Pre-Cocteau Twins Songs That Kinda Sound Like The Cocteau Twins

*listens*

Towards the end, if anything, thanks to all the e-bow work, it turns into this beautiful texturing in the background, then an orchestral whoosh. Not a direct link but I think there's something just enough there in the atmosphere.

Cos - "Viva Boma" (70s Belgian band whose lead singer also did the phonemic scat thing)

one of my fave musics ever - was just thinking about it and how it's often the least mentioned track on Rock Bottom (for me it's the core), then I realised it was a good candidate for this thread.

hahaha, i don't know if liz damon really reminds me of the cockatoos as much now. i still love 1900 yesterday though.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kmaGmmmtZgI

and if you've never heard liz's epic "Me Japanese Boy", well, isn't it about time:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ohxRGYZYZps

"Love (Can Make You Happy)" still does the trick though!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AzoeZTFj4TA

The Rolling Stones' "Heaven" gives me a Twins vibe. (Play this song for someone who's never heard it and dare them to name the band. Fun!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpvaBhsiqfI&feature=PlayList&p=C43DC01EDBE3B920&index=4

I can't figure out which Cocteau Twins song the chorus reminds me of -- something off Head Over Heels, maybe? It isn't exactly pre-Cocteau (it came out at about the same time as Garlands, I think) but I feel like posting it just the same.

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Voices, Pure, Pull To Bits, quite a bit of Join Hands (can't remember specific tracks)....

I am imagining the Cocteaus as filtered through "Icon" and... man that would have been awesome

The Siouxsie song that the cocteaus always reminded me of was Desert Kisses from Kaleidoscope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4WjibPS7-M

any number of Ennio Morricone tunes, for example "Un Altro Mare" from 1969's Vergogna Schifosi (specifically harmonically and the 6/8 thing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Yh_CfnJ40

there's a remarkable conicidence (or not?) that the scat (la la-la la-la) closing of Scott Walker - "The World's Strongo Hulkington" sounds so similar to Liz's vocals in part of "Lorelei". after all, Simon Raymonde's dad produced Scott, Treasure was Simon's first album with the band, and Scott IV is his fave Walker album.
theory? that was a popular listen for the band around the writing/recording of Treasure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqgAG7o74yU

Anne Joyal - "Eveil" (1976)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmxGNZ3MBh8

now which Cocteau Twins song does this song resemble (particularly the climbing vocal melody at 0:32?)? it's bugging me.

Olivia Newton-John is an interesting comparison. She has such a weird voice, in a good way.

this one? xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz45Ku2OVoU

hmm, I thought it might be something off Victorialand, but that's not it. I could've sworn there was a Cocteau Twins song with almost the exact same melody as that Anne Joyal song, but maybe I'm imagining it.

I trawled through a bunch of Cocteau Twins songs, but nothing rang a bell. I guess it reminded me so much of the Victorialand vibe, it started to seem like an actual Cocteau Twins song. most of Anne Joyal's other songs are lame adult contemporary ish.