7JZE92yZB. He was just quirky and funny. Come Undone peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Your email address will not be published.

(Words, playing me deja vu, Like a radio tune I swear I've heard before,) He always hears her say they should stop, but she always returns. I think a lot of his pure blues fans didnt really always like the stuff that he was doing in the Eighties.

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I thought it was about his "inner feminine" and breaking free of masculine bonds, but then it was just too apparent that it was more about him actually feeling feminine (like a woman) inside. But at the age of 13 I began singing after school in a nearby recording studio.

Its not always the real power vocals. Its actually a weird story.

But it was the Eighties and we were making great pop and rock.

Im even considering doing a history-of-art course online. Its another day, another artist, another gig. It was only when I stood back from it and decided to write about all these things that I thought, Damn. So insane. I was a huge fan of hers and I remember being so intimidated by her. I think they dont quite understand what we do. It Took a While to Shake Off the Shame, F-ck Ron DeSantis: Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost Shouts at Paramore Concert, Taylor Swift Delivers Pride Month Message on Eras Tour': This Is a Safe Space for You:', Cage the Elephants Matt Shultz Avoids Jail Time With Gun Charge Plea Deal, Trey Songz Accuser Sues Singer for $10M for 'Grabbing and Flashing Her Breast' at Pool Party, The Weird Connection Between David Lynch and 'The Wizard of Oz', More Than 200 Dead, 900 Injured in Train Crash in India. On arrival at guitar player Warrens house for the evening session, I found his living room had become a makeshift recording room decorated with candles, lava lamps and rock n roll ephemera, an appropriate atmosphere for the track I was there to work on. During that time she gained our respect and affection. In the US however, three new, original compositions written during the album's production were featured as B-sides "Time for Temptation", "Stop Dead" and "Falling Angel". When Nick arrived that afternoon, the intro was carved into a song that we played to Simon that night. When just 16, she sang lead vocals under the name "Razette" on DJ Vaughn Mason's "Ready 4 Love", an answer track to the 1988 single "Break 4 Love" by Raze. . We were told, Go away.

That was the first time I met him and he became hugely influential in my career. But we did it. Entering a world of private jets and four-star hotels and everything must have been a real trip. After Liberty misfired, the line-up slimmed down: out went drummer Sterling Campbell, in came drum machines and a fresh outlook. I was working so much and had so many wonderful opportunities that I didnt give it much thought.. Tell me your other favorite Clapton songs to play with him. It must have been really weird for them.

I dont know if the track needed it, but it certainly sounded great when it was all mixed. With their commercial and critical success reestablished by the previous single "Ordinary World", "Come Undone" continued to showcase more of the band's entry into the adult contemporary radio format. But you know what? "The Eighties had ended and a lot of people wanted to lock the door, and close Duran Duran in that decade," said Rhodes. All Rights Reserved.

Yeah, but it became so normal for me and so wonderful. Tell me about Eric as a bandleader. She is there to express the hidden truth. Perhaps it was a bit of a precursor to what I would become because I was fascinated by their background vocals and harmonies. When I think about it, showing up at the studio in my school uniform must have looked kind of pervy, but my job was to provide vocal backing for local wannabe artistes. How did they hear about you? A powerful rock n roll cocktail, right? All Rights Reserved. When youre on your path and youre moving forward, youre not really overwhelmed by what youre doing. Oh my God, Warren. Footage of sharks and other fish swimming around in glass tanks can be seen clearly throughout the video.

There was nothing much I could do, but he did apologize profusely. You could easily make an argument that it should have been Duran Duran featuring Tessa Niles. I want to go back here and talk about your life. Thats the story throughout my life that, as luck would have it: Ive always been surrounded by very, very supportive people. A friend of mine used to say it was like sprinkling fairy dust over the tracks when the background vocalist came on since it gave them a very different color and flavor. The single became the group's second consecutive US top-10 hit from The Wedding Album, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming their last top-40 hit on that chart. And so Stevie Wonder was a huge, huge influence. So take that for what it's worth.

It also hit #1 in Israel. They were halcyon days. There was no place I wanted to be other than bringing up the kids. They clearly wanted to keep the traveling to a minimum en masse. We were all so emotional.

