Issue 96
News: The Top 10 Greatest Song Parts.
Once, I read somewhere a list of the hundred greatest parts of songs, not to be confused with the 100 Greatest Songs, but specific parts of songs, viz a line from "A Boy Named Sue" taking a spot. Here is my list of the Top 10 Greatest Song Parts of All Time. Most, if not all, of these songs have at least one video on YouTube.
10. "The One And Only." By Chesney Hawkes (British One-Hit Wonder). SOng Part: The Intro up until the first line of the lyrics. The rest of the song sucks in comparison. That particular part is also in AMV Hell 3 (around 20 Minutes in, lasting around 5 seconds), which is what turned me on to the song in the first place.
9. "Big Balls" by AC/DC. Song Part: The Lyrics "The Social Pages Say I've Got the Biggest Balls of all". If I were to host a radio show, I would have this as part of my theme. Part Two will be Number one.
8. "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles. Song Part: The Never-ending final chord.
7. "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails. Song PArt: The piano motif at the very end of the song (used on the same keyboard used to record "Strawberry Fields Forever"). Surprisingly to most people who know me, I actually think that NIN is not that band, and this song could be done much justice in a more funk idiom. Admittedly, this will not be most people's cups of tea.
6. "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" by The New Radicals. Song Part:First part is in The very beginning, just before the infectious riff that the rest of the song is built around, there is a "Face-melting" guitar riff. The Second Cool part comes when Gregg is heard shouting seemingly unintelligibly around three minutes in. Of course, it can be made out, for the most part.
5. "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet. Song Part: In the D-Em-G-A chord progression, there is an isolated "G" note. This spin on the chord progression makes this version pass the Troggs' original version as the best version of this song.
4. "Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg. Song Part: The opening bass riff. Serge Gainsbourg makes Marvin Gaye sound like Abstinence Rock (to the best of my knowledge Abstinence Rock is not a real band.)
3. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan. Song Part: The end section wherein everything reaches a cacophonous crescendo, surprisingly after the song opens with some humming and strummed guitars.
2. "Fire on High" by ELO. Song Part: The guitar riff. The Best Rhythm Guitar riff in an instrumental song ever.
1. "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants. SOng Part: The Intro riff. If I ever manage to get a radio show, this will be the second part of the theme song. E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 C5 C5 D5 D5 forever!
Band Name of the Day: Abstinence Rock. Since such a band doesn't seem to exist, I am putting this reminder for a band name, especially one who tends to use the name with tongue placed firmly in cheek (pun may or may not have been intended).
Film Idea of the Day: Metalmouth. An archetypal slasher franchise with a twist: The murderer's weapon of choice is his radio-recieving steel dentures.
Film Review of the Day: Mr. Bean's Holiday. Recently, I saw this movie, apparently the end of the Mr. Bean saga, wherein Bean travels to the south of France for a vacation, but gets sidetracked by an actress and a director's child. Will he survive being pegged as his kidnapper and finally go to the beach? Will this be as funny as the other films and TV Series? Why am I asking you these questions?
Quote of the Day: "My NAme is Sue! How Do You Do! Now You're gonna die!"
______________Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein, "A Boy named Sue."
Link of the Day: Yet another Youtube video I like.
Once, I read somewhere a list of the hundred greatest parts of songs, not to be confused with the 100 Greatest Songs, but specific parts of songs, viz a line from "A Boy Named Sue" taking a spot. Here is my list of the Top 10 Greatest Song Parts of All Time. Most, if not all, of these songs have at least one video on YouTube.
10. "The One And Only." By Chesney Hawkes (British One-Hit Wonder). SOng Part: The Intro up until the first line of the lyrics. The rest of the song sucks in comparison. That particular part is also in AMV Hell 3 (around 20 Minutes in, lasting around 5 seconds), which is what turned me on to the song in the first place.
9. "Big Balls" by AC/DC. Song Part: The Lyrics "The Social Pages Say I've Got the Biggest Balls of all". If I were to host a radio show, I would have this as part of my theme. Part Two will be Number one.
8. "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles. Song Part: The Never-ending final chord.
7. "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails. Song PArt: The piano motif at the very end of the song (used on the same keyboard used to record "Strawberry Fields Forever"). Surprisingly to most people who know me, I actually think that NIN is not that band, and this song could be done much justice in a more funk idiom. Admittedly, this will not be most people's cups of tea.
6. "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" by The New Radicals. Song Part:First part is in The very beginning, just before the infectious riff that the rest of the song is built around, there is a "Face-melting" guitar riff. The Second Cool part comes when Gregg is heard shouting seemingly unintelligibly around three minutes in. Of course, it can be made out, for the most part.
5. "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet. Song Part: In the D-Em-G-A chord progression, there is an isolated "G" note. This spin on the chord progression makes this version pass the Troggs' original version as the best version of this song.
4. "Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg. Song Part: The opening bass riff. Serge Gainsbourg makes Marvin Gaye sound like Abstinence Rock (to the best of my knowledge Abstinence Rock is not a real band.)
3. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan. Song Part: The end section wherein everything reaches a cacophonous crescendo, surprisingly after the song opens with some humming and strummed guitars.
2. "Fire on High" by ELO. Song Part: The guitar riff. The Best Rhythm Guitar riff in an instrumental song ever.
1. "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants. SOng Part: The Intro riff. If I ever manage to get a radio show, this will be the second part of the theme song. E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 C5 C5 D5 D5 forever!
Band Name of the Day: Abstinence Rock. Since such a band doesn't seem to exist, I am putting this reminder for a band name, especially one who tends to use the name with tongue placed firmly in cheek (pun may or may not have been intended).
Film Idea of the Day: Metalmouth. An archetypal slasher franchise with a twist: The murderer's weapon of choice is his radio-recieving steel dentures.
Film Review of the Day: Mr. Bean's Holiday. Recently, I saw this movie, apparently the end of the Mr. Bean saga, wherein Bean travels to the south of France for a vacation, but gets sidetracked by an actress and a director's child. Will he survive being pegged as his kidnapper and finally go to the beach? Will this be as funny as the other films and TV Series? Why am I asking you these questions?
Quote of the Day: "My NAme is Sue! How Do You Do! Now You're gonna die!"
______________Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein, "A Boy named Sue."
Link of the Day: Yet another Youtube video I like.
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