rca@dark.rtech.COM (Bob Arnold) (01/18/90)
Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in 3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be fun for a rock band to play? My band is playing a wedding in a month, and the couple who are getting married would like us to play one waltz for the older folks in the audience. Which is fine with us, since the gig will be big fun and we'll get to be our insensitive selves too. Only we're really a rock and roll band. Our tastes (and playlist) are pretty broad - we do a jazz tune here and there and some soul/r&b too. Anything we like from the last 40 years is fair game, and we're good at picking up songs. But I'm stumped on this one. Here are all the "rock" songs I can think of in 3/4 time: Jimi Hendrix Manic Depression Tom Waits Old '55 If we stretch the definition way over bounds: Tom Lehrer Poisoning Pidgeons In The Park Debbie Boone You Light Up My Life ??? Tennessee Waltz Slim pickings, huh? And none of these will do the trick. Is this a hopeless quest? Any ideas? __ _ _ Bob Arnold Ingres Corp. |/ \ / \ / \| 1080 Marina Village Parkway | / / | Alameda, CA, 94501 | \__/ \__/| rca@rtech.com 415/748-2819
canuhed@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dylan Salisbury) (01/18/90)
In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com> rca@dark.UUCP (Bob Arnold) writes: >Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in >3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be >fun for a rock band to play? > A couple from the rock section: No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry Bad to the Bone - George Thoroughgood's version comes to mind
friedman@hydroplane.cis.ohio-state.edu (mark f friedman) (01/19/90)
In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com> rca@dark.UUCP (Bob Arnold) writes: >Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in >3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be >fun for a rock band to play? > >My band is playing a wedding in a month, and the couple who are >getting married would like us to play one waltz for the older folks >in the audience. Which is fine with us, since the gig will be big >fun and we'll get to be our insensitive selves too. Only we're >really a rock and roll band. Our tastes (and playlist) are pretty >broad - we do a jazz tune here and there and some soul/r&b too. >Anything we like from the last 40 years is fair game, and we're >good at picking up songs. But I'm stumped on this one. > >Here are all the "rock" songs I can think of in 3/4 time: > >Jimi Hendrix Manic Depression >Tom Waits Old '55 > >If we stretch the definition way over bounds: > >Tom Lehrer Poisoning Pidgeons In The Park >Debbie Boone You Light Up My Life >??? Tennessee Waltz How about: Pink Floyd (Shine on you) Crazy Diamond * probably a good pick! * King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair (starts off in a slippery 3 or 6) Bruford/Moraz The Drum also Waltzes (orig. Max Roach(?)) Adrian Belew Laughing Man (very danceable!) "Crazy Diamond" would probably be your best bet, and I think you're suggestion of using "Manic Depression" is good. Actually, if you get Floyd's "A Collection of Great Dance Songs" (or something tlike that), you'll be set. Also, are you just limiting your waltzes to 3/4? How about 7 or 5 or 11? I believe "Tied to the Whipping Post" has a nice 11 intro (almost feels like 3). How about: Rush Losing It (actually in 5, but it's quite smooth!) +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |"Talk talk it's only talk... | Mark Friedman (a REAL musician) | | Babble, berble, banter - - - | is | | bicker bicker bicker bicker | K l o n e C r i m s o n ! | | Brouhaha, balderdash and ballyoo! | | | Well, it's only talk...." | friedman@cis.ohio-state.edu | +-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+
rca@dark.rtech.COM (Bob Arnold) (01/19/90)
In article <7294@lindy.Stanford.EDU> canuhed@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dylan Salisbury) writes: >In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com> rca@dark.UUCP (Bob Arnold) writes: >>Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in >>3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be >>fun for a rock band to play? >> >A couple from the rock section: > >No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry >Bad to the Bone - George Thoroughgood's version comes to mind No cigar. Both songs are in 12/8, which is really 4/4 with triplets. The snare still comes right on the 2 and 4. I do really mean 3/4 time. I've received a few responses via mail, too. I'll summarize after more come in. Keep 'em coming, and thanks! __ _ _ Bob Arnold Ingres Corp. |/ \ / \ / \| 1080 Marina Village Parkway | / / | Alameda, CA, 94501 | \__/ \__/| rca@rtech.com 415/748-2819
cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) (01/19/90)
Who - They're All in Love -- O-------------------------------------------------------------------------> | Cliff Joslyn, Cybernetician at Large, cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | Systems Science, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton NY 13901, USA V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .
dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg) (01/19/90)
In article <7294@lindy.Stanford.EDU> canuhed@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dylan Salisbury) writes: :In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com> rca@dark.UUCP (Bob Arnold) writes: :>Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in :>3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be :>fun for a rock band to play? : :A couple from the rock section: : :No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry :Bad to the Bone - George Thoroughgood's version comes to mind Neither of these are in 3/4 time: rather, call them 12/8, or a "swing" 4/4. In any event, probably only RoboCop could waltz to either one of them. ;') -- David Sandberg dts@quad.uucp or ..uunet!rosevax!sialis!quad!dts "Hey! Maybe Rich Little could teach Jerry Burns how to impersonate a coach!"
kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) (01/19/90)
In <7294@lindy.Stanford.EDU> canuhed@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dylan Salisbury) writes: Dylan> In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com> rca@dark.UUCP (Bob Arnold) writes: >Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in >3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be >fun for a rock band to play? Dylan> No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry Dylan> Bad to the Bone - George Thoroughgood's version comes to mind Those are both in 6/8, not 3/4. To an engineer those might be identical, but you can't waltz to a song in 6/8.... -- Robert Jude Kudla <kudla@pawl.rpi.edu> "Famous? I'm not famous. People come up to me after a show and say 'Hey, Steve!'" -Jon Anderson
rawdon@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Michael Rawdon) (01/19/90)
In article <2809@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) writes: >Who - They're All in Love Sheesh, what a depressing song! -- Michael Rawdon | Looking down on the smoke, on the factories Tulane University | 'Till the truth creeps up unseen New Orleans, Louisiana | They see themselves in the faces of their children rawdon@rex.cs.tulane.edu | And realize they too are part of the Machine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- These opinions my own, and are not intended to represent any sort of objective truth, nor the opinions of any other individual or group. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
petersen@netcom.UUCP (Barbara Petersen) (01/20/90)
In article <4507@rtech.rtech.com>, rca@dark.rtech.COM (Bob Arnold) writes: > Are there any rock or r&b (or maybe country or jazz) songs in > 3/4 time that would be known by an older audience and still be > fun for a rock band to play? > > My band is playing a wedding in a month, and the couple who are > getting married would like us to play one waltz for the older folks > in the audience. > > [current list deleted....] Hmmmm.... that's a tough one! Other possibly (sort of, maybe, vaguely) appropriate songs: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Elvis Presley "Sweet Cherry Wine" Tommy James and the Shondells "Play Me" Neil Diamond "When I Need You" Leo Sayer "Scarborough Fair" Simon and Garfunkel (or trad.) "America" Simon and Garfunkel "Bookends" Simon and Garfunkel "Colour My World" Chicago (in 6/8 time, but could waltz to it) "Always and Forever" ???? (I forget) (also in 6/8 time) (These are songs my mom would be familiar with; whether they all qualify as "rock" I'm not too sure (myself, I've never been good at "classifying" songs); whether they would be fun for you to play, or for others to waltz to, I have no idea (*my* favorite song to "waltz" to is "1000 Umbrellas" by XTC, which is definitely NOT appropriate for your purposes). For whatever they're worth, though....) --- Barbara Petersen ..{apple, amdahl, claris, tandem}!netcom!petersen petersen@netcom.uucp "....they all remark 'it looks like a dirty marshmallow with fangs!'"
ee299bw@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Help On The Way) (01/20/90)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is in 6/8 (Hi PK!)
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Disclaimer: "If you get confused listen to the music play"wombat@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Christopher M. Conway) (01/20/90)
One that struck me immediately the first time I really listened to it-- "Love, Reign O'er Me" by the Who, off of Quadrophenia. I can't tell you that the sheet music will be in 3/4. As a matter of fact, it sounds more like it is in 1, with triplets. Which, of course, is EXACTLY the feel one gets with a waltz. Being a classical musician (violist), I can tell you for certain that this is as normal a waltz in feel as the Beautiful Blue Danube, Tales from Vienna Woods, or any others you care to name. Plus, it would just be a NICE song to waltz to....
cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) (01/20/90)
In article <3753@nmtsun.nmt.edu> wombat@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Christopher M. Conway) writes: >One that struck me immediately the first time I really listened to it-- > >"Love, Reign O'er Me" by the Who, off of Quadrophenia. > >I can't tell you that the sheet music will be in 3/4. As a matter >of fact, it sounds more like it is in 1, with triplets. Which, of course, >is EXACTLY the feel one gets with a waltz. Except that the triplets are too fast to waltz to, too fast to move you're feet to. That's why this song is in 6/8, not 3/4. Food for mailer Food for mailer Food for mailer -- O-------------------------------------------------------------------------> | Cliff Joslyn, Cybernetician at Large, cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | Systems Science, SUNY Binghamton, Box 1070, Binghamton NY 13901, USA V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .
cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) (01/20/90)
In article <5816@netcom.UUCP> petersen@netcom.UUCP (Barbara Petersen) writes: >(*my* favorite song to "waltz" to is "1000 Umbrellas" by >XTC, which is definitely NOT appropriate for your purposes). For whatever >they're worth, though....) Yeah, but check out "Yacht Dance" by XTC from the import /English Settlement/, which is in 3/4 and really might work. . . Food for mailer Food for mailer Food for mailer -- O-------------------------------------------------------------------------> | Cliff Joslyn, Cybernetician at Large, cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | Systems Science, SUNY Binghamton, Box 1070, Binghamton NY 13901, USA V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .