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State of the Heart (Mondo Rock song)
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Wikipedia article
"'State of the Heart'" is a song recorded by Australian rock group Mondo Rock and released in October 1980 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, 'Chemistry' (1981). The song peaked at number 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report.[http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/state-of-the-heart-by-mondo-rock Mondo Rock - State Of The Heart] at Australian Music Database The song was written by Mondo Rock's guitarist Eric McCusker.[http://www.45cat.com/record/k8091 Mondo Rock - State Of The Heart] at 45cat
The song was featured in the 2016 movie, 'Lion' starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.
Background
In 1980 writer Eric McCusker was signed with Warner Chappell to write songs to sell to other people. He joined Mondo Rock the same year but didn't think they'd be interested in the song. In 2015 he explained "I didnt think Mondo Rock would be interested in a ballad, we were playing fairly full on rockier stuff. Then I played the band the demos and they were like whats the matter? You keeping your best songs for other people?"
McCusker added "The solo is pretty much a restating of the melody of the verses with a bit extra. Then Ross did the falsetto singing over the top of it. So the concept of not having a middle where it gets big and fills up, it sort of emptied out and took the emphasis to the bottom end with the bass playing. I thought it was a really interesting thing and then Rick Springfield recorded that song and got completely rid of that and wrote a vocal bridge for it it was like coward. Made me some money though so that was good!".
Track listing
'AUS 7" Single'[https://www.discogs.com/Mondo-Rock-State-Of-The-Heart/release/941101 Mondo Rock - State Of The Heart (Australia Single)] at Discogs
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Cover versions
* Australian Rick Springfield covered the song for his 1985 album, 'Tao'. This was the second of three singles from the album, and it peaked at number 22 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Springfield performed the song at a Live Aid concert in Philadelphia at JFK Stadium on July 13,1985.
* Australian rock outfit Pollyanna for the soundtrack of the 1999 film 'Bigger Than Tina'.
References
External link
* [https://www.discogs.com/Mondo-Rock-State-Of-The-Heart/release/941101 State of the Heart on Discogs]
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