Nicko Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) I guess the most obvious is Roxanne by the Police, where Sting allegedly sits on a piano and then laughs. I always thought it was the bum note at the beginning. (Cue argument - a lead in note not a bum note etc etc.) Others that spring to mind - The lead singer of Jet clearing his throat during the intro to Are You Gonna Be My Girl, and Dave Gilmour doing the same at the start of Wish You Were Here. Edited May 21, 2021 by Nicko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brooks Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I'd suggest the swearing in Hey Jude is a fairly good one how many times was that played before it came to light and became public knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The Beach Boys - Wendy. A loud cough in the instrumental break. Once you notice it, you can't un-notice it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Some earlyish Beatles track one of them sings boyfriend and the others sing girlfriend. Or vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Does Greenday, 'Good Riddance, (Time of Your Life)' count? The false start is genuine but has obviously been left in for effect when it could have been taken out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Edited May 21, 2021 by Dad3353 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Also..Four and Twenty on Deja Vu by CSNY. There is a point where he sort of gulps during the vocals, but they've kept it in. Presumably because it adds to the dramatic effect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Also..(I'm on a roll now), the most famous bass related one is supposedly a bum note in Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf. But I've never been able to spot it 🙂 Edited May 21, 2021 by seashell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 There is a recording with me on it ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, seashell said: Also..(I'm on a roll now), the most famous bass related one is supposedly a bum note in Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf. But I've never been able to spot it 🙂 That's the only one I can think of. It's very obvious once you have heard it. From memory it comes on the 'Wild' of the interlude, something like that anyway, a true nowhere to hide clanger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Nicko said: ...Dave Gilmour doing the same at the start of Wish You Were Here. I think that's half deliberate. It's supposed to be a bloke sitting down and playing along with the radio. Don't know if this counts 'cos it was post-recording, but there's an absolutely terrible edit in Eric Claption's Blues Power, just after 1:25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Bowie’s Jean Genie. Trevor Bolder usually gets the blame for going to the first chorus too early, but if you count the bars it’s the rest of the band coming in too late. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 ‘My life is brilliant…’ at the start of “you’re beautiful” by James blunt, came in a bit early, they left it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 If you can track down this album from my youth, it is chock full of bum notes, many, many from the bass player; it's bordering on hysterical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanB Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream is a particularly joyful example. Edited May 21, 2021 by DylanB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The Stranglers - "Do Ya Wanna - Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)" I read an interview with drummer Jet Black, who says a fan asked him about a mistake on this. Jet's response was along the lines of "Well spotted, I thought I'd got away with that." It's basically two songs medleyed together. When It switches from the first song into the second song (about 2min30s) the drums are kind of 'out of phase' with rest of the band, but goes back into phase (snare on the 2 and 4) at about 3mins. Given the extremely off kilter drum pattern in the first half of the song, it would be reasonable to assume that the 'mistake' was deliberate. So hats off to Jet for owning up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The Cars - "Best Friends Girl" After the into/verse and into the first chorus - the drummer misses the first snare hit. About 48 seconds or so. I think it's on record (excuse the pun) as being a mistake rather than deliberate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The 4th "7th 8ve" of the "root, 7th, 8ve" pattern Verdine (1st name terms) plays in the intro stutters. Once heard, never missed. @ 16 seconds ish. Sorry Verdine. I wish my career was such that a bassist from sticksville could discuss my mistakes and lay them bare for everyone to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The Fall - "Paintwork" I think it's some kind of home recording, especially as it has a crude drum machine instead of drummer Karl Burns. At about 38 seconds Mark E Smith accidentally taped over some of the tracks for a few seconds. Not sure if the voices heard are what he accidentally taped, or added afterwards to fill the silence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: The Stranglers - "Do Ya Wanna - Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)" I read an interview with drummer Jet Black, who says a fan asked him about a mistake on this. Jet's response was along the lines of "Well spotted, I thought I'd got away with that." It's basically two songs medleyed together. When It switches from the first song into the second song (about 2min30s) the drums are kind of 'out of phase' with rest of the band, but goes back into phase (snare on the 2 and 4) at about 3mins. Given the extremely off kilter drum pattern in the first half of the song, it would be reasonable to assume that the 'mistake' was deliberate. So hats off to Jet for owning up! Listened to this just the other day and I can admit I did not spot it! Just as you mentioned, it wouldn't be hard to argue it's supposed to be that way. That era of the Stranglers has some bizarre arrangements. Baroque Bordello off The Raven has Hugh in a different time signature to the rest of the band. They were really playing at the limits of their abilities on those two albums, maybe sometimes a bit ahead of them, so to speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, owen said: The 4th "7th 8ve" of the "root, 7th, 8ve" pattern Verdine (1st name terms) plays in the intro stutters. Once heard, never missed. @ 16 seconds ish. I always assumed that was a deliberate variation, but maybe the mark of a great bassist is that even their mistakes sound intentional! The Kingsmen's version of Louie Louie is well known for the vocalist coming in too early after the solo (~1:56), which the drummer then covers with a fill. But less obvious is the drummer yelling "F**k!" as he drops a stick, around 0:54 Edited May 21, 2021 by MartinB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Guns n Roses - Don't Cry Terrible misfret 4 seconds in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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