Kylie Said to Jason
"Kylie Said to Jason" | ||||
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KLF Communications (UK) | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond | |||
Producer(s) | The KLF | |||
Drummond & Cauty singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Kylie Said to Jason" on YouTube |
"Kylie Said to Jason" was a
Background
In 1989,
"Kylie Said to Jason" was intended to be a top 10 record which The KLF were hoping could "rescue them from the jaws of bankruptcy".[2] Instead, it flopped commercially, failing even to make the UK top 100 and forcing the entire film and soundtrack project to be put on hold.[2] The release however did peak at number 6 on the UK Indie Singles Chart during August 1989.
Composition
"Kylie Said to Jason" (
Drummond and Cauty confessed that on "Kylie Said to Jason" they had worn "Pet Shop Boys infatuations brazenly on [their] sleeves".[3] True to this claim, the lush synth chorus and house piano recalls several Pet Shop songs, while the rap vocal is reminiscent of such recordings as "West End Girls" and "Left to My Own Devices".
The CD single release of "Kylie Said To Jason" also premiered the track "Madrugada Eterna" which would later be a central piece on The KLF's
Reviews
Mentioning "Kylie Said to Jason" retrospectively,
Formats and track listings
"Kylie Said to Jason" was first released in the UK by
Given the poor sales of the recording, and the subsequent increase in interest in The KLF, the CD single of "Kylie Said to Jason" became a moderately valuable collectors' item, a mint condition copy being worth £30 in 2000.[8]
Format (and countries) | Track number | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
7" Vinyl: KLF 010 (UK) | KE | KTE | |||
12" Vinyl: KLF 010T/010P/PROMO2 (UK) | K | KT | |||
CD Single: KLF 010CD (UK) | KE | ME | KT | ||
"The Remixes" 12" Vinyl: KLF 010R (Export) | TKE | KIT | KSH | ||
"The Remixes" 2x12" Vinyl: KLF 010RR (UK)[9] | TKE | KIT | KSH | KITE | KITER |
VHS Video: KLFVT 010 (UK; promo) | KE |
Key
- K - "Kylie Said to Jason" (7:04)
- KE - "Kylie Said to Jason (edit)" (3:58-4:01)
- KIT - "Kylie In A Trance" (3:26)
- KITE - "Kylie In A Trance (extended)" (6:56)
- KITER - "Kylie In A Trance (remix)" (6:56)
- KSH - "Kylie Said Harder" (5:24)
- KT - "Kylie Said Trance" (5:58)
- KTE - "Kylie Said Trance (edit)" (3:56-3:58)
- ME - "Madrugada Eterna" (7:52)
- TKE - "Trance Kylie Express" (7:11)
References
- ^ Mellor, Christopher (February 1989). "Beam Me Up, Scotty – How to have a number one (The JAMs way)". Offbeat. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 24 August 2007.
- ^ KLF Communications. August 1990. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 5 October 2007.
- Various Artists. Beechwood Music. 1990. TT08.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ George, Iestyn (March 1991). "The White Room". Q (review). No. 54. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Tate tat and arty". NME. 20 November 1993. Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.
- ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Longmire, Ernie; et al. (2020) [1998]. "Discography: The KLF (including The JAMS, The Timelords, 2K etc.)". Archived from the original on 29 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-0140514667.
- ^ Tracks 4-5: "tracks/titles unconfirmed", according to the KLF discography.