― jeri curlan, Sunday, 5 June 2005 06:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Sunday, 5 June 2005 11:15 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Sunday, 5 June 2005 11:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Negativa, True Believer (You know you love it when I'm dressed in drag) (Barima), Sunday, 5 June 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago) link
Pavement, "Stop Breathin'"Death Cab for Cutie, "No Joy in Mudville"Stereolab, "Pop Quiz"High Llamas, "Three Point Scrabble"Clem Snide, "Your Night to Shine"Beck, "Dead Melodies"Blonde Redhead, "Loved Despite of Great Faults"Rachel's, "The Mysterious Disappearance of Louis LePrince"Ben Folds Five, "Boxing"Black Heart Procession, "The Invitation"Nick Drake, "Saturday Sun"Pullman, "Lysayna"Badly Drawn Boy, "Stone on the Water"
― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 5 June 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Keith C (kcraw916), Sunday, 5 June 2005 17:02 (nineteen years ago) link
"Perpetual Change" by Yes (on the live Yessongs album) has a great middle bit jam in 3/4 time. Bruford drumming. I steal that.
"Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers in That Quiet Earth" has a very nice, long drawn early section in 3/4 time. Phil Collins has a cool beat going on there.
there are others
― FlametopFred, Friday, 6 June 2008 19:04 (sixteen years ago) link
In response to some posts a bit higher up, the Beatles did 3/4 for a few other tracks. Baby's in Black, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Me Mine (on verses), She's Leaving Home. Probably some others. I don't know if I'd put any of them on a 100-best list, though.
As for Blur, for some reason the only one coming to mind is the Parklife b-side Theme From an Imaginary Film.
So my only contribution to the list for the time being is Elliott Smith - Between the Bars.
― asey, Sunday, 8 June 2008 14:38 (sixteen years ago) link
(The aforementioned "Holiday" appears to be in 4/4.)
Holiday is 12/8.
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away is 6/8. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is 3/4.
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Sunday, 8 June 2008 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Black Sabbath-War Pigs (the intro)
― Bill Magill, Monday, 9 June 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Replace with "No Other One."
― billstevejim, Monday, 9 June 2008 18:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Weezer has a decent amount of high-quality 3/4 and 6/8 tracks, including "No Other One," "Devotion," "Waiting On You," and the Rentals' "Naive." (The aforementioned "Holiday" appears to be in 4/4.)
"No Other One" is true 3/4 time throughout. The rest are 6/8.
― billstevejim, Monday, 9 June 2008 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Can't believe nobody's mentioned the best cheesy waltz pop song: Tom Jones - What's New, Pussycat
― sparkletuna, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 12:37 (sixteen years ago) link
'This Boy' - The Beatles
― BlackIronPrison, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 13:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, is there any hip-hop in 3/4?
Was that rap in the Adams Family movie in 6/8 or something? "do what they wanna do say what they wanna say"
― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 13:19 (sixteen years ago) link
That's 12/8.
3/4 = ONE and two and three and 6/8 = ONE two three TWO two three 12/8 = ONE two three TWO two three THREE two three FOUR two three
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:40 (sixteen years ago) link
and 9/8 = ONE two three two two three three two three
Simple time signatures have beats that get broken into two parts, compound time signatures have beats that are broken into three parts. The basic beat in 3/4 is the quarter note, the basic beat in 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 is the dotted quarter. 3/4 is simple triple (three quarter notes), 6/8 is compound duple (two dotted quarters), 9/8 is compound triple (three dotted quarters), 12/8 is compound quadruple (four dotted quarters).
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I turned my monitor upside down and tried reading that again and it still sounded like someone threw the silverware drawer down the steps.
― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
6/8 = ONE two three TWO two three 12/8 = ONE two three TWO two three THREE two three FOUR two three
so wait, what's the difference between 12/8 and just going 'ONE two three TWO two three ONE two three TWO two three'? HOW CAN YOU TELL, aside from actually looking at the written music?
― asey, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 12:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Radiohead have a couple - Subterranean Homesick Alien and Nude, maybe more.
― chap, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 12:58 (sixteen years ago) link
12/8 and 6/8 sound a lot alike, depends on where you draw the bar line in the written music, like you said. In fact, most people would say "This Boy" is 6/8, not 12/8.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 13:53 (sixteen years ago) link
My text rendering of the time signatures didn't quite do them justice -- the difference between 6/8 and 12/8 is like the difference between 2/4 and 4/4. The former has two beats, strong and weak. The latter has four beats, strong, weak, medium, and weak. 12/8 is the typical meter for doo-wop music. I don't have a recording of This Boy handy, but in my Beatles book it's notated in 12/8.
