shut up and listen

• no silence between preceding track
• bass and piano harmonising in sync
• drum fills drop in and out
• beat kicks in with elec gtr slide, vox joins
• horns in choruses and lead break
• song fades out – cross fades with drums of next track

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says) 5. DRUG PARANOIA (6. hate)
2. lyric structure; A B A2 A B A2

• woodwind vs drums/bass call and response intro
• drums, bass, elect gtr, acoustic gtr, lead vox, female backing vox, woodwind

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him) 4. HE SAYS/SHE SAYS (5. drug paranoia)
2. lyric structure; A1 A2 B C1 C2 A1 A2 B

• tinkling piano, picking electric guitar + vox
• drums, bass and elect guitar stabs on the beat enter, delay on vox enters
• bass runs
• strange phased guitar on distant far right (sounds like a sitar)
• delayed vox during chorus repeat and song fade

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. lyric: (1. location 2. her) 3. HIM (4. he says/she says)
2. lyric structure; A B A B A B A B C C C C

• introduces band instrumentation
  drums, bass, piano, organ, lead vocal, acoustic guitar, strings
• march feel to the beat at times
• very dramatic
• some lines of vocal doubled
• chorus ‘i said no, no, no oh lady day’ repeats as track fades out

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. lyric: (1. location) 2. HER (3. him)
2. lyric structure; A1 A2 B A1 A2 B B B B

• ‘field’ recording of a bar ie. cuts in abruptly, noisy/distorted, off key singing ‘happy birthday’
• underneath a well recorded piano tinkles sadly
• ‘bar’ fades out and moves off to the left
• piano emerges and the chord progression becomes evident
• lyrics establishes place, and characters, and emotion (sadness)
• subtle delay/reverb on vocal

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. use of field recording to set place and mood
2. softly sung/spoken vocals ‘it was paradise’
3. lyric: 1. LOCATION (2. her)
4. lyric structure; A B A B