Bittersweet (Hoodoo Gurus song)
| "Bittersweet" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Mars Needs Guitars! | ||||
| A-side | "Bittersweet" | |||
| B-side | "Mars Needs Guitars" | |||
| Released | June 1985 (Australia) | |||
| Format |
7" vinyl 12" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label |
Big Time (Australia) Chrysalis (United Kingdom) Elektra (United States) | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Faulkner | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Fisher | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology | ||||
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"Bittersweet" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #10 on the Melbourne Record Charts.[1] It was released on Big Time Records in June, 1985; and was written by Dave Faulkner.[2]
"Mars Needs Guitars" (B side), was written by all five Gurus (James Baker, Clyde Bramley, Faulkner, Mark Kingsmill and Brad Shepherd)[2] and lead vocals were by Brad Shepherd.
It was also released in 1985 in the United States by Elektra with "Bring the Hoodoo Down" as the B-side, and in the United Kingdom as a 12" single by Chrysalis Records with two B-sides, "Bring the Hoodoo Down" & "Turkey Dinner".[3]
"... I vowed to myself that I would write less comic narratives and try to express my sentiments in a more forthright way. I feel I succeeded with "Bittersweet" though at the time I didn't think that a) the band would want to play it and b) our audience would want to hear it. I was happily wrong on both counts." - Dave Faulkner.[4]
Cover versions & others
Courtney Love provided lead vocals for her band Hole's version of "Bittersweet" with Faulkner's backing vocals at Hole's 1999 Big Day Out performance.[5]
The song "Bittersweet" was used in the video game MVP Baseball 2004.
Track listing
7" version
- "Bittersweet" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:46[6]
- "Mars Needs Guitars" (James Baker, Clyde Bramley, Faulkner, Mark Kingsmill and Brad Shepherd)[2] — 2:51
7" version (US)
- "Bittersweet" (Faulkner) — 3:46
- "Bring the Hoodoo Down" (Faulkner)- 3:00
12" version
- "Bittersweet" (Faulkner) — 3:44[3]
- "Bring the Hoodoo Down" (Faulkner)[2] - 3:09
- "Turkey Dinner" (Faulkner)[2] - 4:23
Personnel
Credited to:[7]
- James Baker — drums
- Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals (track A), guitar
- Mark Kingsmill — drums, cymbals
- Brad Shepherd — guitar, lead vocals (track B), harmonica
- Producer — Charles Fisher
- Engineer — John Bee
- Mastering — Don Bartley
Reviews
References
- ↑ Guest, Thomas J. (1991). Thirty Years of Hits. Collingwood, Melbourne: M. J. Maloney. ISBN 0-646-04633-0.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- 1 2 "Rate Your Music - "Bittersweet" (12")". Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ↑ "Discogs entry on Bittersweet (unofficial Hole album)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ↑ "Discogs entry on "Bittersweet" 7"". Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ "Discogs entry on Mars Needs Guitars!". Retrieved 2007-12-15.