Barking Spiders Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 I'm sure many will disagree but there seem to be a fair few rock songs where the writers tag on chunks of music which bears no relation to what's gone before it. Fr'instance Baba O'Riley and the gypsy fiddle tune, which is not bad in itself but it just comes out of nowhere Layla and the plinky plonky slow piano bit with meandering slide guitar all over it. I know there are more. 4 Quote
chris_b Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 We Can Work It Out, The Beatles. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tine Turner. That's what you get when songwriters collaborate and bring parts of already written songs together. IMO it usually works pretty well. Quote
chris_b Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 37 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: Baba O'Riley and the gypsy fiddle tune, which is not bad in itself but it just comes out of nowhere Layla and the plinky plonky slow piano bit with meandering slide guitar all over it. Pete Townsend was playing with his synth at home and came up with something he wanted to put into a song. While recording Layla Jim Gordon was at the piano playing some chords and a great idea was had. They tacked this tune onto the end of the song. I reckon it might have worked better if the slide guitarists weren't so stoned. Quote
Jus Lukin Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 I think it's a consequence of a composer having an idea they really like, but which lacks the substance to be developed into a full/good song. I should know, I do it all the time. Accidental prog... 2 2 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) The track (Love in a Simple Rhyme) that closes Van Halen’s Women and Children First album has a bit tagged on the end that, whilst sounding great in itself, sounds completely out of place. When it happened I assumed it would be the opening riff to their next album, which would’ve been a nice idea, even though I say so myself! There’s a track on AC/DC’s Powerage (their best album?) called Down Payment Blues that has a blues-y outdo tagged on, though on the original UK release it wasn’t on the album, it appeared on the Australian release. Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ by the Stones has an outro/jam that always seemed a bit tagged on. Sounds great, mind... Edited February 18, 2021 by Old Man Riva Quote
TheGreek Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 The whole of "Stairway to Heaven"??? 1 1 Quote
bassbiscuits Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 The jabbing / honkytonk piano middle section of Thunderclap Newman’s “Something in the Air” bears no relation to the song either side of it. No idea why it’s there. Strangely, the intro to Phil Collins’ “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven” also bears no relation to the song, but works really well when it reappears halfway thru the song as well. It’s the best bit if you ask me.... 1 Quote
Beedster Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Happy Jack said: Yep, that's the classic. A lot of RHCP tracks meet the criteria also, largely as a function of their modular approach to songwriting Quote
MrCrane Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 The acoustic introduction to Maggie May. 1 Quote
Rich Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Question - Moody Blues One song with an entirely different song thrown into the middle. Quote
Muzz Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out starts out as a completely different song that just runs out of steam... 1 1 Quote
Maude Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Isn't Bohemian Rhapsody a collection of mediocre ditties clumsily gaffer taped together? 3 Quote
Paul S Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, MrCrane said: The acoustic introduction to Maggie May. 'Stay With Me' also. Quote
casapete Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 'Scenes from an Italian restaurant' - Billy Joel 'Take me out' - Franz Ferdinand 'Spirit of radio' - Rush 'Diamonds on the soles of her shoes' - Paul Simon 'Don't fear the reaper' - Blue oyster Cult. Edited February 18, 2021 by casapete Quote
Paul S Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, casapete said: 'Don't fear the reaper' - Blue oyster Cult. Also 'Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll' by BOC Quote
Maude Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 The middle bit in My Sharona always feels a bit shoved in there, especially when it changes back to the main riff. Quote
casapete Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Maude said: The middle bit in My Sharona always feels a bit shoved in there, especially when it changes back to the main riff. Know what you mean, but by then the main riff is getting a bit much IMHO, and the middle bit breaks it up nicely. Great guitar solo too...😀 Quote
nilebodgers Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, casapete said: Know what you mean, but by then the main riff is getting a bit much IMHO, and the middle bit breaks it up nicely. Great guitar solo too...😀 Or rather it would be if it was a quarter of the length... 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 The piano but at the end of Layla, which is my fave part of the song btw. 1 Quote
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