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Runaround Sue
Rock · 1961 · 2 tracks

Runaround Sue

Dion

Street-smart Bronx swagger meets moonlit vulnerability. A definitive 1961 document of rock and roll's transition from vocal groups to the charismatic solo frontman.

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It's the ultimate 'cool guy with a broken heart' record from the golden age of the Bronx.

A masterful balance of rhythmic street-corner confidence and isolated, moonlit vulnerability.

Runaround Sue · vs · Dion
Love Lost+1.9σ

The writing leans notably further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
09
Lonely World
2:10
10
In the Still of the Night
2:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic opening 'hup-hup' vocal cadence that introduces the title track's rhythmic defiance.
The transition in 'In the Still of the Night' where the lush harmonies drop away for a vulnerable, moonlit solo.
The way the saxophone punctuations mirror the vocal grit during the more uptempo, swaggering numbers.
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