favorite song for the singing
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Topic: favorite song for the singing
Posted By: video vertigo
Subject: favorite song for the singing
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 02:58
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My favorite songs for the singing are: Spock's Beard-Thoughts (part II) from V and Leave It by Yes. what do you think, are multi-singer harmonies like these preferable? ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 03:04
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They can be very effective, but they can be overused and annoying. Your examples are good examples of when it works. Yes were always good at the harmony thing anyway. Queen overused the mass harmony approach IMO. It was a good formula had it been applied to a few songs, but every album was full of it. It gave me a headache after a while. ELO harmonies were more pallatable, but hey lets not open the whole 'are Queen/ELO prog can of worms'
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 05:17
| Red Barchetta, whenever I and my two brothers (average age 53) get together & do the washing/drying up after family dinners. |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 07:48
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SYMPATHE FOR THE DEVIL by Rolling Stones! Being a vocalist in Rock band (when I was a student) I always had been very popular after performing it by myself ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 09:01
I once freaked an audience out by singing the lyrics of ELO's 'Living
Thing' over a version of Massive Attack's 'Teardrop. It works quite
well actually. 
------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 09:32
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That sounds like a pretty cool combination How much acid had you done that night?? ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
sigod wrote:
I would love to hear that.Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: March 11 2005 at 09:49
Modesty forbids. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 13:06
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as i am-Dream Theater paintbox-Pendragon Good as gold-Pendragon I am the singing God!!! |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 14:56
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I have always found that the title track of Yes' second album - Time and a Word - especially the chorus, is not only immensely singable, but is one of those songs that is almost cloying in its ability to stay with you... Peace. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 15:03
I know how you feel Maani - I often get 'The Day Delaney's Donkey Won The 3 Mile Race' by Brendan Shine stuck on a permanent loop in my head: Delaney had a donkey that everyone admired/It was permanently lazy, it was permanently tired... ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 15:10
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I always start singing when I hear Supertramp's "Bloody well right".
Also, everytime I hear Paul McCartney's "Monkberry moon delight" I just
have to sing. Tough luck for the neighbours .
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 15:28
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Dancing Queen by ABBA - there's great harmonies on most ABBA songs and they're almost all emminently singable. I just don't care |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 16:41
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VDGG - Masks. Yes, it is very OTT, but that's why I love it so! Hamill's performance is simply staggering. |
Posted By: The-Bullet
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 18:51
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Leave it - a cappella version is nicely done ------------- 
"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?" |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: March 14 2005 at 20:03
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mike oldfield - to france, talk about your life, north point. renaissance - northern lights ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 03:36
Thats a brave remark, Cert. Very true, but very brave. Not everyone is able to see the musical value of ABBA, but there is some. Those two voices harmonised perfectly. SOS is my favourite ABBA song for the vocals.
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 14:23
While we're coming out as ABBA fans - I never had much time for them until I did some gigs with a covers band a few years ago (I play guitar in a sort of 10 thumbed fashion). I had to learn several of their songs and I came away with a real respect for them - I won't say I'm a fan exactly, but their material is extremely well crafted and more challenging to play well than you might think. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 14:00
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another good one is Knots by Gentle Giant. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: RockChick
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 14:18
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Rambling Man by Lemon Jelly trips nicely off the tongue (it's that list of place names.) Cheers, Syzygy, for putting Delaney's Donkey in my head, something I had not heard since my Mum used to sing it to me when I was a kid because she had a version by Val Doonican (THERE! Bet I'm the first person ever to mention his name on this forum!) Seriously tho' often find myself singing that bit at the end The Ancient from TFTO about 'do the leaves of green stay greener in the autumn'. Pretty, after the weird-and-wandering-synths bit - maybe its the contrast makes it stick in my mind.
------------- Music and words, words and music - I'd be nothing without them |
Posted By: Shatterwolf
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 15:13
Don't laugh, but often catch myself singing We Have Heaven... thank God it's so short. ------------- 
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 15:40
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I do a great version of From the Beginning by ELP. I have sung Yes's "Onward" at a wedding. As well as the Strawbs "Grace Darling". I love to sing The first impression and I found a karaoke bar in NYC that has it on the menu.. along with Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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