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Beach Boys - Let the Wind Blow Beatles - Baby's in Black Nilsson - 1941 Stereolab - One Small Step XTC - 1000 Umbrellas
― mumpsimus, Monday, 16 June 2008 04:43 (sixteen years ago) link
A 1/3 of Give It To You - Jordan Knight would qualify here. -- Barima (Barima), Tuesday, May 4, 2004 11:55 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Link
Seconded
― Tape Store, Monday, 16 June 2008 05:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Mull of Kintyre- WingsI actually learned to waltz to this one.
― JesseJane, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 08:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Sea Song by Doves
― alternative ballroom, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 03:44 (fourteen years ago) link
The Beach Boys: Disney GirlsWeezer: My Name Is JonasThe Corrs: RunawayThe Eagles: Hollywood WaltzRazorlight: Los Angeles Waltz
― jorgybear, Saturday, 11 September 2010 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
'Waltz' by the Mekons, from The Curse Of The Mekons, is fantastic. If you don't know it, go listen to it right now. I am sure you will not regret it. Plus, Sally Timms sings it, beautifully.
― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Sunday, 12 September 2010 00:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Fever Ray "I'm Not Done"
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento LLC (SNM), Sunday, 12 September 2010 08:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Tom Waits, "Another Man's Vine"
― Flergblergtennis (aog208), Sunday, 12 September 2010 13:16 (fourteen years ago) link
A really good one to waltz to is Open Arms, Journey and don't forget more Eagles: Saturday Night and Pretty Maid all in a Row. There are many country waltzs. I especially like, A woman has her way by Clint Black and When Love Finds you by vince Gill. Anyone interested in ballroom dancing to mank of the pop/rock hits mentioned above check out ballroombythebay.com A ballroom dance every Wed. at 7:00 p.m. in Santa Monica. For more info you can email ballroombythe✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧ Check it out! It's a lively group of friendly dancers and a dance lesson is included with the $10. admission. Tell them Rita sent you.
― rosareetie, Saturday, 22 January 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Cass McCombs- You Saved My Life
― ridiculoud (mizzell), Saturday, 22 January 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
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― rosareetie, Saturday, 22 January 2011 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
those diamonds are very pretty, rosareetie.
― the loneliness of the dexys midnight runner (unregistered), Saturday, 22 January 2011 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
50 A bunch of songs bu Calexico ('Sunken Waltz')
^ love this
― busytits (rip van wanko), Saturday, 22 January 2011 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Drive-by Truckers - The President's Penis is Missing
― Kerm, Saturday, 22 January 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Better late than never:Sofa by Frank Zappa. A rousing waltz.
― bravenewmalden, Monday, 16 March 2015 11:52 (nine years ago) link
<3 waltz time
apparently Jason Isbell does too bc:• Drive-By Truckers, "Outfit"• Jason Isbell, "Cover Me Up"
and also The National bc:• "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks"• Carin at the Liquor Store"
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Thursday, 16 January 2020 05:43 (four years ago) link
One Crowded Hour by Augie March in, I think, 6/8. Magnificent song.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Thursday, 16 January 2020 09:22 (four years ago) link
R.E.M. - Try Not to Breathe
― stop creeping my instagram storiez (morrisp), Thursday, 16 January 2020 14:28 (four years ago) link
^^ so good
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link
Surprised no one mentioned “Take This Waltz” by Leonard Cohen. I also have a soft spot for Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”.
― o. nate, Thursday, 16 January 2020 22:05 (four years ago) link
America by Simon and Garfunkel.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Friday, 17 January 2020 08:19 (four years ago) link
Surprised no one mentioned “Take This Waltz” by Leonard Cohen
It was mentioned, in 2005
― van dyke parks generator (anagram), Friday, 17 January 2020 08:31 (four years ago) link
One, Two, Three and then a ROCK!!
― Mark G, Friday, 17 January 2020 12:23 (four years ago) link
No mention of the Banshees' Melt, although it is more like 6/8
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 17 January 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
Magazine, The Great Beautician in the Sky, verse sections are in 3/4, chorus in 4/4
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 17 January 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
Isn’t the chorus of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds “ also 4/4? Someone mentioned it up thread.
― o. nate, Friday, 17 January 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
Beatles - I, Me, Mine
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 18 January 2020 13:56 (four years ago) link
Van Morrison - The Way Young Lovers Do (ok, prob 6/8 again)
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 18 January 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link