So I was reading through this list of great songs and, while I agreed with a number of them, I was surprised that a Phil Collins song (and a song with which I was not familiar) took the top spot. While reading the explanation of the song, I was reminded of American Psycho and Mr. Bateman's musical obsessions.
Anyway, I figured that I should have a similar list, with my own Bateman-esque descriptions, in order to give the reader(s) a little bit of knowledge about me. You'll note that I added the option to pluralize reader, because eventually I might find 3 or even 4 dedicated fans. To be true to Retrocrush, this list represents five of my favorite moments from songs - not a list of favorite songs. I started out with a goal of ten, but this was harder than I thought.
1. Led Zeppelin - What is and What Should Never Be. Besides the fact that Robert Plant sounds like he's singing through water for much of the song, there's a part towards then end where the guitar alternates left speaker/right speaker/left speaker/right speaker. In a small room, it is pretty interesting.
2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. At the very end, you can hear a breeze. And, if you are listening to the song with my wife, you will hear her impression of the breeze. Highly entertaining.
3. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard. The Bill Cosby sample is quite amusing, as is J-5's obsession with spelling out the band name. However, the best part of the song is the verse at the end with a different beat. "I hope you got your shots cuz this is lyrical malaria."
4. Beastie Boys - The New Style and Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys ran out of samples, so they sampled themselves. "And let all the fly skimmies, feel the beat . . . drop." Honorable mention: Get it Together.
5. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. I was trying not to repeat any of the selections from the Retrocrush list, but I kept coming back to this song - but a completely separate section. The guitar solo in this song just rips. And it's probably the same notes played over and over. But it is a really great solo.
Thoughts?
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i will agree with the wind at the end of "wish you were here." in fact, i was present at the original performance of the wind being reproduced. ah senior prom. what memories!
how about the intro of u2's "where the streets have no name?"
personally, i really like the part at the end of the beatles "all you need is love" where it kind of falls apart musically and the band is playing all different melodies. you can hear paul singing faintly "she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah."
this is too big of a task and my memory sucks.
oooh i thought of another (it came on my internet radio). the break down in the middle of heart's "magic man." the guitar solo is awesome and then there is that synthesizer making those weird buzzing sounds before it builds up and she sings "come on home girl, he said with a smile."
they use it in swingers in the scene where they are in the trailer with the girls in vegas. GREAT!
Still not signing up for an account! It's the funniest woman in the world...your sister. Anyways, I have to give snaps to Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride. It has a great musical break in the middle of the song. And, let's not forget the Bloodhound Gang with the wonderful "the drummer from Def Leopard only has one arm" solo. I have lots more, but I don't feel like typing anymore. ~Julie
I've also got to give Steve Miller a little credit, but not for the "WAH-wah" from the Joker.
"This here's a story 'bout Billy Joe and Bobby Sue
Two young lovers with nothin' better to do
Than sit around the house, get high and watch the tube
And here's what happened when they decided to cut loose
The headed down to old El Paso (CLAP CLAP CLAP)
That's where they ran into a great big hassle
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
Bobby Sue took the money and run, ooh ooh"
i have another:
the acapella "mama say mama sa mama ma coo sa" part in michael jackson's "you wanna be starting something."
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