"In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" (often referred to as simply "In Heaven") is a song performed by Peter Ivers, composed by

Peter Ivers Peter Scott Ivers (born Peter Scott Rose, September 20, 1946 – March 3, 1983) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was the host of the experimental music television show ''New Wave Theatre''. Despite Ive ...

, with lyrics by

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

. The song is featured in Lynch's 1977 film ''

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'', and was subsequently released on its 1982 soundtrack album.

Cover versions

*The song's co-writer, Peter Ivers, recorded a version in the late 1970s, though it was not released until its inclusion on the 2019 album, ''Becoming Peter Ivers''. *

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(sung by

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) covered the song live in 1978-1979 as the penultimate song in their set. *It was sung at the start of gigs by fans of Psychobilly band

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. A Recording of this features on the start of their debut 1981 album 'The Case Of The Meteors In Heaven'. *A cover by

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with

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was released in 1980 on the multiband live album '' Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club'', and later rereleased on their 1987 album ''Pinheads on the Move''. A different live version was also released on their 1989 ''Ten Years in One Night'' live album. *Elements from the end of a

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song called "A Time For Rejoicing" at the end of their 1981 independent album called "

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" specifically reference this song. *

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covered the song on their regular set for their final UK tour in the summer of 1983 and was featured on the '' Rest in Peace: The Final Concert'' album. The band's former bassist,

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, later performed "In Heaven" live as a duet with Pixies singer

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at a solo show at the Los Angeles

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in December 2009. *It was covered by the

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in 1987 for their initial demo tape and was later released in 2002 on the ''

'' EP. The band re-recorded the track for a session for

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's BBC radio show in May 1988, which was later released on the ''

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'' album. The song was a regular part of the Pixies' setlist, and a live version by the band appeared as a B-side of the "Gigantic" single, and was also included on '' The Complete B-Sides'' album. *A cover of the song appeared on the 1993

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album '' Suspiria''. *Icelandic band Bang Gang included a version of the song on their 1998 debut album '' You'' *American composer and producer

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covered the song on his 2007 album '' Ayres'', under his Helios moniker. *

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covered the song, retitled "Lady in the Radiator",
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' as part of the

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's "The Music of David Lynch" concert on April 1, 2015 *Jazz guitarist

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gave the song an instrumental treatment on his 2019 record, ''

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''. * In 2019, indie pop band

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used a sample from In Heaven in their song "Birthday Party" from the album Neotheater. The lines used were: "In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things, and I've got mine."

References

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