bizarre lyrics BUT a good 80's song that came and went with little fanfare,however i like and remember it well,it did get some airplay and was a minor club hit,thanks for posting the 12inch remix personally a favorite of mine,glad to see others agree
I never got the words to this song In the darkness your Tunisia...Whats that all about However it now slots very nicely into todays sound so me thinks it was before its time excellant
I adore this song - always did. I bought the 12" in 83 and the album too and loved them both.... great to see Miss Ross doing something different. Too bad the public and the music programmers didn't catch on.
I had completely forgotten about this side of Ms. Ross; brought back good memories of the early 80's when songs like this were the rage. Not her best, but then again, not her worst either.
Great track - like you I have the original extended version in a pink sleve which I bought sometime in1983 as a young lad. The comment by yimheretoday is most interesting. He/She/It clearly knows nothing about music. I have a pretty large music collection ranging from Soul / Rock to Modern Jazz. and I know a good melody when I hear one - and this song has one! Thanks for post
She performed this at her Cental Park Concert in the 80s, it was great. She also danced with Michael Peters, the guy who did the choreography for the video, to the song Maniac from the Flashdance movie. He also did the choreography for Thriller.
avventura3 . . . I'm playing the album right now. Very underrated . . . some great tracks on this overlooked album. And, PIECES is one of my all-time faves.
i am starting my vacation...tonite...listening to this boogie oogie tune. and now, i am off to listen to some glitter house. st. john's, newfoundland, here i come...with the coffee table book...mmm mmm good...
This song is very typical of the early eighties studio sound.Diana does her best It's atmospheric and haunting and at this time she desperately wanted to break free of her old Motown image,personally I love the driving beat and the video is a cheap studio video made in a warehouse in New York oh well it's still swell.
great summary of the song, i loved it, i wish it had did better on the charts, it was good for the 80's the concept of the video, this was a good cd actually.
@mariahtenor- You're absolutely right! -This is an incredible tune! She never disappoints!! Thank God someone' else's musical taste hasn't been dulled by some of the more recent crap, passing itself off as music!
@rickw1100 diana always did her own thing..thank god. we have classics that no-one else sounds like. this was a great tune. who cares about the lyrics...it's a mood piece.
I rather liked this song. I got the 12" single mainly for the 7-minute Instrumental version on Side-B. I think the music is wonderful, But the lyrics are kind of mindless and distracting.
I don't think it's one of her BEST songs, but I think it's one of her more interesting songs. I wish the instrumental version was available on CD.
wrong, i have plenty good taste, Even Ross wants to forget this embarrassment. She never includes this crap in her shows anymore. bet it didn't even sell 50k copies. she was wild and out of control in her music during this period, lost, totally lost and the public rejected this dismal failure.
@yimheretoday i absolutely adored this song, it was ahead of it's time i thought. Wasn't a big fan of swept away or eaten alive though. Also thought Dirty Looks should have fared better on the charts, that was smokin'
@yimheretoday this is ABSOLUTE GENIUS! get some TASTE and think outside of the BOX! 80's Miss Ross was so edgy in parts, way before its time and GORGEOUS!!!!!
Ross was such and underrated album... Pieces of Ice was one of my favorite Diana singles. It totally rocks...Definitely my favorite Diana album cover. She looks totally hot.
thanks for posting this - saved me buying a record-player to listen to it ! Such a groovy track - love the guitar , little trumpet bits in the background - the instrumental B-side is pretty awsome too.
My favorite cut on this album was "Love Will Make It Right". I wanted to love this song, but could never get into it. I was a college DJ at the time and still rocked it on my show trying to love it. I actually like it better now after not hearing it for years.
This song was a hit but it was on a floop album - the writes did not give diana what she need this is around the time rca records stopp supporting diana ross - and diana said she didn't understand the lyrics - and furthermore madonna was just coming out and tina turner was just about to make her mark again - lets go up the follow-up song to this song was at #77 and couldn't push up the charts - and them mary wilson book came out -
I was pulling for this song so bad; but it just did not happen. Even with world wide exposure (Central Park concert), the song went nowhere. I still love it, and it's still one of my favorites. However, after 25years, I still don't know what the hell it's about though. Any leads anyone?
This song has grown on me. When i first bought this album, the lyrics were a little out there. Back in '83 I had to look up "entropic". Funny how on it's own, away from the musical trends and expectations of the day, it holds up as a pretty funky track.
I agree with your comments and I was confused by the "entopic" It did souns a bit like "and tropic" lol I still think it is a hot track today! A remix maybe?
