Julee Cruise — Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)
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GREAT TUNE! Thanx RP! My she rest in peace!
oneyet wrote:
As hot as you could get in the 90:s
RIP Angelo Badalamenti
3 Decades in and I'm far from being tired of this haunted dream.
Nice!! Such a dreamy song
I think it's impossible for me to rate this song with anything else but Godlike, ever. The same with Twin Peaks. Brings back the carelessness of the very last of my childhood days. God, how I love the way it takes me back...
suesblues wrote:
I don't think it was popular. I never heard it get any airplay at all (though I didn't frequent commercial radio that much). I think the series was popular, and that's it.
How was this song so popular in the 90s?? Must have been a completely different mindset then, carried away by the strangeness of David Lynch. Now it just seems painfully self-indulgent, and very sad
I don't think it was popular. I never heard it get any airplay at all (though I didn't frequent commercial radio that much). I think the series was popular, and that's it.
RIP
Pjesnik wrote:
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
From left to right: hot, hot, hot.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0...
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
From left to right: hot, hot, hot.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0...
Love the track - loved the series - would it still work today? Can someone remind me what happened to Laura Palmer!
Algee wrote:
Me......................
Is it just me or does this song freak anyone else out?
Me......................
Pjesnik wrote:
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
Sherilyn Fenn & Mädchen Amick
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
Sherilyn Fenn & Mädchen Amick
oneyet wrote:
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
As hot as you could get in the 90:s
From left to right: Lara Flynn Boyle, .... ?
It's like listening to a David Lynch movie. (for a good reason)
I can't help but think of sharpening saw blades when I hear this...
kingart wrote:
True, but it was unusual back then, and a definite era worm. Whoops! A typo that I think I'll let stay!
Moody and atmospheric -- but I liked it more back when. Now, it's paint by numbers.
And that hook melody is now an ear worm because it has a very strong resemblance to another track by another artist I've heard in recent days and I'll be driven half loopy until I make the connection...
True, but it was unusual back then, and a definite era worm. Whoops! A typo that I think I'll let stay!
Byronape wrote:
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
OK, please just experience Twin Peaks Season 3. I wouldn't say watch it or listen to it. Experience it, view the world with different glasses ever after. Like RP,
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: every day, once a day, give
yourself a present. Don’t plan it; don’t wait for it; just let it
happen. It could be a new shirt in a men’s store, a catnap in your
office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black, coffee
Thank you RP and David Lynch
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
OK, please just experience Twin Peaks Season 3. I wouldn't say watch it or listen to it. Experience it, view the world with different glasses ever after. Like RP,
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: every day, once a day, give
yourself a present. Don’t plan it; don’t wait for it; just let it
happen. It could be a new shirt in a men’s store, a catnap in your
office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black, coffee
Thank you RP and David Lynch
Too bad the ratings only go up to 10, because this is beyond 'godlike' 
Moody and atmospheric -- but I liked it more back when. Now, it's paint by numbers.
And that hook melody is now an ear worm because it has a very strong resemblance to another track by another artist I've heard in recent days and I'll be driven half loopy until I make the connection...
And that hook melody is now an ear worm because it has a very strong resemblance to another track by another artist I've heard in recent days and I'll be driven half loopy until I make the connection...
3rd series of Twin Peaks is just as great as 1st and 2nd! Love this song...
oneyet wrote:
The 90s had it.
As hot as you could get in the 90:s
The 90s had it.
As hot as you could get in the 90:s
stunix wrote:
Wanker.
How was this song so popular in the 90s?? Must have been a completely different mindset then, carried away by the strangeness of David Lynch. Now it just seems painfully self-indulgent, and very sad
Ugh, this song is atrocious...
shellbella wrote:
Your eyes are getting very heavy.... ;-) C'mon, this is good stuff!
Blahhh... snooze alert...
Your eyes are getting very heavy.... ;-) C'mon, this is good stuff!
Blahhh... snooze alert...
