― born clippy, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew L, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jacob, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― angela, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
also - gary glitter - rock n' roll / human league - rock n' roll
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
gary glitter may have been a (very horrible man but i don't think his music should become taboo as really, he had almost nothing to do with the sound of the glitter band.
Clap-tastic!!
― Nick, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― unknown or illegal user, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Swygart, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andy K, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Gary Glitter: yeah, music rendered creepy by associative guilt. Read a thread here somewhere which indicated the general view of ILMers was these things could comfortably be kept seperate, as long as they weren't contributing financially to anyone/thing they disapproved of. Legacy of the 80's I suppose - 'I vote with my money'.
― Ray M, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― David, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Sun Ra's "Kingdom of Not."
It's extremely common in the more upbeat styles of Arabic music (e.g., Milhem Barakat, Samira Tewfic), but I've also heard it, for instance, on the last Farida CD, although she is doing Iraqi classical music.
Very predictable answers from me.
― DeRayMi, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dancity, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Microkomputer, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Colin Meeder, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
(Kenickie)
― Graham, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― drake, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ess Kay, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― petite verte, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Matt Riedl (veal), Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Instead, I'll say "Pacific" by 808 State, "It Must Be Obvious" by Pet Shop Boys and "The Dream" and "La Ment" by The Cure.
― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― o. nate, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― maria, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dyson, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron G!, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Manny Parsons, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
The Reich piece is great, and there's an odd and small early John Cage piece called (I think) "Chant with Clapping" that I'm overly fond of. But those aren't the delightful "cheezy" handclaps...
― Chris Piuma, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dek1, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Being Boiled (second version) - Human League
― baxter wingnut, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Oh, and all electro - evah!
― Bill E, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sonicred, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gygax!, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 15:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
there's a rather beautiful whistle-and-handclaps passage amidst Jethro Tull's "Pibroch (Cap In Hand)"
(the most un-happening clap-musician? Eric Clap''' ?)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 18:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
The Best Use of Handclaps
― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 19:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 19:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 28 January 2003 19:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 03:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― s woods, Wednesday, 29 January 2003 04:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
That was a joke. I think.
I would like to personally congratulate this thread for failing to mention "Jack and Diane". Wait a minute...
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 04:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― bob snoom, Wednesday, 29 January 2003 13:30 (twenty-one 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:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EN-Th_4g5E&mode=related&search=
― _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
Errrrm. Every song that uses a 909.
Also Bubo Pronsato - At Home I'm a Tourist
and the first song off A Chance To Cut is a chance to Cure by Matmos. The actual name has slipped me.
― mehlt, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 00:40 (sixteen years ago) link
More killer khaleeji clapping:
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Thursday, 11 December 2008 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I cannot believe that nobody has posted this song yet:Maxine Nightingale - "Right Back Where We Started From"There's almost no other percussion except handclaps. It's FANTASTIC.― Kate G., Friday, December 30, 2005 4:43 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark
Maxine Nightingale - "Right Back Where We Started From"
There's almost no other percussion except handclaps. It's FANTASTIC.
― Kate G., Friday, December 30, 2005 4:43 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark
I think about this post often.
Kate, so OTM
― my name is crap jones (PappaWheelie V), Thursday, 11 December 2008 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Nobody mentioned David Bowie "Secret Life Of Arabia"...
― sonnyboy, Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Some of the coolest handclaps I have heard were in early electro-ish stuff like Madonna's "Holiday" and similar.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Jaggerz: The Rapper
― TEENAGE DIALECTICS (libcrypt), Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Electric Light Orchestra - Summer & Lightning
Doesn't the Santa Esmerelda cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" go handclap crazy in the middle?
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 11 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Also Bubo Pronsato
What the hell was I doing when I typed this?
― This time, or I'll perc you later (mehlt), Thursday, 11 December 2008 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeasayer's "Tightrope" on the "Dark Was The Night" compilation adds some terrific handclaps as the song progresses.
Also, Matt and Kim's terrific songs "Spare Change" and "Cutdown" give good clap.
The best I can think of that I haven't seen mentioned here is Nina Simone's "Sinnerman", which has an absolutely the best handclapping section about six minutes into it.
― senorguinn, Sunday, 19 September 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Flat Duo Jet's "Go Go Harlem Baby" and the mid section of "Better Get It In Your Soul" by Charles Mingus. Two mighty fine examples of hand-clappery.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Thursday, 23 September 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQ5Ox0q77M
― № (am0n), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Rapper Dapper Snapper
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
jj + blackhearts - i love r&r
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 July 2011 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
B52's: Love Shack
― kokokeho, Thursday, 28 July 2011 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
You gotta wait for them, but they're great when they show up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=182ec49VktQ
― BIG HOOBA aka the stankdriver (Phil D.), Thursday, 28 July 2011 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
Wire, Champs
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 28 July 2011 12:40 (twelve years ago) link
Revive!!
love love love handclaps
Cecilia - Simon & GarfunkelDon't Bring Me Down - ELO (though I think they're synth claps but w/e)Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
I still love handclaps fyi
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 9 May 2013 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
ooh and a vote for Ladies Night - Kool and The Gang for the triple handclap intro
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 9 May 2013 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
Tried to start a new thread about this song. Maybe it's just as well that I can't, but I finally found the best song, the Samira Toufic song I've been trying to ID for a couple decades now. I think of it as Samira Toufic doing the Bealtes and XTC. Handclaps at the beginning! Guitar at 1:48!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU0-CMdkgjk
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 25 March 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link
Samira Toufic is so underrated, seriously.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 25 March 2017 15:42 (seven years ago) link
Denim - The Osmonds, great handclaps near the end. Glam pastiche with exemplary genre signifiers.
― gass mccoombes (qiqing), Monday, 27 March 2017 01:24 (seven years ago) link
"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" - The Shangri-Las (minimal but perfect)
"Subway Joe" - Joe Bataan
― Josefa, Monday, 27 March 2017 04:14 (seven years ago) link