Saturday, January 22, 2011

Song of the Day (1.22.11)

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - "Dance the Way I Feel"

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool was a synthpop/electronic group from England. They had a lot of promise, but they were very short-lived.

In August 2010, the lead singer, after injuring a fan in the crowd attempting to stage dive, committed suicide following the show by jumping off of a telecommunications tower. After performing the song "Dance the Way I feel," Charles Haddon leaped off the stage and, literally, fell onto a young girl. Haddon believe he seriously injured the girl and became very "distressed" after the show. It's alleged that he then climbed to the top of the tower and jumped. Ironically, the song "Dance the Way I Feel" is about suicide.

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool's only album The Golden Year was released in October 2010 after being temporarily delayed due to the tragic death of front-man, Charles Haddon (the blonde-haired singer in the video below).



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