Saturday, February 4, 2023

The allure of shuffle mode XXIV

What do you segue with slow, haunting vocals?  iTunes paired two songs in my music library to answer that recently.  Ever since I first heard it in the early '90s, I've thought Kerri Anderson's "Labyrinth" would be a great theme song for a murder mystery TV series or a drama about the occult.  When "Labyrinth" ended, "Strangers" by The Urge began.  The song's tempo picks up after its intro, but its gripping, scene-setting saxophone brings to mind a desolate street.  Lyrically, it would be a strong theme for a socially conscious program about resources for disadvantaged citizens.

I always like it when iTunes crafts a through line between two songs I've enjoyed separately for years.