Mother Universe

"Mother Universe"
Single by The Soup Dragons
from the album Lovegod
Released 1990
Format CD single
Genre Alternative rock/Dub
Length various
Label Big Life
Writer(s) Sean Dickson
The Soup Dragons singles chronology
"Crotch Deep Trash"
(1989)		 "Mother Universe"
(1990)		 "I'm Free"
(1990)

Mother Universe was a single taken from the Soup Dragons album Lovegod. The original version, hinging on a Marc Bolan riff,[1] was initially ignored and regarded according to Rage Magazine as 'weird'.[2] 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.[3][4][5] The new version reached 26 in the UK Charts[6] 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.

Contents

Cover Art

The original version featured a bowed headed Madonna figure in colour reversed reds.[7] The remix version cover art featured a stylised blue fly with orange wings.[8]

Track listing

UK downtempo promo 7-inch; 1989

UK, October 1990 Remix

UK, October 1990 CD

US Release

Canadian Release

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Popular Music quoted on Shockhound
  2. ^ Rage Magazine's October 1990 Soup Dragons interview
  3. ^ Rage Magazine's October 1990 Soup Dragons interview
  4. ^ Original version
  5. ^ Second version
  6. ^ a b Discoogle
  7. ^ Discoogle
  8. ^ a b c Single artwork
  9. ^ Outlab Track Listing
  10. ^ Track Listing

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