"Read My Mind (Gabriel and Dresden Remix)"
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The Killers are an incredible band with substance and style!! - Mike
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"Can you read my mind?"
"'Read My Mind' is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers and is the sixth track on their second album Sam's Town, released in October 2006. It peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted at #15 on the UK singles chart.
In an interview with Chicago radio station Q101, lead vocalist Brandon Flowers called 'Read My Mind' the best song he has ever written. This is also seen by critics as one of the best, if not the best, Killers song to date.
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (of Pet Shop Boys) saw The Killers in concert at Brixton Academy at the end of November 2006, where the idea of a remix for 'Read My Mind' was discussed between the two parties. The resulting remix, 'Pet Shop Boys 'Stars are blazing' mix' featuring additional vocals by Tennant and Lowe, is one of the B-sides for the single, and is featured on the Pet Shop Boys album Disco Four.
The video for 'Read My Mind' was shot in Tokyo and directed by Diane Martel, shortly before the band embarked on their round of touring to New Zealand and Australia. In an interview, Brandon Flowers called the tune 'kind of our favorite song' and promised the clip would find the band 'in Tokyo, on bikes.'
The video is largely unrelated to the song, and finds The Killers in Tokyo, seemingly just having a good time and carrying out activities synonymous with the freedom of youth. These include riding different bicycles, namely a penny-farthing, recumbent bicycle, a lowrider bicycle, and a regular bicycle decorated with ram's horns, through the Tokyo streets. The band are also seen in a traditional arcade playing session GuitarFreaks and Drummania, playing with leaves in a Tokyo park with some Japanese school children, and interacting with Japanese children's TV character Gachapin. The various scenes are intercut with footage of Flowers singing in the middle of the city at a traffic interchange. The video ends with the four members of the band in a capsule hotel.
The video premiered on February 8, 2007, on MTV's Total Request Live as part of their 'Spankin' New Music Week.' On the March 23, 2007 episode of VH1's Top 20 Countdown, 'Read My Mind' was number one, making it the first time a Killers' video had reached that rank.
Critical response to the single was overwhelmingly positive; the song was often praised although the album received highly mixed reviews. Yahoo Music said 'the album peaks with the arena-sized 'Read My Mind'. Sven Philipp (with Billboard) called the single 'a gloriously melodic Duran Duran-meets-Springsteen tale about 'breakin' out of this two-star town.' Adrien Begrand with PopMatters said, 'The Killers shine on the song, Flowers’s synth offsetting Keuning’s tasteful flourishes wonderfully.' NME called the song the 'righteous and anthemic album highlight.' It was also listed as #12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006 even though Sam's Town had previously received negative reviews from the magazine. In reference to the Pet Shop Boys remix, The New York Times called it a 'perfect match.' This song was also #84 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.
A remix of the song is featured on the original soundtrack of the NBC television series Friday Night Lights. It is nominated for a 2008 People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Song from a Soundtrack.
This song was also going to be performed as a showcase performance for Chloe Warren, but due to technical complications the performance was cancelled.
'Read My Mind' was also used for the promotional video for season 14 of the television show 'ER' on Warner Channel Latin America." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_My_Mind_(song)
"Read My Mind (Gabriel and Dresden Remix)"
Holt Renfrew Window Display - Bloor Street West, Toronto [ www.holtrenfrew.com/ ]
The Killers are an incredible band with substance and style!! - Mike
*****
"Can you read my mind?"
"'Read My Mind' is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers and is the sixth track on their second album Sam's Town, released in October 2006. It peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted at #15 on the UK singles chart.
In an interview with Chicago radio station Q101, lead vocalist Brandon Flowers called 'Read My Mind' the best song he has ever written. This is also seen by critics as one of the best, if not the best, Killers song to date.
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (of Pet Shop Boys) saw The Killers in concert at Brixton Academy at the end of November 2006, where the idea of a remix for 'Read My Mind' was discussed between the two parties. The resulting remix, 'Pet Shop Boys 'Stars are blazing' mix' featuring additional vocals by Tennant and Lowe, is one of the B-sides for the single, and is featured on the Pet Shop Boys album Disco Four.
The video for 'Read My Mind' was shot in Tokyo and directed by Diane Martel, shortly before the band embarked on their round of touring to New Zealand and Australia. In an interview, Brandon Flowers called the tune 'kind of our favorite song' and promised the clip would find the band 'in Tokyo, on bikes.'
The video is largely unrelated to the song, and finds The Killers in Tokyo, seemingly just having a good time and carrying out activities synonymous with the freedom of youth. These include riding different bicycles, namely a penny-farthing, recumbent bicycle, a lowrider bicycle, and a regular bicycle decorated with ram's horns, through the Tokyo streets. The band are also seen in a traditional arcade playing session GuitarFreaks and Drummania, playing with leaves in a Tokyo park with some Japanese school children, and interacting with Japanese children's TV character Gachapin. The various scenes are intercut with footage of Flowers singing in the middle of the city at a traffic interchange. The video ends with the four members of the band in a capsule hotel.
The video premiered on February 8, 2007, on MTV's Total Request Live as part of their 'Spankin' New Music Week.' On the March 23, 2007 episode of VH1's Top 20 Countdown, 'Read My Mind' was number one, making it the first time a Killers' video had reached that rank.
Critical response to the single was overwhelmingly positive; the song was often praised although the album received highly mixed reviews. Yahoo Music said 'the album peaks with the arena-sized 'Read My Mind'. Sven Philipp (with Billboard) called the single 'a gloriously melodic Duran Duran-meets-Springsteen tale about 'breakin' out of this two-star town.' Adrien Begrand with PopMatters said, 'The Killers shine on the song, Flowers’s synth offsetting Keuning’s tasteful flourishes wonderfully.' NME called the song the 'righteous and anthemic album highlight.' It was also listed as #12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006 even though Sam's Town had previously received negative reviews from the magazine. In reference to the Pet Shop Boys remix, The New York Times called it a 'perfect match.' This song was also #84 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.
A remix of the song is featured on the original soundtrack of the NBC television series Friday Night Lights. It is nominated for a 2008 People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Song from a Soundtrack.
This song was also going to be performed as a showcase performance for Chloe Warren, but due to technical complications the performance was cancelled.
'Read My Mind' was also used for the promotional video for season 14 of the television show 'ER' on Warner Channel Latin America." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_My_Mind_(song)