The way 'He's on the phone' and 'Music for girls' stop suddenly near the start then explode. Perfect for dancing like a fool.
The horns on 'Baby Love'.
"One smile from you I'm sure could cure the whole world's ills/I couldn't wait to dream about you so I overdosed on sleeping pills" - Flat On My Back, The Visitors.
The opening of REM's 'Carnival of Sorts'; "Hey!", like a sudden release of breath.
The way Robert Forster goes from "We'll show the world" to "Just not sure.." in the space of 3 lines in 'Before Hollywood'. I could pick almost any moment from the album, actually.
On a similar note, I was thinking about weird/unusual/comedy moments in pop which come off as charming or original. Examples might be Lindy Morrison's strange drum solo in the middle of The Go- Betweens' 'Eight Pictures' (the rest of the song has virtually no drums), the honking horn in the Vaselines' 'Molly's Lips' or the whistling on Glo-Worm's cover of 'Downtown'. Any other examples which are great or just rubbish?
And yes, 'How Soon Is Now?' is possibly the most overrated song in history. And I don't say that very often.
― Ally C, Tuesday, 13 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― matthew james, Wednesday, 14 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
On Tues, March 13, news emerged from Glasgow (Scotland) that there was a possibility that the Smiths' 'How Soon Is Now?' was the most overrated record ever.
There was speculation overnight that Smiths prices would tumble, leaps of despair would be taken, Western plans shelved. Whole aesthetics could be wiped out.
On Weds 14 March news arrived from London (England) that the scare had been false. There was in fact no danger, said a spokesperson for the University of London, that 'How Soon Is Now?' was the most overrated record ever.
Reuters [Stephan]
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 14 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Patrick, Friday, 23 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
I must say, the number one in that list came as a bit of a surprise.
― Nick Greenfield, Friday, 23 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Geordie Racer, Wednesday, 28 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Geordie racer, Thursday, 29 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 28 June 2003 22:56 (twenty years ago) link
ok.
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
the "well so could anyone" rejoinder in "fairytale of new york"
― calumy (rip van wanko), Thursday, 17 January 2019 23:39 (five years ago) link
Spit it out Cozen, we can't wait all day
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 17 January 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
for the twunts who were dissing side 2 of Disintegration:
the final two cymbal crashes in "Homesick"
― calumy (rip van wanko), Thursday, 17 January 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
this thread should’ve been longer.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 18 January 2019 00:27 (five years ago) link
each time Sarah Cracknell sings "yes!" in Saint Etienne's He's On the Phone
the little gasp Nina Persson does after the chorus of The Cardigans' "Erase & Rewind"
whenever Sophie Ellis Bextor asks "why does it feel so good?" on Groovejet
― boxedjoy, Friday, 18 January 2019 09:26 (five years ago) link
the sound of a finger being popped in someone's cheek in "Groove Is In The Heart"
the guitar solo in "Buffalo Stance"
the first vocal notes in Robyn S' "Show Me Love"
― boxedjoy, Friday, 18 January 2019 09:28 (five years ago) link
― boxedjoy, Friday, January 18, 2019 9:26 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You'll like the remix, then...
― Mark G, Friday, 18 January 2019 12:03 (five years ago) link
the excessive and camp Motiv8 one? that is a favourite yes
― boxedjoy, Friday, 18 January 2019 12:14 (five years ago) link
The crack in Merry Clayton's voice on the final "Rape, murder!" in "Gimme Shelter", and Mick's(?) "whoo!" right after.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 18 January 2019 12:29 (five years ago) link
The organ solo on Deep Purple's "Fireball".
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 18 January 2019 12:30 (five years ago) link
James Brown to saxophonist Robert McCullough on "Super Bad, part 2": "Blow me some TRANE, brother!"
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:19 (five years ago) link
the bit in Strike's "U Sure Do" when she sings the big "whoaaaaah" note
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
the pause in Propaganda's P-Machinery before she sings "...installed by the machine..."
the power chords in the middle of the Prisoners' Thinking of You (Broken Pieces)
the introduction to Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke
the backward instrumental section in Pink Floyd's See Emily Play
Van Morrison's scatting on You Don't Pull No Punches but You Don't Push the River
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 21:43 (four years ago) link