When I was in high school the modern dance class performed to this for our spring arts showcase. It was a wild choice for 15-17 year olds to do Martha Graham inspired choreography in front of their parents
Ohhhhh, funny story. I was watching the Trinity Broadcasting Network with my grandmother and they were playing this song to a weird interpretive dance routine involving people dressed as crows and angels? (or something idr, I was like 14). It was cut to only do the religious sounding lines though.
I start laughing and my grandmother asks what's funny she thought it was a neat song. And I said "Well they cut out the line that says 'I want to fuck you like an animal.'" And she refused to believe that they would play a song that had that line in it to begin with. I had to find it for her on YT.
Flashback to the 90's ...I saw them several times including Woodstock 94. I think some of the "stuff" we took made a few of us dance like that. I wasn't one of them. I can't dance or sing.
Back in my spikey hair punk days I would have told you that was a hideous idea. But then Johnny Cash took “Hurt” and made it one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. And I realized the truly great songs grow as they are covered. “Sound of Silence” by Disturbed is another example. Many more
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After the outro vocals, when the instrumentals starts breaking it down sexual style and builds up, there is that sound that sounds kinda arcadey, almost robotic. I dont know if that makes sense
Anyways, that sound reminds me of a Plinko machine. Closer is about Plinko confirmed, well done Trent
I cannot hear this NIN Closer without the Spongebob "lost tape" walk cycles appearing in my head. It's the movement he does at 49 seconds that goes so perfectly with the song when it's at 1:26. If you have the patience, see for yourself, and never unsee.
I completely see it! Closer has that dark, hypnotic vibe that fits perfectly with this cabaret-meets-burlesque look. The hat, cane, and sequins just add to the drama—slow, bold, and a little gritty. It’s the kind of dance that feels sultry and theatrical, matching the track’s raw energy.
I used to sing Closer Cash-style just to annoy a friend who was a big NIN fan. I laughed so hard when I heard about the Hurt cover, he was probably so pissed off.
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I think the very generic synth pop beat to it is what made it so cloying in the first place. (The original anyhow. It's also the NIN song with the best and most diverse remixes IMO, though "All the Pigs, All Lined Up" is still a big fave.)
Yeah, kinda think Trent Rezner had other ideas about what to be doing when this song was playing. Not sure broadway style dance ever entered his mind. But that would be an innovative move! I like it. 💙
related: I've always wanted to hear "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance done in the style of a drunken New Orleans brass band, with some guy rhythmically doffing his boater hat
This cover may be worth a listen. She did a whole album with stripped down #NIN covers. Missed that Allie Goertz has a video for Closer that dropped three weeks ago. https://youtu.be/Rj25Wya51K8
Heyy, 🤍 I really like your picture on your page and love to use it as an inspiration muse for an art work I’ll be working on for a client, you’ll be getting paid and credit.
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I need you guys to listen to the Purest Feeling bootlegs. Maybe Just Once is my personal favorite (a dance-y New Order-esque track) but the song Purest Feeling sounds like that image. https://youtu.be/OiJBPhJG3mQ?si=YLcnLyeYDWP8LVCm
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Someone please dub it into this number!!
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https://youtu.be/w-fgoDdZBcA?si=G71gC7jQiLhpg3aF
If I wasn't so tired, I'd make the NIN mashup, cause the music, matches eerily too well with Closer
https://x.com/Teen_Cthulhu/status/1576962026131271681
I went with the director's cut, since they're similar in length.
(I hit play on this first, then started Chorus Line as soon as the music started.)
Anyways, that sound reminds me of a Plinko machine. Closer is about Plinko confirmed, well done Trent
https://youtu.be/BiN9_vOFFcE
God, I'm old.
https://youtu.be/iOd6t9l1wNg?si=xwjmMZf7lfRIZVUO
I’d totally watch!
And I love it
I want to feel you from the inside... 🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGjFh1ke44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGjFh1ke44
Make it stop! 😉
You’re thinking of all that jazz
🤔Maybe
https://youtu.be/OiJBPhJG3mQ?si=YLcnLyeYDWP8LVCm