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| From | James Heidmann <jdheidmann@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Another Song ID Request |
| Date | Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:03:28 -0800 (PST) |
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Since we're in the mode of identifying old songs, here's one that's
been bugging me for a long time ...
The song is probably from the early '80s, possibly late '70s. It
reminds me a lot of "Don't Change" by INXS in terms of the overall
sound of the track. I almost want to say it is by "A Flock of
Seagulls", but I couldn't find it by them. It would have to be
considered a new wave song. Unfortunately I can't pin down the
lyrics, but the melody is very simple and repetetive:
E-E-C
G-E-E-C
E-E-C
G-C-D-C
where the G is "below" the other notes on the keyboard (sorry, I'm
not a musician!)
The Es are dotted quarters, I think, and the Cs are long notes of
several measures. In the G-C-D phrase, each note is a quarter note.
The electric guitar break is similarly simple and repetitive:
D-D-D-B-G (descending) eighth-eighth-eighth-dotted quarter-quarter
D-D-D-B-G
...
Then the guitar goes up an octave and repeats.
I actually heard this song and actively tried to pin down a single
phrase of the lyrics but was unable to - the track has
that "echoey" '80s sound that obscures the vocals.
I will be forever indebted to whoever can solve this one!
Jim
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