Kiss from a Rose

I first heard Kiss from a Rose on the radio in the 90s, as a kid, and taped it onto a blank cassette where I kept songs I liked. For me it’s tied to Batman Forever, because my mom took me to the cinema to see the movie. I still think it’s a masterful song, though I’ve never managed to say exactly why. What stays with me is Seal’s voice, close and slightly reverberant, as if the room had been recorded along with him. The harmony doesn’t settle where I expect it to, so sometimes I can’t tell whether I’m remembering the song or hearing it for the first time. I listen as someone who works with sound, so I may be paying attention to different things than most people. When I hear it, I think of rain and the color blue.

Originally posted through scrobble.life/music.