Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Joan of Arc\" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It became an international hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and Canada and number 13 in Ireland.Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic lauded the song retrospectively: \"[T]wo almost opposing rhythms [are] miraculously melded together by the strength of the gorgeous melody and sweeping synths. The tattoo of the boombox juxtaposed against the ethereal vocal, like a spirit circling overhead, can induce goosebumps, and the power of this song is almost equal to Joan's own...A revelation of a single.\" Colleague Ned Raggett described it as \"a towering heartbreaker, with Andy McCluskey and band in full flight.\""@en }
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- Joan_of_Arc_(OMD_song) abstract "\"Joan of Arc\" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It became an international hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and Canada and number 13 in Ireland.Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic lauded the song retrospectively: \"[T]wo almost opposing rhythms [are] miraculously melded together by the strength of the gorgeous melody and sweeping synths. The tattoo of the boombox juxtaposed against the ethereal vocal, like a spirit circling overhead, can induce goosebumps, and the power of this song is almost equal to Joan's own...A revelation of a single.\" Colleague Ned Raggett described it as \"a towering heartbreaker, with Andy McCluskey and band in full flight.\"".