tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post6823435356209875391..comments2023-11-03T09:36:19.479+00:00Comments on THE GHOST OF ELECTRICITY: I Still Hang Around, Neither Lost Nor Found...davyhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-33204545639509741802007-05-24T17:50:00.000+01:002007-05-24T17:50:00.000+01:00Emmett - your selfless toil in the name of music t...Emmett - your selfless toil in the name of music trivia is exemplary. <BR/><BR/>'Honey Pie' indeed! You're right of course - it's a spot-on parody of 1930s popular song, and so HAS to have that 'verse'. And what all those older songs (Kern, Porter, etc) have in common is that they were all originally in musicals - the character has to 'talk' his way into the song from the dialogue. Probably why we can't think of any recent ones...(apart from things in 'Grease').davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-26414294871543929762007-05-24T13:17:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:17:00.000+01:00I'm still thinking about this, Davy. All I've come...I'm still thinking about this, Davy. All I've come up with is another Beatles tune which really nails this structure on the head (intro "verse" followed by AABA "choruses"): to wit, "Honey Pie". But then that's a retro number anyway so it sort of doesn't count.Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887578369365842959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-87203316631141593252007-05-21T14:13:00.000+01:002007-05-21T14:13:00.000+01:00I love it too. You are a bad person jc.I love it too. You are a bad person jc.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-29809279808373417922007-05-21T13:34:00.000+01:002007-05-21T13:34:00.000+01:00Hey Emmett, good to hear from you!No coincidence I...Hey Emmett, good to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>No coincidence I think that so many of the songs you could think of were Beatles tunes; McCartney in particular, whose Dad played the trumpet in a number of dance bands during the period, was always a big fan of the music of the 1930s, wasn't he? You can hear it all through his work even to the present day.<BR/><BR/>It's a challenge you've set though - more recent songs with a lead-in 'verse'...(and to qualify, it really has to have a different tune to the main song).<BR/><BR/>Can't think of any myself right now (but it is Monday and raining and I'm only half way through my post-lunch mug of tea).davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-45472458450729258512007-05-21T12:51:00.000+01:002007-05-21T12:51:00.000+01:00Well I like it, but then I would like this sort of...Well I like it, but then I <I>would</I> like this sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Interesting parallel to Gershwin, Kern, et al., Dave. I never heard that part of a song called the "verse" before, but it makes perfect sense as they call the improvs over the song part "choruses". I've been wracking my brains to come up w/more modern pop songs that have those intro "verses". The best I can do is a few Beatles songs: Do You Want To Know A Secret ("you'll never know how much I really love you..."), Here There & Everywhere ("to lead a better life..."), and If I Fell ("if I fell in love with you"). I'm sure there are better examples from other bands that are eluding me right now...Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887578369365842959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-18474649989958246532007-05-19T14:13:00.000+01:002007-05-19T14:13:00.000+01:00It's funny, but as I posted this I thought 'You kn...It's funny, but as I posted this I thought 'You know, I reckon a lot of people can't stick this record...'!!davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-90881177738844738652007-05-19T13:29:00.000+01:002007-05-19T13:29:00.000+01:00Sorry buddy. Street Life is one the list of songs...Sorry buddy. Street Life is one the list of songs I just cannot stomach. Just does nothing for me. But please don't think I'm a bad person because of that....JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090608248723528292noreply@blogger.com