Unfinished Sympathy - Revision history

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-	"'''Unfinished Sympathy'''" was the second single to be released from the album ''[[Blue Lines]]'' on February 11, 1991. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the trip hop genre. It is also one of the group's most successful singles, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the Dutch Top 40.	+	"'''Unfinished Sympathy'''" was the second single to be released from the album '''[[Blue Lines]]''' on February 11, 1991. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the trip hop genre. It is also one of the group's most successful singles, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the Dutch Top 40.

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==

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-	"'''Unfinished Sympathy'''" was the second single to be released from the album ''[[Blue Lines]]'' on February 11, 1991. It features [[Shara Nelson]] on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the trip hop genre. It is also one of the group's most successful singles, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the Dutch Top 40.	+	"'''Unfinished Sympathy'''" was the second single to be released from the album ''[[Blue Lines]]'' on February 11, 1991. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the trip hop genre. It is also one of the group's most successful singles, reaching #13 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the Dutch Top 40.

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:34:15 GMT

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	*Iguana (Spain) - Singles of the Year, ranking #2		*Iguana (Spain) - Singles of the Year, ranking #2
	*A BBC Radio 2 poll ranked it #44 in the best songs of all time		*A BBC Radio 2 poll ranked it #44 in the best songs of all time
-	*Reviewer Julie Burchill has described as her favourite song of all time.
-	*Dance music producer Darren Tate has described as his favourite record ever
	*Mixmag (UK) - The 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time (1996) 10		*Mixmag (UK) - The 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time (1996) 10
	*New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002) 10		*New Musical Express (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002) 10

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:33:59 GMT

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	==Critical acclaim==		==Critical acclaim==
	[[File:D Unfinished Sympathy video.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|D and friend on the video shoot]]		[[File:D Unfinished Sympathy video.jpg\|300px\|left\|thumb\|D and friend on the video shoot]]
-	In European media, "Unfinished Sympathy" has frequently been placed highly on lists of "the best songs of all time":	+	In European media, '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' has frequently been placed highly on lists of "the best songs of all time":

	*The TV Channel MTV2 in the UK ranked it #1 in a poll of the best songs of all time		*The TV Channel MTV2 in the UK ranked it #1 in a poll of the best songs of all time
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	*EveryHit.com poll of poll, ranking #21		*EveryHit.com poll of poll, ranking #21
	*Triple J Hottest 100 Of All Time 2009 (Australia), ranking #93		*Triple J Hottest 100 Of All Time 2009 (Australia), ranking #93
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:33:37 GMT

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* The percussion loop is the "belly break" sampled from a '''Bob James'''' cover of Paul Simon's '''''Take Me to the Mardi Gras''''' which was also used by '''Run DMC''' on '''''Peter Piper'''''.		* The percussion loop is the "belly break" sampled from a '''Bob James'''' cover of Paul Simon's '''''Take Me to the Mardi Gras''''' which was also used by '''Run DMC''' on '''''Peter Piper'''''.
-	* Pressured to change its name due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991, the group were briefly known as '''Massive'''~~," and~~ it is this name which features on the cover of this single.	+	* Pressured to change its name due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991, the group were briefly known as '''Massive'''; it is this name which features on the cover of this single.
	* The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of '''John McLaughlin''', whose voice was sampled without clearance.		* The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of '''John McLaughlin''', whose voice was sampled without clearance.
	* The song was remixed by '''Paul Oakenfold''' and '''[[Nellee Hooper]]'''; both remixes feature on the single.		* The song was remixed by '''Paul Oakenfold''' and '''[[Nellee Hooper]]'''; both remixes feature on the single.
	* The song has been covered by '''Tina Turner''' for her 1996 album '''''Wildest Dreams''''', and her version reached #9 in France.		* The song has been covered by '''Tina Turner''' for her 1996 album '''''Wildest Dreams''''', and her version reached #9 in France.

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:33:13 GMT

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
-	* The percussion loop is the "belly break" sampled from a Bob James' cover of Paul Simon's "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" which was also used by Run DMC on "Peter Piper."	+	* The percussion loop is the "belly break" sampled from a '''Bob James'''' cover of Paul Simon's '''''Take Me to the Mardi Gras''''' which was also used by '''Run DMC''' on '''''Peter Piper'''''.
-	* ~~The group was pressured~~ to change its name due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991~~. They~~ were briefly known as ~~simply "~~Massive," and it is ~~the~~ name which features on the cover of this single.	+	* Pressured to change its name due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991, the group were briefly known as '''Massive'''," and it is this name which features on the cover of this single.
-	* The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of John McLaughlin, whose voice was sampled without clearance.	+	* The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of '''John McLaughlin''', whose voice was sampled without clearance.
-	* The song was remixed by Paul Oakenfold and [[Nellee Hooper]]~~. Both~~ remixes feature on the single.	+	* The song was remixed by '''Paul Oakenfold''' and '''[[Nellee Hooper]]'''; both remixes feature on the single.
-	* The song has been covered by Tina Turner for her 1996 album ''Wildest Dreams'', and her version reached #9 in France.	+	* The song has been covered by '''Tina Turner''' for her 1996 album '''''Wildest Dreams''''', and her version reached #9 in France.

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	==Music video==		==Music video==
-	The video for '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' was directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909548 '''Baillie Walsh''', and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of '''[[Massive Attack]]'''. The video is renowned for being one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot (a stylistic device now much copied).	+	The video for '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' was directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909548 '''Baillie Walsh'''], and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of '''[[Massive Attack]]'''. The video is renowned for being one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot (a stylistic device now much copied).
	Another notable feaure about the video is that it was art-directed by the infamous performance artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery '''Leigh Bowery'''].		Another notable feaure about the video is that it was art-directed by the infamous performance artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery '''Leigh Bowery'''].

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:30:11 GMT

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	==Music video==		==Music video==
-	The video for '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' was directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909548/ '''Baillie Walsh''', and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of '''[[Massive Attack]]'''. The video is renowned for being one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot (a stylistic device now much copied).	+	The video for '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' was directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909548 '''Baillie Walsh''', and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of '''[[Massive Attack]]'''. The video is renowned for being one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot (a stylistic device now much copied).
	Another notable feaure about the video is that it was art-directed by the infamous performance artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery '''Leigh Bowery'''].		Another notable feaure about the video is that it was art-directed by the infamous performance artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery '''Leigh Bowery'''].

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Tmothy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:29:53 GMT

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	==Music video==		==Music video==
-	The video for "Unfinished Sympathy" was directed by Baillie Walsh, and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California~~. Dan Kneece, SOC was the Steadicam Operator, Scott Ressler was the Focus Puller and John Mathieson, who later went on to shoot Gladiator for Ridley Scott, was the DP~~. It features Shara Nelson walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of [[Massive Attack]]. ~~It was~~ one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot. ~~The art director for~~ the video was performance artist Leigh Bowery.	+	The video for '''''Unfinished Sympathy''''' was directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909548/ '''Baillie Walsh''', and filmed in January 1991 on West Pico Boulevard between S. New Hampshire Avenue and S. Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California. It features '''[[Shara Nelson]]''' walking along the sidewalk, unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which includes drunks, gangs, bikers and the three members of '''[[Massive Attack]]'''. The video is renowned for being one of the earliest music videos to use one continuous shot (a stylistic device now much copied).
		+	Another notable feaure about the video is that it was art-directed by the infamous performance artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bowery '''Leigh Bowery'''].

	==Critical acclaim==		==Critical acclaim==