shut up and listen

• long track
• complex arrangement of sections
• same vocal line repeated over the changing instrumental sections
• section 1: mournful horns and vox
• section 2: rumbling synth bass joins
  and cymbal-less drums
• section 3: bass and drums drops out, strings join, snr solo
• section 4: bass and drums rejoin
• section 5: vox (distorted) solo, some strings
  distorted bass gtr line joins, drums and distorted keys join
• section 6: piano & vox only (distant remnants of prev inst)

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. same vocal line repeated over the changing instrumental sections
2. cymbal-less drums

• piano, orchestral chords
• drums, bass and vox enter
• vox harmonies, distant higher register, low up close
• processed vox also
• after first verse bass gtr and organ solo
• after 2nd verse, cello and strings solo
• then drums and bass join
• piano line (verbed) hitting only key notes of the vocal melody as it is sung
• sung ‘stay’ sustained and morphed/merged into strings
• final lyric line repeated, up close

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. piano line (verbed) hitting only key notes of the vocal melody as it is sung
2. sung ‘stay’ sustained and morphed/merged into strings

• half time beginning
• drums, orchestra and bass
• rattling percussion, sticks clattering,
• same lyric repeated, same chord progression
• after orchestral opening verse begins with just bass, drums and vox (maybe quiet piano  chords)
• funky bass line
• all stop then coda
• coda features woodwind
• half time entry of drums again

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. half time beginning
2. half time drums only, harmonic progression stays the same tempo

• synth arpeggios
• drums and vox enter
• skittering drums
• vox tripled, hard panned
• distorted synth solo
• rumbling of drums increases
• vox become background
• dropped pitch vox as texture
• harmonic instruments drop out, effected drums remain
• choral vox with shimmering volume effect
• distortion in end fade out

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. dropped pitch vox as texture
2. choral vox with shimmering volume effect

• great rattling drum entry
• ticking shuffle keeps the beat
• big orchestral chord stabs, simple 3 chord progression
• crowd shouting as part of the drum track ambience
• breaks down to vox and piano, with slight harmonica bridge
• vox harmonies out of time with lead vox
• rhythm returns with chugging shuffle
• outro, backwards sounds before piano leads out with melody

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. rattling drum chaos with melodic chords
2. vox harmonies out of time with lead vox