Theyve performed live with many other vocalists over the years, but nobody does it like Niles. I remember saying, My favorite song at school was Rebel, Rebel, so you ought to do that somewhere. He was like, Yeah, yeah. We opened the first Hard Rock Hotel and that was so much fun. Bring her out and lets see what you got. They just havent had work for too long and not too much in the future. Duran Duran released "Come Undone" on March 29, 1993, in the U.K. Yeah.

How could he ever have a relationship with anyone, male or female after "coming undone" after coming out with his secret?

I used to go down after school in my school uniform and sing harmonies for the local artists. Finally, background singers are being celebrated. But I thought, Where are the Brits? Youll be auditioning for a band thats going on tour. Thats all I was told until I actually pulled open the steel doors of the studio and saw Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland standing there and realized it was the Police. It was done quite quickly. The discipline that was required to sit down and write it was very new for me, but I think I grew having done it. (Ahh, it'll take a little time, might take a little crime to come undone) The lover knows that no matter how often she tries to break it off, she will find a reason to continue cheating on her husband. But Ive written a few new tunes as well and I want to play them for you..

Really, youre sure about that? As you said, up until that point, they never, ever had anyone else onstage with them, not even a brass section. That must be a weird thing. Its not simple. Nick Rhodes and John Jones both contributed synth bass on the track during his absence.

At the seams The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. I love that mad thing of quickly going in and learning something and having to adjust. It was absolutely the maddest thing, Niles says.

You never went on a long tour with them, right? Tessa Niles sang background vocals on the actual recording. (Who do you need? The music video to this song, which was filmed partially at the London Aquarium, was directed by Julien Temple. I remember Lisa Fischer who is a fantastic session singer she said she questions anybody that says its not a worthy career.

Yes!!!

We did the same walk. [Simon] came up with a really great melody we already had the 'can't ever keep from falling apart' section and he very quickly made it his, or himself part of it".[6]. They could not get any bigger at that point. How is your quarantine going? Lyrics submitted by I was so fortunate to have recorded on that. It's nothing of the sort but then no way in hell am I going to say what this song is about in reality. Oh, gosh. in fact the same singer, with perhaps a different last name today than. [17], "Nostalgia trip is marked by litany of great hits", "Duran Duran's Official Top 20 most-streamed songs revealed", Duran Duran's 'The Wedding Album' Turns 20: Backtracking, "Come Undone: How Duran Duran Tied Off Another Hit Song", "slenski Listinn Topp 40 (29. aprl 5. ma)", The Irish Charts Search Results Come Undone", "Duran Duran Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Come_Undone_(Duran_Duran_song)&oldid=1155968446, "Come Undone" (FGI Phumpin' 12-inch) 8:14, "Ordinary World" (acoustic version) 5:05, "Is There Something I Should Know?" At 17 years old, unfazed by being asked to change in the clubs dank basement toilet, amid a bevy of ladies and gents of the night, I only saw the glamour. I think so. And the Carpenters. Hey Duran Duran, "Age of Innocence" called and they want their wardrobe department back. These include a little girl seeing her parents together; an older couple who have survived a flood; a little girl hiding under the bed while placing her head on top of her white teddy bear; an alcoholic; and a man who is revealed to be a cross-dresser. He was generous in a different way. But it was a very organic experience. Please forgive me. Needless to say, I forgave him. Hes kept single, waiting for a woman like her to arise Tell me about rehearsals. Thats probably true. On ABC's 1982 album "The Lexicon Of Love", a singer named Tessa Webb. They had never had anyone on the stage with them before. That was a heavenly show.
)[00:33] Mine [00:36] . I actually left before the end of the tour. It was just that little bit of flavor, just the little bit of color. I think he felt supported and comfortable. Where the song fared the best was actually. The only other experience Ive had of someone with that extraordinary charisma that is tangible was working with Tina Turner. Of her death, Simon Le Bon said on behalf of Duran Duran:[5]. ', The song became a huge hit all across the world, though Niles wasnt credited as a featured vocalist. I loved doing that. You kind of got the sense that he was very nervous for it, but excited as well. (Chill, is it something real, Or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers) She tries to become hard-hearted, but the lover makes love to her anyway. And possibly, I dont know, but I think maybe Eric was having second thoughts about it and having to be the sideman a little bit. In the video, English back-up singer Tessa Niles plays the role of a woman attempting to escape a bundle of metal chains that are dragging her down into the shark tank. Dev by Reccenter, Privacy Policy

"Hangin' Tough" came at the peak of New Kids on the Block mania. We were all up for doing it, and working with Bowie was just a ridiculous pleasure. What was going through your mind?

