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This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (loud vers.)

This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (loud vers.) (03:10)

watch ZEITGEISTMOVIE.COM own video to the most beautiful song ever!

This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo

This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo (03:24)

kangaroo

This Mortal Coil - Red Rain

This Mortal Coil - Red Rain (02:50)

Daughter and I hit the petting zoo. Some camera phone footage cut together to TMC's Red Rain.

This Mortal Coil - I Come & Stand at Every Door

This Mortal Coil - I Come & Stand at Every Door (03:57)

1991 "Blood" I come and stand at every door But no one hears my silent dread I knock and yet remain unseen For I am dead, for I am dead I'm only seven although I've died In hiroshima long ago I'm seven now as I was...

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This Mortal Coil Biography

This Mortal Coil was a dream pop supergroup led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were technically the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many who were signed to, or otherwise associated with, 4AD. About half of the songs released were cover songs, often of 1960s and 1970s psychedelic and folk acts, which displayed those two genres' place in the history and formation of dream pop. On each of the band's three LPs, at least one song would also be a cover of a 4AD artist, and most of the original songs were instrumentals.

The name "This Mortal Coil" is drawn from William Shakespeare's Hamlet and is a poetic expression referring to the earthly condition.

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This Mortal Coil's Best Songs

  • 1. Song to the Siren
  • 2. You and Your Sister
  • 3. Another Day
  • 4. Kangaroo
  • 5. Holocaust
  • 6. Fyt
  • 7. The Last Ray
  • 8. Waves Become Wings
  • 9. Fond Affections
  • 10. Barramundi
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This Mortal Coil Discography

This Mortal Coil albums.

  • It'll End in Tears - 01/10/1984 (4AD/GB)
  • Filigree & Shadow - 20/09/1986 (4AD/GB)
  • You and Your Sister - 1991 (Play It Again Sam/BE)
  • Blood - 22/04/1991 (4AD/GB)

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