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词条 Voices Carry
释义

  1. Recording and production

  2. Reception

     Critical response  Chart performance 

  3. Music video

  4. Credits and personnel

  5. Formats and track listing

  6. Chart positions

  7. Notes

  8. References

  9. External links

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| type = single
| artist = 'Til Tuesday
| album = Voices Carry
| B-side = Are You Serious?
| released = {{Start date and age|1985|03|28}}
| format = {{flatlist|
  • 7"
  • 12"
  • CD single}}

| recorded = 1985 at R.P.M. Sound Studios (New York City, New York)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
  • Pop
  • new wave

}}
| length = 4:20
| label = Epic
| writer = {{flatlist|
  • Robert Holmes
  • Aimee Mann
  • Michael Hausman
  • Joey Pesce[1]

}}
| producer = Mike Thorne
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Looking Over My Shoulder
| next_year = 1985
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"Voices Carry" is a song by the American rock band 'Til Tuesday. It was produced by Mike Thorne for the band's debut studio album, Voices Carry (1985). There is debate over the subject of the inspiration for the song. One claim says that an argument between Hausman and bandmate/former girlfriend Aimee Mann inspired the song's lyrics[2] but producer, Mike Thorne, disputes this and states the lyrics originally had Mann singing to another woman and that the gender was changed due to pressure from Epic Records.[3] In his 2013 autobiography, Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen, Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen made the claim that the song is based on a brief relationship he had with Mann[4] while living Boston.

The accompanying music video, directed by D.J. Webster, received wide exposure on MTV, positive reactions from critics, was nominated for numerous awards, and is thought to be the reason behind the song's success. It was released in North America in March 1985. "Voices Carry" became the band's highest charting single and their only top ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally it reached the top twenty in Canada and Australia.

Recording and production

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"Voices Carry" was recorded in 1985 at RPM Sound Studios in New York.[5] The song is about past sour relationships,[6] and was originally written and sung by Aimee Mann as to a woman.[5] 'Til Tuesday rehearsed that format in Boston the previous summer, but Epic was unhappy with the lyrics; they thought that it was a "very powerful, commercial song", and wanted to remove the lesbian components to appeal to the mainstream market.[5]

Despite the pressure to replace the lyrics, producer Mike Thorne thought that "it didn't matter any to the impact of the song itself", and the band eventually changed the gender of the love interest.[5] At the beginning, 'Til Tuesday and Thorne were undecided between "Love in a Vacuum" and "Looking over My Shoulder" to be released as the first single, but ultimately Epic's artist and repertoire (A&R) executive Dick Wingate chose "Voices Carry", because it "define[d] precisely the band and its style".[5] According to Thorne, his contract stated that he had the right to be the first to remix the song for the 7" single release. He was then told that it had been remixed by Bob Clearmountain; about this he commented, "not what the rules were [...] but it sounded pretty good, as well it might coming from one of the finest American engineer/producers".[5]

Reception

Critical response

"Voices Carry" received generally positive reviews from pop music critics. In a review of the band's second album Welcome Home, David Wild from Rolling Stone magazine said that their "debut [album], Voices Carry, had its icy charms", calling the song "wonderfully eerie".[6] Allmusic's Stewart Mason said that "'Voices Carry' is one of the most distinctive radio singles of its era"; he also praised the production saying that it "does wonders both for Mann's breathy voice and the [...] chorus, which brilliantly releases the tension that builds throughout the stark, paranoid verses".[7] Joe Viglione also from Allmusic, in a review of their debut album said that the song is "captivating", and praised its production saying that Mike Thorne did an "excellent work".[8] Phillip Mottaz of The Tripwire believed that the song "has everything that makes a song fun and effective", and felt that it is a "testament to honest production and emotional quality".[9]

Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times said that Mann have "a distinct naturalism [that] governs her vocals" and that "the frailty, roughness and lack of great range in her voice [...] [is] genuinely appealing", adding that if she were a "polished singer, songs like 'Voices Carry' [...] wouldn't be half as appealing";[16] while Robert Hilburn of the same newspaper said that Mann "exhibits winning vocal authority on record", adding that the "only thing she needs is another Dave Stewart to give her more tailored and absorbing arrangements and material".[17] Steve Peake of About.com placed "Voices Carry" at number five of his list of the "Top 10 Songs of 1985", calling it a "nearly flawless pop single".[10] Lynn Van Matre of the Chicago Tribune said that "much of the group's material falls into the dance rock category", adding that the "bluesy title cut, [...] 'Voices Carry', was particularly impressive".[11] Brent Mann, in his book 99 Red Balloons... called it "the quintessential New Wave song", and felt that "Mann's cool, dark lead vocals were right in step with the style".[12]

