Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" the evil sibling of Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn"?

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Seriously, the former just sort've sounds like a minor-key rendition of the latter (augmented by shouty nu metal bits). Listen again.

And if they're so damn evanescent, how come they haven't vanished yet?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

*slow claps*

good point about 'Torn' tho

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks, Alex, for giving me another reason to love this song.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

The similarities keep comin'....

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex, what you really need to do is stop listening to the radio and watching MTV. It brings you pain. Only pain.

I actually heard the original version of "Torn" by Ednaswap the other day. It's a solid song, but it's not one I need to hear much. I DEFINITELY don't need to see Natalie Imbruglia ever again, so I'm disappointed she's evidently an "actress" too.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

i like that evanescence song. parts of it anyway. the imbruglia song was vaguely annoying if i recall. i think the evanescence lyrics are better.

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

She was an actress before she was a singer.

Neither of these songs really bring me "pain," Anthony...but like you said, they're not songs I'd ever opt to hear repeatedly.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I DEFINITELY don't need to see Natalie Imbruglia ever again

you're nuts, Anthony! Natalie = k-rowr. so much so I nearly convinced myself to like "Torn."

(note I said NEARLY)

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i think she has found her milieu in makeup commercials!

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha, I am the only ILXor who likes "Torn"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

no you're not Dan.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

fave part is when she says toooorn all wavery and the slide guitar comes in.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't dislike "Torn." I just don't really give it a lot of thought.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

you know you're not dan

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

alex in 'not giving a thought' shockah!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Julio in 'being a big ass' common occurence!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

*insert centaur booty pic here*

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

i am probably insane for preferring 'Smoke' to 'Torn'

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

steve, don't even think of combining the 2

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

i didnt....UNTIL NOW

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I actually hear a lot of "Torn" in the chorus of Black Eyed Peas' "Where is the Love?", especially the "practice what you preach" line.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

You guys have the weirdest definitions of not thinking about things I've ever seen in my life.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

If anything, "Torn" is the evil sibling of "Bring Me to Life."

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Same difference, really.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Natalie Imbruglia's apparently in the new "Johnny English" film (bad slapstick ripoff of "Austin Powers," seemingly from the ad, starring Rowan "Mr.Bean" Atkinson.)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

Sorry guys, I'm a major Evanescence fan and can't wait till they play The Hammersmith on the 8th November and Natalie Imbruglia doesn't hold a candle to them although I confess to liking 'I'm Impressed' and Smoke!

― Rachael, Thursday, 14 August 2003 08:28 (twenty-two years ago)

one minor detail about the "Johnny English" movie. The idea for "Johnny English" actually came from a series of Rowan Atkinson adverts that predate Austin Powers by a few years.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 16 August 2003 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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