Sooooo boring
Ah! That fooled me for a few seconds - it is my cell ringtone! Always loved this brilliant tune and the amazing TV show.
Love hearing this anytime day or night....
What I did on my holidays this year....
Cooper: Harry, when Albert finishes up at the Great Northern, we'll meet back
at the station. I'm ready to lay the whole thing out.
Truman: Rocks and bottles?
Cooper: Chalk and blackboard will be just fine.
Truman: Jelly donuts?
Cooper: Harry, that goes without saying.
at the station. I'm ready to lay the whole thing out.
Truman: Rocks and bottles?
Cooper: Chalk and blackboard will be just fine.
Truman: Jelly donuts?
Cooper: Harry, that goes without saying.
Byronape wrote:
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
Yep, it was weird and compelling. I remember seeing it on UK TV a couple of decades back, and I and my friend would religiously tune in, same time, same channel. It strangely mixed standard soap opera with complete surrealism, and was absolutely unique. I watched it again years later after borrowing a VCR box set and it was even better. Most definitely a 'cult' series which you could fall in love with, or hate to bits, or just be scratching your head in bored befuddlement. It reminded me, in its singularity, of the UK cult 60s series The Prisoner, which was similarly experimental and surreal. Neither series would be made these days, I'm sure, as they'd be too much of a risk for TV companies, even ones as innovative as HBO.
As Byronape says, watch it if you can. Get a DVD box set from your local library and set aside a few nights a week to watch it from start to finish.
New shoes! New shoes! Gurgle, dribble, burble... :o)
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
Yep, it was weird and compelling. I remember seeing it on UK TV a couple of decades back, and I and my friend would religiously tune in, same time, same channel. It strangely mixed standard soap opera with complete surrealism, and was absolutely unique. I watched it again years later after borrowing a VCR box set and it was even better. Most definitely a 'cult' series which you could fall in love with, or hate to bits, or just be scratching your head in bored befuddlement. It reminded me, in its singularity, of the UK cult 60s series The Prisoner, which was similarly experimental and surreal. Neither series would be made these days, I'm sure, as they'd be too much of a risk for TV companies, even ones as innovative as HBO.
As Byronape says, watch it if you can. Get a DVD box set from your local library and set aside a few nights a week to watch it from start to finish.
New shoes! New shoes! Gurgle, dribble, burble... :o)
zair99 wrote:
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
Never did see Twin Peaks, for better or worse. Probably because of that this reminds me of Final Fantasy VII instead!
You are missing out. The show was fantastic. It got a little strange toward the end of the second season, but was starting to get itself in order by the end of the season. Of course, the show left us with a HUGE cliffhanger that was never followed up on.
Like many things in life, it has to be experienced. Watch the first episode on Netflix or something and if you don't get into it within the first 20 minutes, turn it off. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but those that do love it.
Julee Cruise also contributed vocals to Mysteries of Love, the theme song of Lynch's Blue Velvet.
zair99 wrote:
Same here, Aerith's Theme! ;)
Never did see Twin Peaks, for better or worse. Probably because of that this reminds me of Final Fantasy VII instead!
Same here, Aerith's Theme! ;)
This song used to be the last in the daily broadcasting of the best station in my town.The extinct StereoSoul 89.9 FM, Guadalajara, Mexico
Never did see Twin Peaks, for better or worse. Probably because of that this reminds me of Final Fantasy VII instead!
richlister wrote:
Oh, I don't think a plot like that would ever work, at least not in the U.S. Well, maybe if you added a lady who clutched a piece of firewood like a baby.. Then maybe throw in a woman obsessed with silent drape runners, the show might have a chance. I'm still skeptical.
Strange tune. You could use this as the title music to a weird TV show about an FBI investigation of a teenage murder in a small logging town in Washington. Dual Peaks, summat like that anyway.
Oh, I don't think a plot like that would ever work, at least not in the U.S. Well, maybe if you added a lady who clutched a piece of firewood like a baby.. Then maybe throw in a woman obsessed with silent drape runners, the show might have a chance. I'm still skeptical.
