Massive AttackUnfinished Sympathy (5:14)

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“Unfinished Sympathy” is a song by Massive Attack. The song originally appeared on the group’s 1991 debut album Blue Lines, and was the second single released from the album on February 11, 1991 and got as high as no13 in the UK. It features Shara Nelson on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the genre.

The percussion loop is the “belly break” sampled from a Bob James’ cover Take me to the Mardi Gras of Paul Simon’s track of the same name. The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of John McLaughlin, whose voice was sampled without clearance.
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  • staby

    When Blue Lines came out, I travelled 100 Miles to get a copy - I can still put this on replay and get lost in it, I love it!!!!

    5 hours ago
  • gotgore101

    I love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!

    last week
  • Orbitlynx

    excellence indeed

    last month
  • ozeanherz

    How can you have a day without a night You're the book that I have opened And now I've got to know much more Like a soul without a mind And a body without a heart I'm missing every part

    December 2011
  • radko

    20 years of excellence.

    December 2011
  • living-art

    Zeitlos

    November 2011
  • earthcrossing

    Still gorgeous after all these years

    November 2011
  • rikrijean

    AMAZING !!!!!!!!!

    November 2011
  • KatanaBanana

    Im in love with this song!!

    November 2011
  • martin1403

    Hammerteil

    November 2011
  • mdheur

    my favourite song.....an all time classic....

    October 2011
  • theapril-sea

    unrivalled perfection. real masterpiece.

    October 2011
  • halo_dm2

    Every word to define excellence was used for this song, so there's nothing else I can say about this masterpiece.

    October 2011
  • globallover3

    wieder gefunden i liebe es so sehr

    October 2011
  • bobgreen623

    Wonderful, a classic, and fabulously moving vocals by Shara. love the percussions and piano too. A few years ago on GLR (now BBC Radio London) this was voted the number 2 track of all time, number one being I Am The Resurrection which I also love

    October 2011
  • sunshine_stuart

    unnerving brilliance

    October 2011
  • jcotteri

    RIP Steve Jobs : (

    October 2011
  • airlock24

    instant classic/forever

    October 2011
  • globallover3

    dieses lied ist es was ich suchte

    September 2011
  • Seberinoid

    An immense track indeed. You would have to be entirely soulless to feel nothing when this plays. In fact, you'd have to be soulless AND bereft of all senses. .

    September 2011
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