STEPHENIE SATURDAY: STEPHENIE’S PLAYLISTS - ‘DREAMING’
Happy Stephenie Saturday! We’re back again this week with another edition of “Stephenie’s Playlist” and we’ve got an awesome song for you straight from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight playlist. For this week’s playlist highlight, TA Staffer Rebecca brings us a video for the song “Dreaming” by OMD. In addition to the video, Rebecca gives us a little background information on the band, their music, and how exactly they fit into the Twilight universe. As always with Stephenie Saturday, we’ve added some questions for consideration for you to think about and respond to.
Questions:- Where do you think this song fits into Twilight?
- Are you a fan of OMD? If so, were you a fan before Stephenie included them on her playlist for Twilight, or did you become one after?
- Why do you think Stephenie included “Dreaming” on her playlist?
- What’s your favourite OMD song?
- What did you think of this video?About OMD
OMD’s full name is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The band formed in The Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK in 1978. Their debut performance was in October 1978 at ‘Eric’s Club’ in Liverpool, England. In 1985, the band wrote the song “If You Leave” for the John Hughes movie Pretty in Pink.
Band members include:
- Andy McCluskey
- Paul Humphreys
- Malcolm Holmes
- Martin CooperFormer band members include:
- Mike Douglas
- Dave Hughes
- Graham Weir
- Neil Weir
- Stuart Kershaw
- Lloyd Massett
- Nigel Ipinson
- Phil Coxon
- Abe JukesAlbums include:
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980)
- Organisation (1980)
- Architecture & Morality (1981)
- Dazzle Ships (1983)
- Junk Culture (1984)
- Crush (1985)
- The Pacific Age (1986)
- Sugar Tax (1991)
- Liberator (1993)
- Universal (1996)
- History of Modern (2010 (estimated release date))Official Websites:
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I really love OMD and the song “Deaming”. The video is cool. My favorite song by OMD is “If You Leave”. They are an awesome group! It would be cool to hear them on the NM soundtrack.
i think if you leave is better but thats a very old song it fits tho they have a very smooth almost magical quality to their songs vocal wise
I agree with Rachel, If You Leave is a better fit for NM than Dreaming. They have kind of magical quality to their music. When I listen to If You Leave, I can imagine Edward leaving Bella. It fits so well….