― drench, Saturday, 13 May 2006 14:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― timmy tannin (pompous), Saturday, 13 May 2006 15:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 13 May 2006 16:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ted Harris, Sunday, 21 May 2006 06:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― bee, Sunday, 21 May 2006 10:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― bryce, Friday, 26 May 2006 02:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rhett, Friday, 26 May 2006 02:27 (eighteen years ago) link
I remember Jagger once saying that the handclaps and the "Shadoobie"s were as important to the song as the lyrics (some of Jagger's best).
― Taylor, Friday, 26 May 2006 03:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lawrence the Looter (Lawrence the Looter), Friday, 26 May 2006 12:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― willem -- (willem), Friday, 26 May 2006 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Friday, 26 May 2006 12:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― dave's good arm (facsimile) (dave225.3), Friday, 26 May 2006 13:13 (eighteen years ago) link
I felt I could do something different, especially by adding claps, sounds and my own vocals. A real party mix.
― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Friday, 26 May 2006 14:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Twitchety Twitch Manic Toy System (Bimble...), Saturday, 27 May 2006 07:25 (eighteen years ago) link
3:35ish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EN-Th_4g5E&mode=related&search=
(Mentioned upthread, I think, but now here it is on youtube.)
― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 10 September 2007 02:17 (seventeen years ago) link
(and in other spots)
Clearly no gay guys visited this thread for they would school y'all that the greatest handclap of all-time is the "clap-clap" right after "God bless Mother Nature" fro The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men."
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 10 September 2007 02:22 (seventeen years ago) link
Just listening to Le Loup's 'We are gods we are wolves'. Lovely handclapping!! Special mention, while I'm here, to Mushaboom by Feist. Aaaah.
― Daniel Giraffe, Friday, 7 December 2007 11:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Just listening to Le Loup's 'We are gods we are wolves'. Lovely handclapping!!
oh yes, this is indeed rather wonderful
― mark e, Friday, 7 December 2007 11:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Shango "Frantic Situation"
― Saxby D. Elder, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Badfinger "No Matter What"
― Brooker Buckingham, Friday, 7 December 2007 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Rush-"In the Mood"
― Bill Magill, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Has no one actually mentioned Car Wash by Rose Royce?
Clap clap clapclapclapclapclap
― Daniel Giraffe, Saturday, 8 December 2007 12:06 (sixteen years ago) link
So many great suggestions upthread. Too many to mention, but of the ones I hadn't heard before, I really enjoyed the Kathem Alsaher. Of the ones I knew, the Jose Gonzalez one is lovely.
― Daniel Giraffe, Saturday, 8 December 2007 12:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh God "It Tango" "It Tango" "It Tango"
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 8 December 2007 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Chic generally, "Good Times" particularly.
― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 8 December 2007 17:07 (sixteen years ago) link
What I Like About You - the Romantics (okay, I think the clapping's only at the very beginning, but it's important)
also I'm really surprised people aren't mentioning more girl-group stuff. "My Boyfriend's Back" is the most obvious example.
― babyalive, Sunday, 9 December 2007 00:00 (sixteen years ago) link
oh whoops, someone DID mention that song. sorry!!
― babyalive, Sunday, 9 December 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
suede -- animal nitrate
they come in towards the end. and, not that there's anything especially good sounding about them, it's just the fact that they are there - that i love. there - in the most sexually tormented song ever, just giving the beat a hand. oh, i fucking love it.
― andi, Sunday, 9 December 2007 02:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Low - Breaker Perhaps one of the most disturbing songs to use hand claps. The 2 people clapping are slightly out of sync adding to the displaced feeling.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 9 December 2007 07:37 (sixteen years ago) link
mary j -- just fine
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 15:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Faust, Läuft...Heißt das es läuft oder es kommt bald...Läuft
― Tom D., Tuesday, 4 March 2008 15:09 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm starting to think about baseball and my beloved Red Sox again, so I'll go with "Centerfield."
― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
The answer as ever is
'Ever' by Flipper.
Once more they surpassed their extreme low quality with this TWO man -slightly out of time and tune - clap assault(probably Bruce Lose and Will Shatter)
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Tim Buckley-"Hong Kong Bar"
― C. Grisso/McCain, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 18:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Lollipop - The Chordettes
― craven, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 20:33 (sixteen years ago) link
the Who - "My Generation" Parliament - "Flash Light"
― Sara Sara Sara, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
― craven, Monday, 17 March 2008 02:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Billy Squier - "The Stroke" !!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 17 March 2008 03:23 (sixteen years ago) link
The handclaps at the end of Elastica's "Connection" are pretty great.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
a month later, and i'm still in awe of "369"
Fits somewhere in my top 10 songs of the year. There's this one point where I'm afraid it's about to lose its steam, but then B.o.B. comes in and saves the day. AWESOME
-- Tape Store, Monday, March 17, 2008 5:06 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Link
^^^songs with great handclaps
-- Jordan, Monday, March 17, 2008 2:57 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Link
― Jordan, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:43 (sixteen years ago) link
be your own pet- kelly affair
― J0rdan S., Monday, 17 March 2008 20:44 (sixteen years ago) link
A dozen favorites hopefully not repeated upthread
Ramones - "I Can't Make It On Time" Radio 4 - "Get Set To Fall Out" Stooges - "No Fun" L7 - "Fast and Frightening" Adam and the Ants - "Deutscher Girls" Gary Numan - "I Die: You Die" Martha & the Muffins - "Indecision" The Sussed - "I've Got Me Parka" Bis - "I'm a Slut" Papas Fritas - "Way You Walk" Four Jacks & a Jill - "La La Song" From Bubblegum to Sky - "Hello Hello Hi"
― zaxxon25, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Al Hamdo Lak عاليه حسين / الحمد لك
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8UhLjxN4HQ
make it until 1:48
― Milton Parker, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:34 (sixteen years ago) link
oo i wanna hear when i get home.
― Surmounter, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, "cool handclaps" is redundant.
― billstevejim, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Arabs own cool handclaps, as I've said before. Oh yeah, they just hit it. I love that stuff. Not crazy about the singer. Is this Kuwaiti? The clapping seems Kuwaiti but I'm probably not nearly expert enough to be that specific.
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Here's more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO77koJKcYA
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Also don't forget this link from before, even though it's one of those corny Arab videos:
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, 17 March 2008 21:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Not rhythmically interesting, but the hybrid clap-snaps that run through Soft Cell's ver of "Where Did Our Love Go" are ripe for sampling.
― derelict, Monday, 17 March 2008 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link