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Lorelei

Certain Songs #2532: Styx – “Lorelei”

January 17, 2023 by Jim Connelly

Album: Equinox
Year: 1975

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So before we get into all of this utter madness, here is a Styx fact that you probably didn’t know: when they had their first massive hit, “Lady,” they were an indie band. It’s true: the first four Styx albums — Styx, Styx II, The Serpent is Rising and Man of Miracles — were all on a Chicago independent label called Wooden Nickel records. And “Lady,” which was originally released as a single in 1973 and ended up at #6 in the spring of 1975 because of reasons, was from Styx II. Given that this was the early 1970s, one can only conclude that Styx were indie rock pioneers!

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Equinox, Lorelei, Styx

Certain Songs #1601: The Pogues – “Lorelei”

August 5, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Album: Peace and Love
Year: 1989

As you’ve probably figured out, most of my favorite late-period Pogues songs are the ones where they broke formula and tried something different from the expected Irish Folk-Punk that they made their original mark with, and “Lorelei” might be the biggest break of all, while still having roots in things they’d previously done.

So, like “Thousands Are Sailing,” it was written guitarist Phil Chevron. Like “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah,” it featured a prominent electric guitar, and like the holy “Fairytale of New York,” it featured Kirsty MacColl.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Lorelei, Peace and Love, Pogues

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