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Wikipedia article




"'Mother Universe'" is a single taken from the Soup Dragons album 'Lovegod'. The original version, "hinging on a Marc Bolan riff",[http://www.shockhound.com/artists/51785-the-soup-dragons-mp3 Encyclopedia of Popular Music quoted on Shockhound] was initially ignored and regarded according to 'Rage Magazine' as 'weird'.[http://www.chrishunt.biz/features21.html Rage Magazine's October 1990 Soup Dragons interview] However, after the considerable success of the album's second single, "I'm Free", Mother Universe was reworked to give it a similar feel, substituting a gospel-style chorus for guitar chords and adding various whoops and small elements of toasting.[http://www.chrishunt.biz/features21.html Rage Magazine's October 1990 Soup Dragons interview][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzDJTcbHL3E Original version][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcsOzkpQQZM Second version] The new version reached 26 in the UK Charts[http://www.discoogle.com/wiki/Soup_Dragons%2C_The_-_Mother_Universe_%28Us%2C1991%2C879_545-2%2CSINGLE%29 Discoogle] and was later re-issued in the US backed by "Sweetmeat". Despite the latter version's greater success, lead singer Sean Dickson has stated his preference for the original version.

Cover Art



The original version featured a bowed headed Madonna figure in colour reversed reds.[http://www.discoogle.com/wiki/Image:237900EFC3B4044C73A6696ED8EDC945.jpg Discoogle] The remix version cover art featured a stylised blue fly with orange wings.[http://forcedlaugh.blogspot.com/2009/02/soup-dragons-mother-universe-single.html Single artwork]

Track listing



UK downtempo promo 7-inch; 1989

* Mother Universe 7:28

* Mother Universe (Mother Dub) 6:23[http://www.outlab.net/info/release/29910 Outlab Track Listing]

UK, October 1990 Remix

* Mother Universe (7" Version) 3:50

* Dream-E-4-Ever (Live) 4:05

* Mother Universe (12" Version) 7:29

UK, October 1990 CD

* Mother Universe (Love Dub)

* 4-Way Brain

* Mother Universe (Solar Dub)

US Release

* Mother Universe (12" Version)[http://do.musica.ginio.com/albums/The_Soup_Dragons/ Track Listing]

* Mother Universe

* Sweetmeat

* Softly

Canadian Release

* Mother Universe (12") 7:30

* Dream Forever (Live) 5:35

* Sweetmeat (12") 6:14

* Softly (Live) 4:16

* Backwards Dog (12") 6:07

* 4-Way Brain 2:33

Charts



References




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