Chart performance

"Voices Carry" was released in the United States in March 1985. It first appeared on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number four, the next week it debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.[13] It reached a peak position of number eight in its fourteenth week, and stayed twenty-one weeks on the chart,[22] becoming the band's first and only top ten single in the United States.[14] The success of the single helped their debut album reach the top twenty on the Billboard 200 chart,[15] and pushed it past the gold mark.[16]

In Canada, the single entered the RPM singles chart on June 1985 at number ninety-four,[17] peaked at number fifteen for two weeks in August 1985,[18] stayed twenty-two weeks in total,[19] and was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).[20] In Australia, "Voices Carry" entered the Kent Music Report on June 17, 1985; it peaked at number fifteen, and spent fourteen weeks on the chart.[30]

Music video

The music video for "Voices Carry" was directed by D.J. Webster,[21] and filmed at Dorchester's Strand Theater, Davio's Restaurant, and W. Brookline St in Boston.[22] The video inserts several spoken or silent short, dramatic scenes on top of the song. The band's lead singer, Aimee Mann, plays a musician with an abusive boyfriend, played by actor Cully Holland.[23] He demeans her music "hobby", demands she change her look to fit his respectable, 1980s professional caste lifestyle and demands, "Why can't you for once do something for me?"[21] before essentially forcing himself upon her. The conclusion shows them formally dressed in an elite Carnegie Hall audience, the boyfriend giving Mann a disgusted look when he finds a visibly counter-culture rattail peeking from her black lace cap. Finally having enough, Mann begins singing the song in her seat, increasing in volume and creating a scene. Her character is no longer submissive as she defiantly stands to belt the final lyrics, "He said, shut up! He said, shut up! Oh God, can't you keep it down?...".[24]

The success of the single was largely attributed to the video,[25] which received wide exposure on MTV,[16][26] along with positive reactions from critics and nominations to numerous awards. Keith Thomas of Knight Ridder newspapers called the video "a clever and stunning effort". Praising the dialogue and acting he said that it "looks better than most feature films", adding that "everything about the clip is grand".[24] Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times also praised Mann's acting, saying that she appears "marvelously charismatic" in it,[27] while Dennis Hunt from the same newspaper said that it was "cleverly conceived".[28] Debbie del Condo of the Orlando Sentinel called it the "Most Memorable Video of 1985", and added that she will "keep waiting for their next video".[29] In his book Totally awesome 80s, author Matthew Rettenmund called it a "great story video".[30] Author Brent Mann in his book 99 Red Balloons..., called the video "pure New Wave" and added that it was "perfect for MTV and VH1 consumption".[12]

At the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards, the band won the award for Best New Artist in a video.[31] The same year, at the Fourth Annual American Video Awards, Mann was named the Best Female Performer in a video for "Voices Carry".[32] The video was placed number forty on Slant Magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Music Videos",[21] and was listed on Pitchfork Media's "100 Awesome Music Videos", in 2006.[33]

The 2012 music video for "Labrador", the second single from her album Charmer, features a satirical shot-for-shot remake of "Voices Carry" video within the framing device of Mann having been forced to shoot the video after inadvertently signing complete control of the video over to director Tom Scharpling. The video features Jon Wurster as the Wall Street boyfriend, Jon Hamm as Scharpling, and Ted Leo in a cameo.[34]

Credits and personnel

  • Aimee Mann – bass guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Michael Hausman – drums, percussion
  • Robert Holmes – background vocals, guitar
  • Joey Pesce – background vocals, synthesizer
  • Mike Thorne – producer
  • Dick Wingate – executive producer
  • Bob Clearmountain – audio mixing
  • Britain Hill – photography

Formats and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Voices Carry":

