Pretty Persuasion (song)
" Pretty Persuasion" is a song by R.E.M. that was first released on the band's 1984 album" Reckoning".
It was released as a promotional single and reached number 44 on" Billboard"'s Rock Tracks chart.
According to R.E.M. biographer Tony Fletcher, it is often regarded as" the' archetypal' R.E.M. anthem".
Although not released commercially until 1984, R.E.M. performed" Pretty Persuasion" live in concert as early as 1980 and 1981.
A live version of the song was recorded for the band's 1983 debut album" Murmur" but was not released on that album, although the recording was eventually included as a bonus track on a 1992 release of" Reckoning".
Producer Mitch Easter wanted to record the song again for" Reckoning" but the band, particularly lead singer Michael Stipe who no longer liked the song, was initially reluctant.
They eventually agreed to a multi-track studio recording for" Reckoning" due to the popularity of the song live with fans.
Allmusic critic Bill Janovitz describes the lyrics as" an anti-consumerism take on advertising."
The song makes the point right away with the lines:
As with many R.E.M. songs, the refrain," He's got pretty persuasion/ She's got pretty persuasion/ God damn your confusion" is, as described by Fletcher, concise and repetitive.
R.E.M. guitarist
Peter Buck has stated that the song was originally inspired by a dream Stipe had.
In the dream, Stipe was photographing the Rolling Stones for the cover of their last single, which in the dream was entitled" Pretty Persuasion".
The song begins with a guitar riff based on descending arpeggios.
Easter has noted a musical similarity to Todd Rundgren's 1972 song" Could n't I Just Tell You" and thinks the earlier song provided some inspiration for" Pretty Persuasion".
Janovitz notes similarities with songs by The Byrds.
These include the guitar riffs, which although played on two six- string guitars, produce an" electric- guitar jangle" similar to that achieved by The Byrds' Roger McGuinn on his 12- string Rickenbacker guitar.
They also include the multi-track vocals by Stipe and bassist Mike Mills, which evoke The Byrds' vocal harmonies.
However, the vocals on" Pretty Persuasion" are not precisely enunciated, making the lyrics difficult to decipher at times.
" Spin" critics Eric Weisbard and Craig Marks described" Pretty Persuasion" as" a great rocker."
In addition to being played live in the early portion of R.E.M.'s career," Pretty Persuasion" was included in the live set as late as 2007 and 2008.
Fletcher regards it as one of the songs that influenced R.E.M.'s 2008 album" Accelerate".
A live version from this tour was released on the 2009 live album" Live at the OlympiaPretty Persuasion" has also been included on several of R.E.M.'s compilation albums, including" The Best of R.E.M." in 1991 and" And I Feel Fine ...
The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982 – 1987" in 2006.
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The song was the first single released prior to the band's second album "Lullaby" in 1988.
"Pretty Girls And Pretty Girls" became the band's highest charting single at no. 90 in the "Billboard" Hot 100, and its only moment crossing over into mainstream pop.
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, I don't take my chances...
safe sex, safe sex."
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The album "Lullaby" also opens with a shorter version of "Tubular Bells", which flows seamlessly into "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls", the second track on the album.
A promotional video was shot and released for "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls”; an alternate version of the video was also released using the medley edit of "Tubular Bells/Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls”.
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Question: Are the movies Pretty Persuasion and Bollywood Dream, from the same country?
Answer: no