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Someday... you'll appreciate this (song commentary)
2. Pandora's Box
(Bellotte/Moroder), from Love to Love You, Baby, 1976, Casablanca (Rock)
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It's all in the box. The back cover of Love to Lovc You, Baby, which included "Pandora's Box." |
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The simple piano and guitar riffs that start out this article's inspirational demi-namesake anthem evoke images of Janis Joplin and an early Elton John. A stark contrast, yet reassuringly familiar rock sound to follow the unnervingly intimate disco thrust of LTLYB on the album of the same name. Donna's Euro-rock roots are showing in her performance here, as well as giving a nod to Cher's Dark Lady in the reference to "I'm no lady of the glass." A throaty and lusty performance soars above the minimal rhythmically unique three beats out of a cut-time song and restrained guitar screeches of Molly Noll and Nick Woodland. Donna convincingly tells the story of placing her trust in a man for whom she has hopelessly fallen, and his broken promises and mistreatment are akin to the legendary curiosity of Pandora and her fatal inability to look not inside the box where the evils of the world sequester safely away. Rather harsh, but nonetheless a powerful message and story of ruination of our heroine at the hands of a bad, bad man. Critics should have known from this track alone that our girl was no one hit wonder or disco sensation du jour as "Pandora's Box" is the only track on LTLYB sung in her natural singing voice. Have a whiskey and settle back into your beanbag chair to appreciate this song to its fullest.
(Written by David Thornton)
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