How the Softest Hip-Hop Song Became a ’90s No. 1

MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

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Released on tomorrow’s date but back in 1991…

one of the smoothest songs of the ’90s…

was about to become a massive hit.

P.M. Dawn with “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss.”

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This song was definitely not trying to sound tough.

It was dreamy and romantic…

basically hip-hop in a silk shirt, but with feathered hair. Wait – what?

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You see – the secret ingredient was Spandau Ballet.

P.M. Dawn built the song around “True,” turning an ’80s ballad into a No. 1 hip-hop daydream.

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LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I think its one of those déjà vu things
Or a dream that’s trying to tell me something.” – P.M. Dawn

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