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  • 7" Single: Australia/North America
    1. "Voices Carry" – 4:19
    2. "Are You Serious?" – 3:15
  • 12" Maxi-Single: Netherlands
    1. "Voices Carry" – 4:19
    2. "Are You Serious?" – 3:15
    3. "Sleep" – 3:40
{{col-2}}
  • 12" Maxi-Single: North America
    1. "Voices Carry" (Long version) – 4:19
    2. "Voices Carry" (Single mix) – 3:59
{{col-end}}

Chart positions

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Chart (1985)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[35]15
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[36]15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[37]8
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[38]7
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks[39]14
{{col-end}}

Notes

1. ^ 
2. ^{{cite book| first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | page= 603 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stereosociety.com/voicescarry.html |title=The making of Til Tuesday's Voices Carry |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2008-06-07 |accessdate=2014-08-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908113009/http://www.stereosociety.com/voicescarry.html |archivedate=September 8, 2008 }}
4. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ministry-frontman-al-jourgensen-on-his-sex-and-drugs-heavy-new-autobiography-238890/ | title=Ministry Frontman Al Jourgensen on His Sex- and Drugs-Heavy New Autobiography | work=Rolling Stone | date=July 8, 2013 | accessdate=March 20, 2019 | author=Prato, Greg}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|last=Thorne|first=Mike|title=The making of 'Til Tuesday's Voices Carry|url=http://www.stereosociety.com/voicescarry.html|publisher=The Stereo Society|date=March 1999|accessdate=2009-08-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607133330/http://www.stereosociety.com/voicescarry.html|archivedate=2008-06-07}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Wild|first=David|authorlink=David Wild|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tiltuesday/albums/album/124706/review/5945610/welcome_home|title='Til Tuesday: Voices Carry: Music Reviews|date=1986-11-06|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=RealNetworks|accessdate=2009-08-20}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Stewart|title=Song Review: Voices Carry|url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t2844841|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2009-08-20}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Viglione|first=Joe|title=Album Review: Voices Carry|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20216|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2009-08-19}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Mottaz|first=Phillip|title=Greatest Song At This Moment – 'Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry"|url=http://www.thetripwire.com/blog/2008/11/17/greatest-song-at-this-moment-til-tuesdays-voices-carry/|publisher=The Tripwire|date=2008-11-17|accessdate=2009-08-19}}
10. ^{{cite web|last=Peake|first=Steve|url=http://80music.about.com/od/80smusic12/tp/topsongsof1985.htm|title=Top 10 Songs of 1985|work=About.com|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2009-08-20}}
11. ^{{Cite news|last=Van Matre|first=Lynn|title=Hall & Oates Entertainingly Funky|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25069189.html?dids=25069189:25069189&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+08%2C+1985&author=Lynn+Van+Matre%2C+Pop+music+critic&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=HALL+%26+OATES+ENTERTAININGLY+FUNKY&pqatl=google|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company|date=1985-04-08|accessdate=2009-08-20}}
12. ^1 Mann, 2003. p. 47.
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1985-04-13/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week of April 13, 1985 – Voices Carry|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=1985-04-13|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
14. ^{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist='til tuesday|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Artist Chart History – 'Til Tuesday|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
15. ^{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title='Til Tuesday> Biography|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5659/biography|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
16. ^1 2 {{Cite news|last=Assael|first=Shaun|title=Aimee Mann talks quietly about success|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aukSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3030,3074220&dq=voices-carry+gold|date=1985-11-21|work=The Ledger|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0530&volume=42&issue=12&issue_dt=June%2001%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 12, June 01, 1985|work=RPM|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd|date=1985-06-01|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0563&volume=42&issue=23&issue_dt=August%2017%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 23, August 17, 1985|work=RPM|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd|date=1985-08-17|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0591&volume=43&issue=7&issue_dt=October%2026%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top Singles – Volume 43, No. 7, October 26, 1985|work=RPM|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd|date=1985-10-26|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25%27'til+tuesday%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=37&csearch=20&nextprev=1|title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) – 'Til Tuesday|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|date=1985-09-30|accessdate=2009-10-15}}
21. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Ed|author2=Cinquemani, Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/greatestmusicvideosiv.asp|title=100 Greatest Music Videos|publisher=Slant Magazine|year=2003|accessdate=2009-08-05}}
22. ^{{Cite news|last=Morse|first=Steve|title='Til Tuesday Pushing the Fast Forward Button|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEB291CA38274&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=1985-11-28|work=The Boston Globe|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=Other Works – Cully Holland|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390644/|work=IMDb|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2009-08-19}}
24. ^1 {{Cite news|last=Thomas|first=Keith|title=What Spokane is Viewing|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kekRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6768,2453367&dq=voices-carry|date=1985-06-04|work=The Spokesman-Review|publisher=Cowles Publishing Company|accessdate=2009-08-12}}
25. ^{{cite journal|last=Blauner|first=Peter|journal=New York|publisher=New York Media, LLC|date=1985-07-15|title=The Story of Mann|volume=18|issue=27|page=28|issn=0028-7369}}
26. ^{{cite journal|last=Galante|first=Debbie|title=Twenty Years of MTV|journal=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=2001-07-28|volume=113|issue=30|page=70|issn=0006-2510}}
27. ^1 {{Cite news|last=Hilburn|authorlink=Robert Hilburn|first=Robert|title=Pop Music Disc Derby: Riding the Next 'Wave' Order of Finishwin|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64438606.html?dids=64438606:64438606&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+05%2C+1985&author=ROBERT+HILBURN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=POP+MUSIC+DISC+DERBY%3A+RIDING+THE+NEXT+%60WAVE'+ORDER+OF+FINISHWIN%3A+Meat+PuppetsPLACE%3A+MinutemenSHOW%3A+(tie)+Beasts+of+Bourbon%2CGame+Theory&pqatl=google|date=1985-05-15|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
28. ^1 {{Cite news|last=Hunt|first=Dennis|title=Faces: Aimee Mann's Voice, Lyrics Carry Her|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/676141242.html?dids=676141242:676141242&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+23%2C+1985&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=FACES&pqatl=google|date=1985-06-23|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
29. ^{{Cite news|last=Del Condo|first=Debbie|title=Six Months is Plenty Long Enough to Issue 1985's Videos their Due|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/91770749.html?dids=91770749:91770749&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+07%2C+1985&author=Debbie+del+Condo&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=SIX+MONTHS+IS+PLENTY+LONG+ENOUGH+TO+ISSUE+1985'S+VIDEOS+THEIR+DUE&pqatl=google|date=1985-07-07|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
30. ^Rettenmund, 1996. p. 159.
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1985/|title=MTV Video Music Awards – 1985|date=1985-09-13|work=MTV|publisher=MTV Networks|accessdate=2009-08-05}}
32. ^{{Cite news|last=Berra|first=Yegi|title='The Boss' Wins Awards|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dQwTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4403,4628702&dq=american-video-awards|date=1985-11-22|work=Star-Banner|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2009-08-09}}
33. ^{{cite web|author=Pitchfork Staff|title=100 Awesome Music Videos|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6364-100-awesome-music-videos/9/|date=2006-06-20|work=Pitchfork Media|publisher=Pitchfork Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-08-17}}
34. ^Aimee Mann remakes "Voices Carry" with help from Ted Leo, Jon Hamm, Tom Scharpling, and Jon Wurster – AV Club
35. ^1 {{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0560&volume=42&issue=22&issue_dt=August%2010%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top Singles – Volume 43, No. 5, October 12, 1985|work=RPM|publisher=RPM Music Publications Ltd|date=1985-10-12|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
37. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1985-07-13/hot-100|title=Hot 100: Week of July 13, 1985 – Voices Carry|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|date=1985-07-13|accessdate=2009-08-04}}
38. ^http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/tiltuesday.html
39. ^{{cite web|title=Voices Carry > Charts and Awards > Billboard Singles|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20216/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2009-08-04}}

References

{{refbegin}}
  • {{cite book

| last = Mann
| first = Brent
| title = 99 Red Balloons...and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders
| year = 2003
| publisher = Citadel Press
| isbn = 0-8065-2516-9
  • {{cite book

| last = Rettenmund
| first = Matthew
| authorlink = Matthew Rettenmund
| title = Totally awesome 80s: a lexicon of the music, videos, movies, TV shows, stars, and trends of that decadent decade
| year = 1996
| publisher = St. Martin's Press
| isbn = 0-312-14436-9{{refend}}

External links

  • "Voices Carry" video MTV
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  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ma1Ul9bCGY Video of MGMT playing "Voices Carry" at Bonnaroo]
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