Walking blind across this silver room Looking through a smoke menagerie Looking at your face inside of me In the darkness you're tunisia Nights are long entropic I can't seem to cope It's cold when I look in your eyes Where the zebra lightning strikes the room Foreign words are strutted through the gloom Women swooping down like birds of prey Never close but never far away
I love this song. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Loumademe 1 month ago
among her WORST SONGS EVER! a supreme/diana ross forever .....yet this one among the worst LOL
supremes1964 1 month ago
bizarre lyrics BUT a good 80's song that came and went with little fanfare,however i like and remember it well,it did get some airplay and was a minor club hit,thanks for posting the 12inch remix personally a favorite of mine,glad to see others agree
discomusic1966 3 months ago
Love this track, always have. But it's fun to sing along and substitute "Peaches & Herb" for "Pieces of Ice." The lyrics don't make any less sense.
GreatUmbrage 4 months ago
I enjoy this song! It has a sleek sophiscation about it. It is head and shoulders above what passes as "quality" Top 40 music in 2010 & 2011!
suavehinrg 5 months ago
I love that her shittiest, yet most fabulous, album is fittingly called Ross.
BrochtrupBean 7 months ago
Just got hip to music videos on youtube, use to be a DJ, love this song, thanks johnnyleith for sharing.
texlottoful 9 months ago
muy buen remix DJ DINKY
tokobot 11 months ago
I never got the words to this song In the darkness your Tunisia...Whats that all about However it now slots very nicely into todays sound so me thinks it was before its time excellant
skindog4u 1 year ago
I adore this song - always did. I bought the 12" in 83 and the album too and loved them both.... great to see Miss Ross doing something different. Too bad the public and the music programmers didn't catch on.
maendhu 1 year ago
I had completely forgotten about this side of Ms. Ross; brought back good memories of the early 80's when songs like this were the rage. Not her best, but then again, not her worst either.
jakeb3bham 1 year ago
Great track - like you I have the original extended version in a pink sleve which I bought sometime in1983 as a young lad. The comment by yimheretoday is most interesting. He/She/It clearly knows nothing about music. I have a pretty large music collection ranging from Soul / Rock to Modern Jazz. and I know a good melody when I hear one - and this song has one! Thanks for post
ewaf88 1 year ago
i think this song would have worked better on a soundtrack.it sounds like something you would have heard on miami vice.
klaavir 1 year ago
have not heard this in a long while
popetzm 1 year ago
Theres nothing like this today.
rickw1100 1 year ago
I love this song and yes, it's very underrated. I love playing this in the car when I'm driving at night in the summer!
SoXfused 1 year ago
@SoXfused it's a great car song i agree.
wonderboyjoy 1 year ago
She performed this at her Cental Park Concert in the 80s, it was great. She also danced with Michael Peters, the guy who did the choreography for the video, to the song Maniac from the Flashdance movie. He also did the choreography for Thriller.
rickw1100 2 years ago
i still have my 12" inch verison of this great song..love it..
rhymeandreasoning 2 years ago 2
I Love this Album !!!!
avventura3 2 years ago
avventura3 . . . I'm playing the album right now. Very underrated . . . some great tracks on this overlooked album. And, PIECES is one of my all-time faves.
BuzzOnTheFly 2 years ago
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that bought this when it was out. Back in the day this was a HOT song, especially in the clubs.
Thanx J, now I have to go find mines. LOL
ATLien174 2 years ago 2
I have the vinyl single with both the vocal and instrumental track...Diana did a very good job trying to extend her sound into the 80's pop genre.
queenlibya 2 years ago
i am starting my vacation...tonite...listening to this boogie oogie tune. and now, i am off to listen to some glitter house. st. john's, newfoundland, here i come...with the coffee table book...mmm mmm good...
derekmimi 2 years ago
This song is very typical of the early eighties studio sound.Diana does her best It's atmospheric and haunting and at this time she desperately wanted to break free of her old Motown image,personally I love the driving beat and the video is a cheap studio video made in a warehouse in New York oh well it's still swell.
71starboy 2 years ago 2
great summary of the song, i loved it, i wish it had did better on the charts, it was good for the 80's the concept of the video, this was a good cd actually.
AzzedineAliaFan 2 years ago
Love it!
toney36 2 years ago
I have heard allot of people knock this song, but i bought it the day it came out and still love it!
It was a really great sound for Diana in the year it was out, i feel it should have been a much bigger hit.
Great to hear it again!
Thanks
Italiabeefy 3 years ago 2
The song is clearly a metaphor for attraction. I think the words are ace. Especially the bridge sections.
TheQHBlend 3 years ago
Yall are crazy. I have been a loyal fan since I was 10 and this is one of my favorite albums of hers. Pieces of Ice is Awesome!!!
mariahtenor 3 years ago 4
@mariahtenor- You're absolutely right! -This is an incredible tune! She never disappoints!! Thank God someone' else's musical taste hasn't been dulled by some of the more recent crap, passing itself off as music!
rickw1100 1 year ago
@rickw1100 diana always did her own thing..thank god. we have classics that no-one else sounds like. this was a great tune. who cares about the lyrics...it's a mood piece.
wonderboyjoy 1 year ago
I rather liked this song. I got the 12" single mainly for the 7-minute Instrumental version on Side-B. I think the music is wonderful, But the lyrics are kind of mindless and distracting.
