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Talking Heads is one of my all time favorite bands and Once In A Lifetime one of my all time favorite songs--I love everything about it-the way it builds in the beginning and the awesome drumming, the hook, Dave Byrne's goofiness and the way the lyrics are so relatable:
This next one WILL put you to sleep but the orchestration is sublime. The first time I heard this song and Dan Hazeltine uttered the word FRAIL my jaw just dropped...
In a different vein altogether this guy is THE MASTER! This is probably the best know and my favorite of Bach's Concertos--it's melodically dense and it's fun to pick out a theme or instrument and follow its journey--kind of like taking a particular path in the woods and seeing where you end up.
I can't respond as fully as I'd like right now, but I am not convinced it's that difficult to come up with examples. In the mean time, I will add this (and several of their other songs probably belong):
Thanks, Daisy. Those are interesting, unique and innovative songs.
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Talking Heads is one of my all time favorite bands and Once In A Lifetime one of my all time favorite songs--I love everything about it-the way it builds in the beginning and the awesome drumming, the hook, Dave Byrne's goofiness and the way the lyrics are so relatable:
Well, with the lyrics being unique in the way that they are, I would say that that makes those songs creative.
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This next one WILL put you to sleep but the orchestration is sublime. The first time I heard this song and Dan Hazeltine uttered the word FRAIL my jaw just dropped...
I listened to a few minutes of this song, and I could tell by the violinist that this was a creative song. And which reminds me that I will be posting some Jean-Luc Ponty in this thread.
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In a different vein altogether this guy is THE MASTER! This is probably the best know and my favorite of Bach's Concertos--it's melodically dense and it's fun to pick out a theme or instrument and follow its journey--kind of like taking a particular path in the woods and seeing where you end up.
There's the abrupt change in sound and speed in the middle of the song as the guy does go to Mexico, plus the Mexican influence in the music too.
Thank you for your explanation about there being an abrupt change in speed and sound in this song, because when I was first listening to it, I wasn't quite 'getting' it. Also, thank you for posting in this thread.
Probably many of the regulars on this forum could list hundreds of examples that we think fit the criteria laid out in the first post. I think I could. (This example came to mind mostly because I just happen to be on a mild version of one of my Shiina Ringo kicks lately.)
Hey, ApartmentNomad, if you're still around there's still something about your post above that I don't understand. Because it almost sounds like you are saying or implying that many of the regulars on this forum could list hundreds of examples, but they won't. But you did so because you were in a generous mood. And if that was what you were saying, then why is that? Is it perhaps because of racism(and I'm not talking about all people at this forum) and that many of the regulars at this forum don't like seeing someone who is African American come up with too many good ideas for various threads?
Talking Heads is one of my all time favorite bands and Once In A Lifetime one of my all time favorite songs--I love everything about it-the way it builds in the beginning and the awesome drumming, the hook, Dave Byrne's goofiness and the way the lyrics are so relatable:
A band like Talking Heads is a perfect example of why music today is so different than it used to be before. In the old days, music was dominated by record labels, but also older artists that had more experience with music and weren't afraid to just be random and creative. Today, music is dominated by teen pop stars and caters to the young crowd and is just as self-conscious and afraid to be seen as "uncool," to present anything that is too creative. It's all about flash and does still retain the creative look in their videos, but the sound is too concerned with looking cool, hip and appealing to the young crowd.
Oh, All In My Head (Flex) by Fifth Harmony ft. Fetty Wap is a great, creative song. I love the watery/beach theme that the music video establishes but also that same wish-washy effect in the sounds of the lyrics. We hear the "W's" the "S's" the "Sh-sounds" with words like "waves" "us" "roses" "hopeless" "shy". I also like the how they do the slight "feel you on, feel you under my body" It's a great effect to create a near rhyme with the "on" and "un" close sound. It creates an effect of the words going in one direction and then going all the way underwater. Like dipping your feet in the pool and then going in all the way. As if the lyricist wanted to say it right the first time, but then, didn't, but then corrected and went all the way in. I also love how the line "curtains like waves closing in all around us" defines the whole song. The two verses are the exact same, as are the pre-chorus/bridge 1, but since they have different singers singing the verse in the first half they sound like it's different verses. By constrast, having the pre-chorus/second-half-of-the-verse sung by the same person establishes permanence. The two verses being the same also create a literal representation of a wall and curtain that surrounds the listener. The half rhyme scheme of the chorus with the half rhymes "flex," "impress," "bed," and "head," also reflects this difference, difference, permanence, permanence established by the larger structure of the verses. Also, in the Fetty Wap rap verse for the bridge 2, we hear him say "ay, another hundred tho' on that Rover" with Rover sounding all watery and mumbly. It's a great effect. The mumble rap works well with this song. Overall, it's a great song with the music video in keeping with a lot of these themes that spring forth from the lyrics, like a spring releasing its water.
Well, I certainly can't say that a song with a goofy/silly/humorous theme disqualifies it from being creative. Therefore, yes, this song was creative.
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