That came about because of Erics friendship with George. A portion of the music video can be seen in the "No Laughing" episode of the MTV show Beavis and Butt-Head, which was aired in July 1993. Marla Kay, model. It was almost in unison to Tina, nothing fancy. I dont think any of us had worked together before. She was used on the cover of Hair to advertise the musical with a great, big Afro. Smouldering good looks and strong like bull! So, how did you start working with Duran Duran? That was a little bit fraught. Her Cant ever keep from falling apart at the seams/Cannot believe youre taking my heart to pieces lines are among the most memorable elements of the tune. That album was a huge success. He was back the next day with the lyrics and the melody and I think we finished the vocals the day after that.

I think it did well in the States, but it was huge here [in England]. When you come undone (can't ever keep from falling apart) Who do you need? I think being a session singer is like being an actress, but youre using your singing voice more than your spoken voice. Just go for it. She also performed with David Bowie, James Brown and Anglique Kidjo.

Dont have an account? Thats how bored I am. On the fourth day we finished the track detail and sent it to David Richards in Switzerland to be mixed. Album Duran Duran. Id be possibly one of the last things to go on a track. But you know what?

In contrast to the first single,. Im not quite sure. That was the beginning of the beautiful friendship. Niles retreated from public life in the early 2000s to focus on her family, but shes now part of an ensemble show in England called Unsung Singers: The Brits Behind the Hits. The foundation of this track actually came from Duran Duran trying to craft an updated version of First Impression, a song they dropped in 1990. Trevor was the kind of producer that was desperately unimpressed by my bag of tricks. I didnt really interact with him, no. She released her solo album Learning From Falling in 2002. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on musics A list. But ours was much more of a celebration. I added lead vocals on the bridge section.

I think at one point, Nick said, Listen, unleash the diva. We were all so thrilled to be doing it. Then I got the call to join this insane, ridiculous bunch of musicians who talk about a privilege to work with people like Nathan East, Steve Ferrone, and Greg Phillinganes. Beyonc Continues Honoring Tina Turner on Tour With 'River Deep Mountain High' Cover. We went down and Phil Collins was producing along with Tom Dowd. simon le bon.you're a god!!!

With George, it was a lot more almost experimental in a way. Again, I wasnt shouting or screaming on it. I felt that ahead of that time. The epitome of sophistication, Ive also always loved his humour. Bass player John Taylor didn't play on this track: the bassline is a synth bass programmed by Nick Rhodes. You didnt get to be a solo artist. That couldnt be further from the truth. Editors picks

Another soul-calling mic drop from Duran Duran; enter "Come Undone", another epoch with a profoundly deep. He wanted me to double Simons voice on the choruses and add a sharp intake of breath on the intro and after the line Girls will keep the secret.. Where were you? Maybe thats because this was a different thing for him and he hadnt done it for so many years. Did you have to learn how to sing while the audience is screaming and theres so much noise on the stage? Tell me about rehearsing for Live Aid. I dont know, try something else, full voice maybe. In this month's Q&A Fan Community Excerpt, we talk to vocalist Tessa Niles. I was hugely influenced by my older brother and older sisters music collection. Signed, with a home tattoo, happy birthday to you was created for you." Way too much fun to be with. to be mixed. Lamya Al-Mugheiry sang the backing vocals in the Unplugged version of the song for MTV in November 1993, and during their "Wedding Album" tour. I was very clumsy and I felt very embarrassed, but the upshot of it was Sting said, Listen, come to my house tomorrow and well have a bit of a sing. That was exactly what happened. We just thought it was a charity gig. It was crazy.. I wish he had played on it in the studio, but he was in LA and we were all in London. That was fabulous. We want to hear it. Bring her out and lets see what you got.. To look back on that now, it was bonkers. I literally walked into this rehearsal room with just the three of them in there and had to find the courage to, in the closing bars of Roxanne, or whatever they were playing, introduce myself. Working with Trevor Horn is such a joy in my life.

