Running Up That Hill
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Back in 1996, Brian Molko from Placebo sang "When I was born I started to decay" and an entire population put their heads together to discuss a way to somehow start accelerating the decaying process.
That's because, back in 1996, Placebo were a bunch of terrible whiny proto-emos who couldn't find a semi-decent tune if you smeared one across their androgynous faces. But now it's 11 years later, so what has changed for Placebo? Not a lot, except that nobody listens to Placebo any more and they're too bald to be androgynous. But the good news is that Placebo have finally located a good tune. Trouble is it's not theirs.
Placebo's new single is a cover of Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, and for the video the band invited their fans to participate with their own – shudder – user-generated content. So basically, by clicking to see the video for Running Up That Hill by Placebo, you're agreeing to watch a 22-year-old song recorded in a intrinsically unlikeable whine and then mimed by a selection of people who walk around with poetry books in their pockets to try and look deeper than they actually are. Don't say we didn't warn you.
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The video is no good, i would much rather see Placebo than their fans in a video but I’m sorry the song is amazing, a
beautiful cover. Brians voice is stunning, one of the most interesting and hypnotic in the music world.
one of the best songs ever..
don’t care so much about the video..
The music, the lyrics, make you shiver!
Well, unless we are the nobodies, people are still listening to Placebo. Too bad you can’t find them in you, or you in them.