Here Lies Love

Pop · 2010 · 22 tracks · 1h 30m

Here Lies Love

A glittering disco-pop opera exploring the life of Imelda Marcos. High-concept storytelling meets infectious dance floor rhythms and a massive cast of guest vocalists.

It's a disco concept album about a dictator's wife, and somehow it's the catchiest thing you'll hear all year.

A glittering, high-energy exploration of power and vanity that masks a deep, historical melancholy.

Here Lies Love · vs · David Byrne

Storytelling+2.8σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 1h 30m

01

Here Lies Love

5:51

01

Dancing Together

3:53

02

Men Will Do Anything

4:06

02

Every Drop of Rain

5:34

03

The Whole Man

4:15

03

You’ll Be Taken Care Of

3:19

04

Never So Big

4:00

04

The Rose of Tacloban

2:33

05

Please Don’t

3:58

05

How Are You?

2:43

06

A Perfect Hand

4:57

06

American Troglodyte

4:07

07

Solano Avenue

3:55

07

Eleven Days

2:43

08

When She Passed By

3:49

08

Order 1081

5:47

09

Seven Years

5:40

09

Walk Like a Woman

3:58

10

Why Don’t You Love Me?

3:57

10

Don’t You Agree?

3:19

11

Pretty Face

3:23

12

Ladies in Blue

4:20

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the lush, string-laden opening of the title track into a driving, four-on-the-floor disco beat.

Florence Welch's powerhouse vocal entry on 'Here Lies Love' that elevates the historical narrative into a pop anthem.

The unsettling contrast of upbeat, bubbly synth-pop melodies against lyrics detailing the implementation of martial law in 'Order 1081'.

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