Square Rooms
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Square Rooms is a song by Al Corley from the year 1984 , he with Harold Faltermeyer wrote and Peter John Woods.
history
After two seasons of The Denver Clan as the gay son Steve Carrington and a visit to an opera, Al Corley got the idea to try his hand at singing. He wrote his first single Square Rooms with Harold Faltermeyer and Peter John Woods .
On the cover of the record, Corley imitated the stars who were depicted in the Gentlemen's Quarterly : with a corresponding hairstyle, dark look and disheveled hair. This achieved the desired effect best in France, where it gained popularity through its live appearances on television. But according to journalist Elia Habib, Corley's success was not just based on his physical appearance. In fact, the design of the song gained popularity and was conceived as a danceable Europop . Faltermeyer was previously involved in the production of the Laura Branigan version of Self Control , so there are a few similarities between the songs. A year later, Harold Faltermeyer was also successful with his composition of his instrumental Axel F.
success
Square Rooms was released worldwide on September 9, 1984, from then on it became a number one hit in France (5 weeks total from March 9-29 and April 6-19, 1985).
In Germany (13th place), Austria (15th place), Switzerland (6th place) and Italy (12th place), the song developed into a top 15 success.
In the United States, Square Rooms had moderate success: the song reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and it reached number 26 on the US dance chart.
Music video
The music video was shot in France, at the beginning you can also see the Eiffel Tower . Al Corley then sits on a bed with his wife lying next to him. She wakes up and leaves Corley in the bedroom. He gets up, looks out the window, a train is passing by. Corley is sitting under the drawbridge and sees two lovers kissing, in another scene he beats two drums in the bedroom that were previously seen. The scene in which the woman wakes up and dresses is repeated. Later, people dance in a park in Paris . Corley sees his wife there and then runs into a part of the park where old people are. After the walk he kisses his wife in the park, and at the end of the clip Corley is back in the bedroom, opening the blinds on the window.
Cover versions
- 1984: Jeanne Mas
- 1998: Heavenly
- 2005: Mickie Krause
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources chart placements: DE ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH / FR / US , accessed June 4, 2011.
- ↑ Music video on MyVideo.de
