Talking in Your Sleep
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Talking in Your Sleep is a song of the Romantics from the year 1983 , which was written by the band and the producer of the song Peter Solley. It appeared on the album In Heat .
history
In the text of the song, the protagonist, sung from the perspective of the lyric self , makes his beloved know that she is speaking in her sleep and divulging her secrets in the process. The song is composed in natural minor .
It was released in September 1983. In Canada, the new wave song became a number one hit. In the episode Hit and Run from Knight Rider and the video game Saints Row IV the song was used.
In the music video, The Romantics play the song surrounded by women wearing pajamas and sometimes underwear.
Cover versions
- 1984: Bucks Fizz
- 1996: Kris Kross (Da Streets Ain't Right)
- 1999: Prezioso feat. Marvin (Tell Me Why)
- 2009: Snoop Dogg feat. Kokane (Secrets)
- 2012: The Civil Wars
- 2018: The Weeknd (secrets)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources for chart placements: Chart statistics for Talking in Your Sleep on chartsurfer.de, accessed on June 7, 2014.
- ^ Translation of the text on Golyr.de
- ↑ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis , p.89. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4 .
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Music video on Youtube.com