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“Shadowplay” is a song by the band Joy Division. It appeared on the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.
The lyrics, written and originally sung by Ian Curtis include a reference to suicide, he sings “In the shadowplay acting out your own death, knowing no more.” Curtis himself committed suicide by hanging on May 18, 1980. Early recordings of the lyrics on the Warsaw album show the first line of the song as saying “To the centre of the city where all roads meet looking for you”. In later recordings the word looking is replaced with waiting.
The lyrics, written and originally sung by Ian Curtis include a reference to suicide, he sings “In the shadowplay acting out your own death, knowing no more.” Curtis himself committed suicide by hanging on May 18, 1980. Early recordings of the lyrics on the Warsaw album show the first line of the song as saying “To the centre of the city where all roads meet looking for you”. In later recordings the word looking is replaced with waiting.
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surround_me wrote:
the guitar is so sweet.. so sweet.
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onthefly2009 wrote:
had this on a video cassette a few years ago...................in my humble opinion their best song.................raw and aggressive........ta rum tum
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shesavage wrote:
oh my ..
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necahual wrote:
my craziness put into a song...rare.
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dakotaboo wrote:
the version Im hearing is not the version from Unknown Pleasures but a pretty raw, but great, live (or session) version - anyone know where it comes from?
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bzidez wrote:
this song is so f*ing great!
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darqmommy wrote:
i agree with urban rocker girl: great for walking on a rainy night. add a dash of Xymox and a 1/2 tsp of Boingo, and shake.
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spark10036 wrote:
AWESOME
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Janyslaw wrote:
does anybody have this version of the song in mp3?
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atomicpanda325 wrote:
Ian Curtis' ghost lives in his music and haunts all who listen! But that's a good thing...
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McBeastie wrote:
Soo edgy and raw ;]
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darksungrim777 wrote:
The ghost of Ian Curtis, forever haunting and raw.
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NinjaBoyV wrote:
Rule #1 for future wife: Must like Joy division
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gothabillygoil wrote:
RIP Ian!! >.<
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draney13 wrote:
sweet
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lovelikesummer wrote:
great
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bsimpson1972 wrote:
OMG! It has me sobbing all over the place every single time! The hymn for all of us people "on the edge"..... ;)
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zyffe-- wrote:
don't quite see the sexyness in the song, for me it's much darker and deeper than that (no pun intended)... very, very, very good.
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Musicflyer wrote:
Fundamental
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crystal_sweet wrote:
One of the best songs ever.
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