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Lords of the New Church (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Lords of the New Church'" was the third single to be released by British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer. Released in May 1993, it peaked at no.26 in the UK.
Writing and recording
* The lyrics of 'Lords Of The New Church' are not primarily religious (although they could be interpreted that way). Archer describes the song as "it's about the modern breed of politicians and it was written in the very early 1990s even before things became has bad as they are now."
* Four instruments were used in the recording of 'Lords of the New Church', John Hughes, Elliott Randall and Robbie McIntosh provided the guitars in the song whereas John Beck and Paul Wickens played keyboards. The drummer on the track was Charlie Morgan whilst Peter Kaye played the Fairlight CMI.
Critical reception
Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "More uptempo than her usual output, the track is very radio friendly and may well equal the success of her last hit." A reviewer from 'Music & Media' said that "Archer marches to rock radio with a midtempo song somewhat in the same vein as latter day Stevie Nicks. Tastes like Jasmin."
Track listings
* '7" vinyl'
# "Lords of the New Church"
# "Hero"
* 'CD single 1'
# "Lords of the New Church"
# "Hero"
# "Lords of the New Church" (remix)
# "Sleeping Satellite"
* 'CD single 2'
# "Lords of the New Church"
# "Strings of Desire"
# "The Higher You Climb" (remix)
References
Category:1993 singles
Category:Tasmin Archer songs
Category:Songs written by Tasmin Archer
Category:Songs written by John Beck (songwriter)
Category:Song recordings produced by Julian Mendelsohn
Category:1992 songs
Category:Virgin Records singles
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