This is inspired by the Two-Part Songs thread,
Lots of songs follow the same model verse-chorus-verse-chorus- something different -chorus or ABABCB. The ‘something different’ bit can be in a changed key or even a changed time signature, and there’s something about the way it resolves itself to lead back into the final chorus that the human ear and brain respond to, it feels natural and right.
There are probably tons of examples but the one that sparked this was ‘Made of Stone’ by the Stone Roses. You get a couple of verses and choruses and then John Squire does his squiggly solo thing and then you get the eight-bar transition, which is essentially Mani and Reni bashing out the same progression on bass and drums that they did on the solo while Squire plays four solitary notes, each two bars long. This takes the music back to the right place to launch into the final chorus and it makes perfect, beautiful sense to the ear.
Any other shining examples?
The other one that I could think of, off the top of my head was The Doors “Light My Fire” full length version where you get ABAB then the keyboard and guitar go off on an oodling venture for five or ten minutes before it comes crashing back to the intro riff to anchor it for a a last verse and chorus.
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Thread: Best transitions in music
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09-09-2018 11:23 AM #1
Best transitions in music
Last edited by Mibbes Aye; 09-09-2018 at 11:40 AM.
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09-09-2018 11:48 AM #2
Oasis often used ABCABC + bridge, etc.
Example "Don't look back in anger"
A) Slip inside the eye of your mind...
B) So I'll start a revolution from my bed...
C) And so Sally can wait...
Amongst others they use the same set up in Wonderwall and Stand by Me.
It's fairly unusual but very effective.
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09-09-2018 06:24 PM #3
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Don't really know what you're on about but made of stone is absolutely awesome.
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10-09-2018 09:20 AM #4
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Not a bad song among them either.
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10-09-2018 04:02 PM #6
Does something in the air by thunderclap newman count?
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11-09-2018 08:22 PM #8
Does In Dreams by Roy Orbison deserve its own thread then? No pattern and just simply rises from beginning to end.
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14-09-2018 11:45 AM #11
Interesting post. The Damned had a song way back when called Stranger On The Town which featured a couple of change-ups. It's a great number and quite a northern soul sort of sound.
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14-09-2018 01:54 PM #12
Silver Rocket by Sonic Youth is my favourite
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