shut up and listen

• all start, reggae feel
• drums, bass, gtr on reggae offbeats
• rapidly descending pitch synth stabs before vox enters
• chorus; organ hold chords
• verse 2: 2nd gtr part or organ
• chorus 2: bvs, doubled wide ‘you people say’
• middle: bass melody, doubled by organ, features between lines of vox
• ending: all in including extra keys and synth stabs, chimes

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. rapidly descending pitch synth stabs before vox enters
2. middle: bass melody, doubled by organ, features between lines of vox

• elc gtr picking intro
• vox enters, 2nd gtr – high lick accents
• ac gtr starts to double the main riff
• backwards sounds enter gently
• keys?
• drums and bass enter for chorus
• chorus features a ‘false stop’
• instrumentation stays full for next verse

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. new instruments enter subtly, building the whole track almost surreptitiously
2. chorus features a ‘false stop’
   reminiscent of go-betweens ‘rock n roll friend’

• simple, economical instrumentation
• solo singer album
• pop yet earthy