TheGreek Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Somebody must have mentioned this 1970s "classic" which seemed to drone on for most of my teenage years - "Music was my first love" - John Miles. Just hope it doesn't become today's earworm... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Somebody must have mentioned this 1970s "classic" which seemed to drone on for most of my teenage years - "Music was my first love" - John Miles. Just hope it doesn't become today's earworm... bloody hate that song with a passion, thanks for reminding me of it 😡 what a load of pretentious rubbish YMMV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The whole of Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day. It's about 8 different songs - all of which are pretty good. Fantastic song to play along to, but the full version is a bit of a workout. The beginning of Bang Bang You're Dead by Dirty Pretty Things just doesn't make any sense. Here Comes your Man by Pixies seems to me to have a verse that is completely unrelated musically to the chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 18/02/2021 at 13:50, fretmeister said: Mr Blue Sky ending. Noooo! That's the best bit (especially the last four words). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Noooo! That's the best bit (especially the last four words). Way back when, Mr Blue Sky was used at Coventry City home games (Highfield Road era) to get the crowd going as the players came onto the pitch. At about 2.55 the pumping cello drone would begin and the song would blast off, ending with the afterthought choral piece at the end, and into kick off. Before all this I used to quite like the song, nowadays whenever I hear it I’m filled with a sense of foreboding, anxiety, and the feeling of impending crushing defeat. I’m sure it’s not what Jeff Lynne had in mind when he was ripping off Sparky’s Magic Piano all those years ago! Edited February 20, 2021 by Old Man Riva 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebassist Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 18 February 2021 at 13:03, Happy Jack said: I've never understood why they tacked the Top Gear theme music onto the end of the chain !! Ruined the song for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, petebassist said: I've never understood why they tacked the Top Gear theme music onto the end of the chain !! Ruined the song for me... I think you'll find that was the theme for Grand Prix coverage on the BBC ... cue Murray Walker ... "and the news from Imola is that the plucky three times World Champion is OUT!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LITTLEWING Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Any Meatloaf number. sorry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 As a prog fan, I'm shrugging my shoulders at most of these. A couple of interesting successes though... Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by The Police: The first two minutes is the tune - the remaining two minutes is basically an unrelated play-out. Having said that, none if it is flab, it's all great. Catherine Wheels by Crowded House: The second half is an unrelated jam, and it's all absolutely beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Anthem of the Sun, Grateful Dead ... ...Jerry [Garcia] and Phil [Lesh] went into the studio with [Dan] Healy and, like mad scientists, they started splicing all the versions together, creating hybrids that contained the studio tracks and various live parts, stitched together from different shows, all in the same song — one rendition would dissolve into another and sometimes they were even stacked on top of each other... It was easily our most experimental record, it was groundbreaking in its time, and it remains a psychedelic listening experience to this day. Edited February 20, 2021 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Panzer Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 The little rap type thing they put in the middle of Red Red Wine always gets me, just feels like it breaks up the song badly and rubs me the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 hours ago, wateroftyne said: As a prog fan, I'm shrugging my shoulders at most of these. A couple of interesting successes though... Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by The Police: The first two minutes is the tune - the remaining two minutes is basically an unrelated play-out. Having said that, none if it is flab, it's all great. Catherine Wheels by Crowded House: The second half is an unrelated jam, and it's all absolutely beautiful. Together Alone is something of a unsung album IMHO. Woodface gets all the plaudits but it’s a much deeper, darker album. There’s some fantastic bass lines on there two - A real lesson in making a melodic line that not just fits the song but stands on its own and lifts it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 John Miles! I've never heard that! Woo Hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 18/02/2021 at 13:50, fretmeister said: Mr Blue Sky ending. Love that track, ending and all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseb84 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 We're Going Wrong - Cream. The final motif is a very clumsy ending to an otherwise beautiful song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 This. It has all the hallmarks of being tagged on the end for the hell of it but somehow it creates one of the greatest endings to a song, indeed album ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 18/02/2021 at 15:31, Muzz said: Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out starts out as a completely different song that just runs out of steam... I heard the band tell the story behind that arrangement. Seems that they had two ideas and put them together to make a song. So far so good. Then they found that the two pieces didn't fit so well as they thought, as the parts each had a different feel and natural tempo. So they 'de-fragged' the song and put all the verses at the start and all the choruses at the end. I really like the song, but do wonder why they didn't simply develop the ideas into two different songs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseb84 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I'm glad they didn't - I don't think the song would have been as iconic with either part missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 19/02/2021 at 16:03, PaulWarning said: bloody hate that song with a passion, thanks for reminding me of it 😡 what a load of pretentious rubbish YMMV The height of pretentiousness in music IMO due not only to the toe-curlingly embarrassing lyric but the bombastic orchestral arrangement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 The only one that really bugs me is Springsteen's Thunder Road.... an immaculate, evocative tune (IMO, obvs).... Then, in lieu of the beautiful resolution it calls for, they just tag any old crap on the end and repeat to fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 10:09, Old Man Riva said: Way back when, Mr Blue Sky was used at Coventry City home games (Highfield Road era) to get the crowd going as the players came onto the pitch. At about 2.55 the pumping cello drone would begin and the song would blast off, ending with the afterthought choral piece at the end, and into kick off. Before all this I used to quite like the song, nowadays whenever I hear it I’m filled with a sense of foreboding, anxiety, and the feeling of impending crushing defeat. Mr Blue Sky ends with the words "Please, turn me over" - maybe that's the wrong message for Coventry City to be sharing with the visiting opposition! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I was always bewildered by the slap bass solo in the middle of Paul Simon's Call Me Al. My vote goes to the already-mentioned industrial drum-and-bass section in the middle of An Englishman in New York. As a child, I remember thinking that I really liked Mr Blue Sky, but got annoyed that the DJs always played a silly choir song afterwards - they did not even wait for the ELO song to finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, bass_dinger said: I. . . . . . got annoyed that the DJs always played a silly choir song afterwards - they did not even wait for the ELO song to finish! DJ's never did respect the music. It was a necessary evil which always got in the way of their stunning and clever performance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_p Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Fleetwood Mac again. What's with the Spanish bit at the end of Oh Well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 minute ago, steve_p said: Fleetwood Mac again. What's with the Spanish bit at the end of Oh Well? I bought this on a 7” single when it came out. Part one on the A side and turn it over for the moody Part two. Great song though, Peter Green at his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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