Algee wrote:
Nothing scares me more than a David Lynch movie! Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, scared the hell out of me! lol
Is it just me or does this song freak anyone else out?
Nothing scares me more than a David Lynch movie! Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, scared the hell out of me! lol
Didn't watch the show, so I've got no connection to it other than it doesn't do a thing for me.
Strange tune. You could use this as the title music to a weird TV show about an FBI investigation of a teenage murder in a small logging town in Washington. Dual Peaks, summat like that anyway.
mgoldman wrote:
Yeah..what..you got pie ?
Agent Cooper....
Yeah..what..you got pie ?
Love, love, love this song!!!
So.... this is all it does.... right?? 
Algee wrote:
Yes - and not in a good way....
Is it just me or does this song freak anyone else out?
Yes - and not in a good way....
Is it just me or does this song freak anyone else out?
Music to skydive to...ahhh...
Man, that was a great show. Nothing like it at the time.
TerryS wrote:
If he was on lithium.
channelling Duane Eddy
If he was on lithium.
channelling Duane Eddy
How boring!
Art_Carnage wrote:
New shoes! New shoes! {gurgle, drool, dribble}
The owls are not what they seem.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
New shoes! New shoes! {gurgle, drool, dribble}
Agent Cooper....
Diane?
I LOVED this TV series...you couldn't take your eye off of it for a second 
The ethereal quality of Ms. Cruise's voice is certainly effective. On this same album is a another piece, "The World Spins" that the Joffrey Ballet uses very effectively in a piece "White Widow". Absolutely takes your breath away! The first time I saw it performed the audience seemed frozen!
scraig wrote:
Geez Louise, the prospect of that scares the Bejeesus out of me. Can you imagine? Bob? The dwarf? The giant? The red velvet curtains blowing in the breeze between the redwoods? I just shivered.
Exquisite terror.
can you imagine seeing them in concert? do we all bring sleeping bags and pillows?
Geez Louise, the prospect of that scares the Bejeesus out of me. Can you imagine? Bob? The dwarf? The giant? The red velvet curtains blowing in the breeze between the redwoods? I just shivered.
Exquisite terror.
Art_Carnage wrote:
I have to say —- LOL
The owls are not what they seem.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
I have to say —- LOL
Paradise, THANKS a MILLION for playing this. The song perfectly evokes the bittersweet feeling of Twin Peaks. It has always been an exquisite bit of perfection, in my book. Julie Cruise + Angelo Badalamenti = doubleplusgood.
with a BIG smile — brings back WONDERFUL memories of Twin Peaks!!! Wow...
Not very good.
xenothaulus wrote:
..and the PIE !
Damn fine coffee. And hot!
..and the PIE !
Damn fine coffee. And hot!
romeotuma wrote:
Me and my womens have our arms around each other and we are slow dancing... we love this song...
"Women" plural? 'Kinell! What do you get up to in that hotel room?
Me and my womens have our arms around each other and we are slow dancing... we love this song...
"Women" plural? 'Kinell! What do you get up to in that hotel room?
I really enjoyed this Psych parody/tribute to Twin Peaks.
https://www.hulu.com/watch/197344/psych-dual-spires
https://www.hulu.com/watch/197344/psych-dual-spires
Zeito wrote:
you sound like my daughter
I stole this CD from my mom. 
you sound like my daughter
romeotuma wrote:
Me and my womens have our arms around each other and we are slow dancing... we love this song...
o k a y t h e n
Me and my womens have our arms around each other and we are slow dancing... we love this song...
o k a y t h e n
More Cherry Pie!!!
One of my favorite soundtracks. Juliee's voice compliments the dark mood of the music.
LastChance wrote:
LOL.....
Damn good pie!
LOL.....
siskinbob wrote:
Why? Music doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's connected with our memories, experiences, and feelings. If you think you can "just listen to the music", you're fooling yourself.
Just listen to the music... let it stand on its own merits ... then rate it. Forget about the tv series.
Why? Music doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's connected with our memories, experiences, and feelings. If you think you can "just listen to the music", you're fooling yourself.