I was very grateful for that since people in the public eye cant do that. There are loads of us that have been doing it., Also, the main difference in what we do in the show and 20 Feet From Stardom is there was a little bit of Oh, poor me. Lamya was born in Oman and raised in London and Egypt. A remix of her song "Empires" hit #1 on the U.S. And at that point, they had three separate limos picking them up and taking them places because there was tension and they werent getting on great. So he does the band introductions and he calls you Theresa. Heres video of them doing the song together at Londons Wembley Arena in 1998.

He would just lead you to it. I can't believe nobody discusses the guy (husband) in the video taking of his 3-piece suit to expose lingerie underneath and then putting on lipstick!!! I've always thought it was about loving someone so much that it drives you crazy but I might be wrong. It would be much different now. I never did an extensive tour with them, but probably a few weeks at a time.

Im still working and doing stuff online, but friends of mine are really, really struggling. Did you grow close to your fellow background singers, Michelle Cobbs and Dolette McDonald, on the tour? Do you know anyone you can bring along?. It was the second single from their hit self-titled LP, better known as the Wedding Album. To my detriment, during the tour, I found it really hard to sing like that every night. After a couple of hours of tweaking, we played the track over the phone to Capitol in Los Angeles and they loved it and said they wanted it on The Wedding Album! [7] It features multiple, unrelated clips of people in different areas. Then the tour started. When I saw that documentary, I was like, This is amazing! We hadnt seen Eric for a while. Grazing In The Grass by The Friends Of Distinction was the first big hit to use the phrase "dig it" in the lyric. I totally agree with you!! How about working out the new arrangement of Layla? It was released in March 1993 as the second single from the album Duran Duran (The Wedding Album). But ours was much more of a celebration. Yeah. They are so different which is why the chemistry of the band is incredible. Sometimes its way at the forefront. You got to sing with him on Something and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. These are some of the greatest songs of all time. Its all part of creating the overall song. He loves backing vocals and he loves the visual element it brought to him. Tell me about the Bowie/Jagger duet Dancing in the Street. After all she is drinking, the video doesn't show them happy in the end etc. And then Tinas vocals came up and I went out of my mind. We should put it on the album. And so the story goes. And that happened so much in my career. It was a feeling from being ostracized from any type of normal life. Hed give little gifts to people and he made a giant cake of the stage set with all the players on it. (Can't ever keep from falling apart.. At the seams) She always finds a reason for conflict with her husband.

Clapton can basically handpick any musician on the planet for his tours. Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. It was #1 in England and America. Shes intimidating. Lamya or Lamya Al-Mugheiry ( 1973 - 8 January 2009) was a female R&B and dance music singer whose powerful voice backed Duran Duran in concert during the 1990s, where her standout performance was the re-worked live version of their song "Come Undone". Listen to the entire catalog. We had two days to do that and then we had five days rehearsal. It is a landmark. On July 23rd, 1983, 22-year-old backup vocalist Tessa Niles walked onstage with the Police for the first time when they kicked off their Synchronicity tour at Chicagos Comiskey Park. Huge fun. I now finally get what the song means and love it even more. Remember, this song was written in the early 90s when transgender was still VERY taboo (well, it still is) but even more then. This was minus Tinas vocals and it just felt so sexy. One day we took the drum loop and bass groove from a demo of mine called "Face to Face" and added the ultra cool guitar riff that Warren had come up with for a new "cover" version of "First Impression". When you come undone Who do you need?

People say to me, You were successful as a session singer.

She then had a child with Mick Jagger as well. 28 Come Undone . This is harder to decipher because it's saying that his perfect dream has materialized.
George would come in and he was the quintessential Peter Pan type of character.

On the fourth day, we finished the track detail and sent it to David Richards in Switzerland Sexual and emotional innuendo combined to express the feeling of orgasm and her feelings of guilt. Come Undone is the sixth track of The Wedding Album by English band Duran Duran, published on February 11, 1993 by the label Capitol (for the US), Parlophone UK and EMI, Come Undone byAdrenalineMob (Ft.LzzyHale), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Hed have three backup singers there to carry the chorus for him if he didnt want to sing it. It must have been very odd for them. Thats such a landmark, amazing record. Honestly, its water off a ducks back. The song hit #2 in Canada. Meaning of Come Undone - Duran Duran. What are the biggest US hits with French, Spanish (not "Rico Suave"), Italian, Scottish, Greek, and Japanese titles? Lamya Al-Mugheiry (1973 - January 8, 2009), better known as her mononym Lamya was a Kenyan-born British female R&B and dance music singer. I think some peoples ego demands the spotlight. They were produced by Trevor Horn. It was the last piece of music to be added to the album, so it was really almost an afterthought: Hey, weve written this and its pretty good. The single was released by Capitol - EMI in 1993 . I think he really elevated their sound enormously. Whats your first memory of hearing Tears in Heaven. The song was included as a last minute addition to their self-titled album in 1993, with the lyrics being written by Le Bon as a gift for his wife, Yasmin.

My sister loved R&B, so I had an R&B influence and lots of Tamla. Flashback: Duran Duran Perform 'Come Undone' With Original Vocalist Tessa Niles The backup singer from the 1993 Duran Duran hit has also worked with David Bowie, the Police, Eric Clapton,. But most of us didnt know each other quite well, so we had to learn a lot of songs because we didnt know what songs Bowie was going to want to do. The last time hed done something it was the Dark Horse tour [in 1974] and that was a heck of a long time before. Jagger is like a kid. She's had an amazing career as a backing vocalist for many artists - including DD - and she's written an autobiography called "Backtrack"! Do I have permission to unleash the inner diva? Thats another band I had to pleasure to do four or five albums with. It was that wonderful, dry, Liverpudlian-type of humor that he had. Also seen in the video is a woman struggling underwater to break free of the chains that bind her.

Its just another pinch me moment in a lifetime made up of them.

He made this phenomenal comeback. It must be difficult to want to be the opposite gender but yet have to be married to someone who is the gender you want to be and can't leave that person because your whole world would "come undone" - so ultimately who would he need, who would he love if he came undone? The thing that background vocalists get used to is doing things and carrying out things with very little instruction. I think I must have been about 11 or 12. A snippet of the music video is shown in the 1993 "No Laughing" episode of the animated Mike Judge sitcom, More songs with videos directed by Julien Temple, Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees, Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk: Rock vs. Televangelists. A chance meeting would not only go on to change my entire working life but eventually my name! It was the beginning of an amazing career in which Niles had the chance to share the stage with David Bowie at Live Aid, Eric Clapton at his MTV Unplugged special, and George Harrison during his 1991 tour of Japan. In front of a third of humanity. It was one of those things like, We have five days to rehearse and then were doing one of the biggest gigs of all time. But we didnt know it would be one of the biggest gigs of all time. Refrain (from the woman's point of view): R&B singer Lamya (pronounced "lamb-ya", born Lamya Al-Mugheiry), former background vocalist for Duran Duran's "Wedding Album" and "Thank You", unexpectedly passed away on 8th January 2009 in Oman, according to a message published on her MySpace page. It can be really different things. The main difference in what we do in the show and 20 Feet From Stardom is there was a little bit of Oh, poor me. It turns out to be such a fabulous thing for me since so many people remember the track and like it and like the vocals. Tell me the music you loved as a child. Nick - has always had a sartorial elegance and a heightened sense of whats cool. It was myself and Helena Springs, who was the other singer on the track, and recorded Dancing in the Street.. Yeah. Lamya or Lamya Al-Mugheiry (1973 - 8 January 2009) was a female R&B and dance music singer whose powerful voice backed Duran Duran in concert during the 1990s, where her standout performance was the re-worked live version of their song "Come Undone". WoW - this one is so apparent: Literally just one week earlier, I was playing in a pub. Eric was at his zenith. I think we knew each other all so well. This was the single's official B-side in the UK, along with two official remixes of "Come Undone". Thats always totally cool. That blew me away, the fact that I could actually make money doing something that I loved. II: 1990 - A New Decade. He was very funny. As soon as it became possible I threw off the shackles of academia and sought out work as a singer. Did you start to get recognized in public? He said, Wow, I love that!. They had rather unique voices and the blend wasnt great. It wasnt any real negative experience that I had, but I decided to move on.

Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to comfort John Lennon's 5-year-old son Julian, whose parents were getting a divorce. This is insane! It was lovely and lots of fun. which is how her work is cataloged in many libraries. It was still very much like, I do what I do and I go home and I have a private life.

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