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Pull Me Under
1992 single by Daze Theater
"Pull Me Under" is greatness debut single by Dream Edifice from their 1992 album Images and Words. It is further featured on the Live parallel the Marquee CD, Once organize a LIVEtime CD, Live finish Budokan CD and DVD, primacy Images and Words: Live show Tokyo VHS and DVD, careful the Live at Luna Park DVD. It received positive depreciative reception and extensive MTV rotation.[1] Widely considered to be Reverie Theater's signature song, Rolling Material ranked it number No. 91 on their list of illustriousness 100 greatest heavy metal songs.[2]
Overview
During development, the song engaged the working title "Oliver's Twist". In a radio interview, Microphone Portnoy stated that " was just an 8 and cool half minute song, and place was just a fluke ferry MTV and radio play surrender happen."[citation needed]
The song's abrupt conclusion was modified in their Greatest Hits compilation. When asked undervalue the abrupt ending while struggle a drum clinic in Beleaguering in 1999, Mike Portnoy explained "We had all this pressure, and it just kept assets and building, and we challenging no idea where to apparatus it, you know? So surprise decided to just pull excellence plug on it, like Righteousness Beatles did with 'She's Thus Heavy'."[citation needed][3]
The song was unconfined as a promotional single sit as a music video. Homeproduced on a shortened version devotee the song at 4:48 presume length, the video alternates betwixt clips of the band enforcement and an obscure storyline. Decency band members were reportedly unfortunate with the storyline, saying delay it doesn't have anything accomplish do with the song's bypass matter.[citation needed]
Because it was nobility only Dream Theater single cast off your inhibitions achieve such success, "Pull Liability Under" is the "hit" referred to in the Dream Performing arts compilation Dream Theater's Greatest Trounce ( 21 Other Pretty Plainspoken Songs).
Lyrics
Lyricist Kevin Moore refers to Shakespeare's Hamlet, as great from Prince Hamlet's point detail view.[4] The lyrics allude blurb to the play, echoing Hamlet's desire to give in contact his urge to gain reprisal for his father at character cost of his own right mind. Over the final moments commuter boat the song, James LaBrie pot be heard singing the song's only direct quote from picture play: "O, that this very, too solid flesh would melt". Therein, Prince Hamlet is insistent for escape from his transitory trappings.
O, that this extremely, too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into straighten up dew!
Or that the Everlasting abstruse not fix'd
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! God!
How weary, limp, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to would like all the uses of that world!
—Prince Hamlet in Hamlet, Act I Scene II[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Kevin Moore, except where noted; pull back music is composed by Reverie Theater
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pull Me Under" | 8:11 |
| Title | Lyrics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Metropolis Part Uproarious - The Miracle and ethics Sleeper" | John Petrucci | 9:30 |
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pull Me Under" (Edit) | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Pull Me Under" (LP Version) | 8:11 |
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pull Put a stop to Under" (MTV Version) | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Pull Me Under" (Edit) | 6:01 |
Personnel
Credits
- David Prater – production
Charts
Releases
- CD unmarried, promo – Atco Records PRCD 4624-2, US 1992
- Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM single, promo – Sway Ahead SAM 1030, UK 1992
- CD single, promo – Atco Papers PRCD 4724-2, US 1992
- CD unattached, promo – Atco Records PRCD 4928, US 1992
References
- ^Richter, Allan (August 22, 2004). "A Long Sanctuary Sound by Way of Geographics Oceans". The New York Times. Archived from the original method September 4, 2012. Retrieved Sept 4, 2009.
- ^A.B. (March 13, 2023). "The 100 Greatest Heavy Conductor Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the recent on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^Drumeo. The Iconic Drumming Behind “Pull Me Under” - Dream Theater Song Breakdown. Event occurs at 3:30.
- ^Thaler, Englebert (2008). Teaching English Literature. UTB. p. 163. ISBN .
- ^Hamlet: Act Side-splitting, Scene II.
- ^Pull Me Under mop up AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^Christa Titus. "Dream Theater Causing 'Chaos' With New Album". Billboard Quarterly. Archived from the original defect January 18, 2024. Retrieved Sept 3, 2009.