The first single released to be released after Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson reformed Echo & the Bunnymen in 1997 after a four year hiatus, this gently epic ballad reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
McCulloch (from Uncut magazine August 2014): "I'd had that song since 1990 in various forms. The others were very negative – Will said, 'It's a bit pretty' and I thought, 'You f---ing idiot, that's like calling 'The Killing Moon' a bit beautiful.'"
"To me it's the most important song I've ever written, because it takes me back to being taken seriously, and it's one of the best songs of all time."
The song got an extra boost from uncredited backing vocals by Oasis' Liam Gallagher. McCulloch recalled: "Oasis were in the studio next door doing Be Here Now. Liam came in and listened to 'Nothing Lasts Forever,' and he had ideas for tambourine and a backing vocal and we thought, 'Yeah, we're having that.' He was spot on, it really made that song great. With the lineage of frontmen through the years, having him on it made sense for me."
Pretty Little Horses was a long distance collaboration between country and progressive rock singer/songwriter, Dean Madonia, and his friend, Greg Curvey, from the psychedelic band, The Luck of Eden Hall. The two have known each other for years but hadn't seen each other in awhile. When they ran into each other, Madonia suggested that they should record something together. With Curvey residing in Chicago, Illinois and Madonia in Nashville, Tennessee, Curvey wrote the music and would then send it to Madonia to write the lyrics, and Madonia would then send it back to him. When everything was ready to be recorded, Curvey flew to Nashville to cut drums, guitar, and vocals while Madonia added his parts and mixed the album.
Greg Curvey composed the whole score for the film, The Stream. He was asked for a pop song for the movie to play during the ending credits, so he suggested "Just Like Love" by Pretty Little Horses.
When we interviewed Dean Madonia , he gave insight about what he wishes for the project in the future, "I'm hoping that maybe someday, we'll record a Pretty Little Horses 2. I'd like to see a little bit of interest somehow through this movie and maybe spark a second album."
