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Dare to Dissemble is my little online ranting place, where I air my thoughts about the ridiculous state of affairs at the University of Alberta--a formerly strong public institution with tons of potential being driven into the ground by inept governance and irresponsible government funding policies. Comments are welcome, but not expected. Like most blogs on the internet, this one languishes in obscurity and is read for the most part by its proprietor.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Song of the Week: The Dream Is Always the Same

Sorry for the hiatus; incredibly hectic couple of weeks.

This week's Song of the Week is actually from a movie soundtrack, to one of my all-time favorite 80s movies:  Risky Business.  The soundtrack was done by Tangerine Dream, the pioneering German synth band, and it was highly effective.  Of course, there was quite a bit of auxiliary music by the likes of Bob Seger, Muddy Waters, Prince and Talking Heads, but the cool synth washes of the TD music was a real high point, especially in two spots:  the opening scene ("The Dream Is Always the Same") and later in the movie ("Love on a Real Train").

Anyway, here is the first four minutes, including the great "Dream" scene, which perfectly sets up the tension around the striving and ambitious (but not immensely talented) main character Joel:


Oops, not allowed to embed that one.  Here is the link.
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