Songs that explain the concept of the song's genre

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D-Mob "We Call It Acieed"

visiting, Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:13 (four years ago) link

Doucette - Mama Let Him Play [Some Rock and Roll]
AC/DC - For Those About to Rock etc

All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing?

All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link

There are definitely some synth-pop examples. Like Stereo Total, "Automatic Music."

obvious, Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqZgv_TEGI

Ce Ce Penistongs (Old Lunch), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link

It's not about Techno noise
It's subtle grooves for girls & boys
Called psychedelic

Hawke & God Within - Acid Funk

(In the tradition of Maurice - This Is Acid and Frankie Bones - Call It Techno.)

Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard (The Young Person's Guide To The 12" Mix) surely must count as well.

Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcfrYtOxA8

Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link

Not a song but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVRn3q3fEw

pomenitul, Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link

Oh yeah!

All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:48 (four years ago) link

Sparks probably get meta quite a bit but isn't that one about sperms?

Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra also fits the bill, sort of.

xp

pomenitul, Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link

Ha, except that is completely unlike most concerti!

All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link

Oh I see, didn't clock it was the 12". Doh. xp

Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link

Heh, fair enough. It does have the 'orchestra' part down pat, though.

xp

pomenitul, Saturday, 4 May 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYB-Gjo6cU

Also about half the Manowar catalog:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyjNkG3yKak

shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 4 May 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link

A debatable one but I'd say it counts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHmzFVDjVnM

pomenitul, Saturday, 4 May 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link

Oh wait, mirostones mentioned it, sorry.

pomenitul, Saturday, 4 May 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaREvEjUkM

llurk, Saturday, 4 May 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link

good vibrations explains the concept of music

difficult listening hour, Saturday, 4 May 2019 18:17 (four years ago) link

N’Sync - Pop

Tim F, Saturday, 4 May 2019 20:50 (four years ago) link

Rubber Ring by The Smiths?

fetter, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 10:26 (four years ago) link

What Is House by LFO spectacularly fails to answer the question it poses.

what if bod was one of us (ledge), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 10:42 (four years ago) link

dlh OTM

All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 11:05 (four years ago) link

M - Pop Muzik

(I'm still not entirely sure how much a song has to do the heavy lifting of explanation here, but... that's got to be one, right?)

emil.y, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 13:57 (four years ago) link

I Used to Love H.E.R. And I guess American Pie sorta does too, if you consider it rock n’ roll?

They seem to go beyond just conception and into lengthier histories though.

triggercut, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 08:15 (four years ago) link

Plain Wrap - Punk Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaDPumR-zMU

also Minor Threat - Straight Edge I guess

Pooh Sticks - Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution, maybe

Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 09:02 (four years ago) link

https://youtu.be/xsF6zjIilxI

thomasintrouble, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:21 (four years ago) link

Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll', maybe.

pomenitul, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:24 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUIsgrlp10

FernandoHierro, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:41 (four years ago) link

Music Is My Radar, sort of

Morley Timmons, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:39 (four years ago) link

like one-fifth of country songs

like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link

seems like we need a song to explain the concept of this thread

na (NA), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link

archie bell & the drells "tighten up" is an excellent example of this imo

budo jeru, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link

In 'Ciuleandra', Maria Tănase instructs her musicians on how to play this kind of dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W395ryBuqg

pomenitul, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link

^ this is great

budo jeru, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link

The Reynold Girls - I'd Rather Jack

kinder, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link

The Adverts- "One Chord Wonders"

We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Thursday, 9 May 2019 13:51 (four years ago) link

^Excellent!

Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 May 2019 13:55 (four years ago) link


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