I don't think it's one of her BEST songs, but I think it's one of her more interesting songs. I wish the instrumental version was available on CD.
jasonsbrain2 3 years ago 2
Hey! Anychance of you sending me an mp3 of the instrumental? I would pay for that!
mariahtenor 3 years ago
i can not handle anyone dissing miss ross. the new coffee table book is "diana-mite"...
derekmimi 3 years ago
derekmini's comment should be on Tshirts!!! first sentence on front, second on back. hilarious
diggthepigg 2 years ago
Swept Away, Pieces of Ice, Eaten alive, all material for the garbage dump as well as working overtime, and that's where they ended up. no surprise.
yimheretoday 3 years ago
Cheers for your comment but I like all of them so maybe I like rubbish!
johnnyleith 3 years ago
What does this song mean in your opinion?
cbann88 3 years ago
surrealism. it's still out there.
diggthepigg 2 years ago
i love it
miamivicepastels83 2 years ago 2
about a cold and distant lover
miamivicepastels83 2 years ago
Poor GIrl all that talent and she wasted it with these bizarre ass songs
cbann88 3 years ago
u have no taste...
derekmimi 3 years ago
wrong, i have plenty good taste, Even Ross wants to forget this embarrassment. She never includes this crap in her shows anymore. bet it didn't even sell 50k copies. she was wild and out of control in her music during this period, lost, totally lost and the public rejected this dismal failure.
yimheretoday 3 years ago
i bet you didn't buy "eaten alive"...so, to make up for them, you can buy the new "coffee table" book...
derekmimi 3 years ago
I couldn't buy eaten alive in good conscience... but i'd be all for diana on my coffee table.
yimheretoday 3 years ago
damn...three of my favorite DR songs lol
miamivicepastels83 2 years ago
@yimheretoday "You forgot "Muscles". True, they're all cheezy, but bring back great memories. "Chain Reaction" was pretty good.
grapeboy83 1 year ago
@yimheretoday i absolutely adored this song, it was ahead of it's time i thought. Wasn't a big fan of swept away or eaten alive though. Also thought Dirty Looks should have fared better on the charts, that was smokin'
AzzedineAliaFan 1 year ago
@yimheretoday this is ABSOLUTE GENIUS! get some TASTE and think outside of the BOX! 80's Miss Ross was so edgy in parts, way before its time and GORGEOUS!!!!!
looloop101 9 months ago
Ross was such and underrated album... Pieces of Ice was one of my favorite Diana singles. It totally rocks...Definitely my favorite Diana album cover. She looks totally hot.
dumbthings1970 3 years ago 2
agreed...
derekmimi 3 years ago
Cold!
toney36 3 years ago
I bought the 7" of this back in '83 from WH Smiths if I remember correctly. I love it.
mark1968 3 years ago
thanks for posting this - saved me buying a record-player to listen to it ! Such a groovy track - love the guitar , little trumpet bits in the background - the instrumental B-side is pretty awsome too.
hdqcb99 3 years ago 2
remix with white wedding by billy idol would be awesome...
ejazzed1059 4 years ago
Love this song! Reminds me of my first love Angie.
kawtoom 4 years ago
A good but strange song. Not on any of Diana's compliations. Only heard this song last month.
CedrictheDragon 4 years ago 2
My favorite cut on this album was "Love Will Make It Right". I wanted to love this song, but could never get into it. I was a college DJ at the time and still rocked it on my show trying to love it. I actually like it better now after not hearing it for years.
kpitt1204 4 years ago
This song was a hit but it was on a floop album - the writes did not give diana what she need this is around the time rca records stopp supporting diana ross - and diana said she didn't understand the lyrics - and furthermore madonna was just coming out and tina turner was just about to make her mark again - lets go up the follow-up song to this song was at #77 and couldn't push up the charts - and them mary wilson book came out -
victormatell 4 years ago
I was pulling for this song so bad; but it just did not happen. Even with world wide exposure (Central Park concert), the song went nowhere. I still love it, and it's still one of my favorites. However, after 25years, I still don't know what the hell it's about though. Any leads anyone?
paul51 3 years ago
IT is random words and letters it really is, i posted the lyrics i can barely make sense of it
cbann88 3 years ago
but that's how pop music is s'pose to be...
derekmimi 2 years ago
This song has grown on me. When i first bought this album, the lyrics were a little out there. Back in '83 I had to look up "entropic". Funny how on it's own, away from the musical trends and expectations of the day, it holds up as a pretty funky track.
TOMofLA 4 years ago 3
I agree with your comments and I was confused by the "entopic" It did souns a bit like "and tropic" lol I still think it is a hot track today! A remix maybe?
johnnyleith 4 years ago
I always thought it was "and tropic" too.
paul51 3 years ago
cbann88 3 years ago
I love this track and never understood why it wasn't a big hit. Thanks for posting the extended version.
supremerussgc 4 years ago 5
You are welcome! This track is one of my favourites! ty
johnnyleith 4 years ago