Laura Palmer. I don't have the words. Yes, fiction, I know. But still.
The owls are not what they seem.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
That gum you like is going to come back in style.
She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.
I'd like to hear more Julee Cruise. I've only heard her on one other project (Handsome Boy Modeling School's "Class System").
Yawwwwwn!
Brings back fond memories of Twin Peaks. BTW, Twin Peaks set the stage for so many other off-beat shows that did not always make sense like Northern Exposure, X-Files, Fringe, and even Lost.
CoYoT51 wrote:
!how'd you know I'd be here?
Hi, BoB ! :)
Holy shit!how'd you know I'd be here?
Thea wrote:
Creepy was the whole point of this song. Sounds of innocence, but with a dark underlying feel as well.
AGH make it stop it's CREEPING ME OUT!
Creepy was the whole point of this song. Sounds of innocence, but with a dark underlying feel as well.
I stole this CD from my mom.
Damn good pie!
Send from the sky and down to us-song, totally hypnotized sound, thank you Julee C. 
Danimal174 wrote:
Funny, I was just having the same thought — wondering if it's just me, or others find certain songs better or worse because of the associations they have with them. I was not a fan of Twin Peaks, but I guess I have a soft spot for it because I grew up in the NW and my cousin liked the show. If this were a stand alone song, not made for the show, it really isn't *that* great. But I give it a "7" because even being mediocre I think it's better than a lot of other songs.
I'm surprised this is rated so highly. In reading people's comments, it seems to be due more to the show than to this song.
Funny, I was just having the same thought — wondering if it's just me, or others find certain songs better or worse because of the associations they have with them. I was not a fan of Twin Peaks, but I guess I have a soft spot for it because I grew up in the NW and my cousin liked the show. If this were a stand alone song, not made for the show, it really isn't *that* great. But I give it a "7" because even being mediocre I think it's better than a lot of other songs.
Hi, BoB ! :)
God , did this show rock my world back in 1990. Now with the Sopranos and The Wire and all, it might seem lite, but oh boy that back woods bar at the border...Oh, love the song as well
can you imagine seeing them in concert? do we all bring sleeping bags and pillows?
The base sounds exactly like the base in the theme song from Kids in the Hall, except the latter is much more sped up.
LongGoneDaddy wrote:
got log?
I've just seen a truckful go past, lady. New shoes! New shoes! Gibber, dribble, drool...
got log?
I've just seen a truckful go past, lady. New shoes! New shoes! Gibber, dribble, drool...
AGH make it stop it's CREEPING ME OUT!
I'm surprised this is rated so highly. In reading people's comments, it seems to be due more to the show than to this song.
For any Lynchian audiophiles out there: https://www.mashedinplastic.co.uk/audio.html
LongGoneDaddy wrote:
got log?
No, but I got wood.
got log?
No, but I got wood.
This show was on our weekly to do list with my girlfriend (later my wife) it gradually got too obtuse but the first couple of seasons were very likable at the time. Sort of like Lost today with better music. I still enjoy how Angelo created a theme for each character, Laura's theme having the best melody and hauntingly right pace and ambiance.
Laura Palmer. Her portrait during the credits still haunts me. And no, it wasn't me. But I know who it was.
Has it really been nearly 20 years since Twin Peaks debuted? I would get chills whenever this came on to open the show, and hearing it now transports me back to that time. Good stuff.
There are things you can't find anywhere. But we dream they can be found in other people.
First I found this music very intriguing, and later got introduced to the series through the music.
Actually I think the tv show is not as good as the Theme song.
Actually I think the tv show is not as good as the Theme song.
what are we on a church radio statio?
Just listen to the music... let it stand on its own merits ... then rate it. Forget about the tv series.
...now i'm ready to die...
rockstarbro wrote:
What a way to end the 80's and begin the 90's...I was a big fan!
Goodness.... uh.... rather... badness!
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
What a way to end the 80's and begin the 90's...I was a big fan!
