What Song Are You Currently Listening To?

[Kupar 12,319]

Feel good music. Big production. Creative, syncopated drumming. An audacious key change. Lovely guitar solo. Gorgeous redhead in a bikini and silk swimming underwater. Need I say more?

[Kupar 12,319]

OK - it's naff, but ...

 

[mickymoist 3,326]

@Kupar well done, this section has been crying out for more 'highbrow' stuff 😁

[PixieRyder 414]

Go ahead laugh if you want to....I am thoroughly enjoying Popa Chubby's  (Ted Horowitz) cover of Six Days on the Road.

 

 

[Kupar 12,319]

On 2/20/2022 at 5:54 PM, PixieRyder said:

Go ahead laugh if you want to....I am thoroughly enjoying Popa Chubby's  (Ted Horowitz) cover of Six Days on the Road.

Feel-good music - how can you not like it?! Such *happy* guitar playing - thank you 🙂 

[Kupar 12,319]

Pompous, overblown late-80s fey-folk-goth-rock. I *love it*! A glorious guitar solo playout starting at 5:48

 

[PixieRyder 414]

Icky weather, can't sleep, cat is acting strange and my last four choices on YT have been

Change It - SRV & Double Trouble Live at the Capitol Theater

Layla - Eric, Jeff, Jimmy and many others at ARMS Benefit

Rock and Roll - Foo Zep Live at Wembley

Simple Man - Warren Haynes and David Grohl 

[Ozabot 57,285]

RIP Gary Brooker

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by Ozabot

[Sophie 22,992]

 

[Sophie 22,992]

Don't judge 😝 

 

[dltq 119]

Nightly - Twenty Something

With the following modifications:

• Tempo increased to 127 BPM from 99.9 BPM
• EQ applied to first verse and first pre-chorus
• Key signature changed from A♭ major to B major

[Sophie 22,992]

 

[Kupar 12,319]

4 hours ago, Sophie said:

Don't judge 😝 

Haha! Of course we wouldn't!

[Kupar 12,319]

3 hours ago, dltq said:

Nightly - Twenty Something

With the following modifications:

• Tempo increased to 127 BPM from 99.9 BPM
• EQ applied to first verse and first pre-chorus
• Key signature changed from A♭ major to B major

Wow! Has it improved it then? I'm interested in why you raised the pitch.

[dltq 119]

13 hours ago, Kupar said:

Wow! Has it improved it then? I'm interested in why you raised the pitch.

To me, yes. The original is way too slow, so I tried increasing the tempo. Initially my preference was 115 BPM, then it increased over time to 120 BPM, and now it hovers around the 125-128 BPM range. And I actually have six different versions of Twenty Something saved in my music folder (all with EQ and at 127 BPM) but in different key signatures:

• A♭ major (original)
• A major (+1)
• B♭ major (+2)
• B major (+3)
• C major (+4)
• D♭ major (+5)

I pay a lot of attention to key signatures because I've noticed that you can make the same song sound almost completely different just by changing the key.

[Kupar 12,319]

2 minutes ago, dltq said:

pay a lot of attention to key signatures because I've noticed that you can make the same song sound almost completely different just by changing the key.

Interesting - thanks. You will be aware of course that concert pitch these days (A=440Hz) is quite a bit higher than baroque pitch, so 'authentic' performances of Bach, Handel etc sound completely different. And that's before we get into a discussion of equal temperament! I'm not sure that it's possible to associate different keys with different moods though.

[Sophie 22,992]

 

[gldenwetgoose 20,212]

Excellent choice @Sophie - if you haven't seen the movie Rocketman I'd recommend it.

Talking of which... 

 

[Kupar 12,319]

RIP Gary Brooker

 

[Kupar 12,319]

 

[gldenwetgoose 20,212]

Not intentionally linking the ukulele thing....

 

Walking through a busy city this afternoon enjoying the spring sunshine, and through the noise of the city traffic and bustle of shoppers, we walked past a busker absolutely nailing this song.  It's a firm favourite from the TV series 'Life On Mars', but they absolutely knocked it out of the park.

Slightly bizarrely as we walked into Lush, was my wife announcing that if she happened to pass away before me (very unlikely for various reasons) then this is the song to be played at her funeral.

Even more bizarrely was my wife then telling me she has my funeral planned - nobody is to wear formal somber suits, instead people are to wear T shirts expressing their connection with me, where they met me, how they know me, that sort of thing - so that'll be an interesting one for all you guys to explain why you've all got plain yellowish T shirts on...

[AdamDetory 0]

Cream by the Wu Tang Clan

[Sophie 22,992]

 

[Guest ShyPeeMan]

On 3/6/2022 at 10:35 PM, gldenwetgoose said:

Not intentionally linking the ukulele thing....

 

 

Amazing song, he did a great version where he mixes this and A Wonderful World. Brilliant. 

[Kupar 12,319]

Say what you want, I like this 🙂