| "Unplayed Piano" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan | |
| Released | June 2005 |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Label | DRM |
| Songwriter(s) | Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan |
“To be honest with you, there was no real thought process about it. They just showed me a picture of [Suu Kyi's] face and I said, Yes, I'll do it. Why? I felt a strong connection with the woman, but it's not like I fancy her, or anything..." (frowning) "Okay, that's a stupid thing to say. What I mean is... well, there is something that drew me to her and gave me, you know, hope that something could be done, but...”
Rice struggles to cope with his feelings for Aung San Suu Kyi.[1]
"Unplayed Piano" is a 2005 single by the Irish singer-songwriter duo Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. It was released in June 2005 and appeared in a total of six charts, spending a total of twenty-five weeks there.[2] It spent twelve weeks in the Irish Singles Chart after entering on 23 June 2005, breaking into the Top 10 and achieving a peak of fourth position.[3] It remained in fourth position for two weeks before falling to seventh position where it spent a further three weeks. The song peaked at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart and number 36 in the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. "Unplayed Piano" was released on the DRM label and featured Rice's usual backing band of Vyvienne Long, Tom Osander and Shane Fitzsimons.[4]
Damien Rice: The world's most reluctant pop star was invoked but never defined (see the help page).