Are we rating the music or Twin Peaks here, i know I am actually rating that first episode... so incredibly different, at the time.
LongGoneDaddy wrote:
got log?
LOL!!!! (and at work...)
got log?
LOL!!!! (and at work...)
got log?
viciousfishes wrote:
Doughnuts for me. Whenever you saw doughnuts in Twin Peaks, something good was about to happen. Fire, bad. Go ahead, roll your eyes, I'm a geek.
Makes me want a piece of pie....
Doughnuts for me. Whenever you saw doughnuts in Twin Peaks, something good was about to happen. Fire, bad. Go ahead, roll your eyes, I'm a geek.
rockstarbro wrote:
Yes, if you had been a fan, you would most definitely rate this a 10.
Gets a big 10 from me!
Goodness.... uh.... rather... badness!
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
Yes, if you had been a fan, you would most definitely rate this a 10.
Gets a big 10 from me!
Goodness.... uh.... rather... badness!
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
Sucko Barfo
But then again I was never a Twin Peaks fan.
Maybe if I had been/was/am??? I would rate differently.
makes me get emotional
Makes me want a piece of pie....
what about bob? romeotuma wrote:
This is soooo good for the ears...
So love Julee Cruise, agreed.
This is soooo good for the ears...
So love Julee Cruise, agreed.
cidnimlaw wrote:
Wat-da-f...?!
As impenetrable as an episode from TP itself. What a great series that was: one of the TV experiences of all time!
::Floating Into The Night{ a treasured sound } a l s o ....
Wat-da-f...?!
As impenetrable as an episode from TP itself. What a great series that was: one of the TV experiences of all time!
::Floating Into The Night{ a treasured sound } a l s o ::Twin Peaks Soundtrack ::Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me Soundtrack ::The Voice Of Love ~&~ ::Season Two Music And More — FIVE Discs of Lynch/Badalamenti -not all are with Julee Cruise- { great inspiration arises~~ especially from certain recorded combinations from each effort }— SIXTY~TWO total tracks!((( the last disc mentioned above does have a ' hidden ' track( forgotten Harriet Hayward poem reading to sister Gersten's piano backing )~there is also a barbershop quartet non-lyrical tune -so it might not actually have to be counted......)))Elvis' "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears" was redone on the _Until The End Of The World_ soundtrack of varied artists~~ still- it is a fine Lynch/Badalamenti/Cruise song.........so ~there are as many as SIXTY~FOUR different tracks (( admittedly— almost a dozen of this total contain sometimes somewhat subtle variations on " __Laura Palmer's Theme__ " ~~-great inspiration_nonetheless-
wondering~ if anyone has critiqued the 2007 =-~-> Season Two Music And More <~-~= Badalmenti 22-tune effort —as of yet~ ? Thanks~ cidnimlaw
wondering~ if anyone has critiqued the 2007 =-~-> Season Two Music And More <~-~= Badalmenti 22-tune effort —as of yet~ ? Thanks~ cidnimlaw
I was in WA and did the Twin Peaks tour. What an amazing time. And you have to get the cherry pie!
The name of the tune sums up the TV Series - It started at the top of the mountain and then fell of a cliff. But man... those first few episodes were Great!
rtrudeau wrote:
I've never seen a TV series start out so strong and then get so bad so quickly. Nevertheless, this song was and is great. Perfect for the mood of the show.
It doesn't get any better than the episode with Coop administering the quote from the book of the dead.
And when Heather Graham appeared, I knew it was over.
Funny how the music can be the most loved memory of something like this. I'll always cherish memories of sitting on the couch with my girlfriend while the opening credits roll.
I've never seen a TV series start out so strong and then get so bad so quickly. Nevertheless, this song was and is great. Perfect for the mood of the show.
It doesn't get any better than the episode with Coop administering the quote from the book of the dead.
And when Heather Graham appeared, I knew it was over.
Funny how the music can be the most loved memory of something like this. I'll always cherish memories of sitting on the couch with my girlfriend while the opening credits roll.