Moments of Genius in Ordinary Songs

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5723

Betty Everett:

"(Or is it in his face) Oh no, it's just his charm
(Or in his warm embrace) Oh no, that's just his arm"

that_guy · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:43 pm **Posts:** 962

That's a great song.

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10813

Horrible thread.

But I will say this, the scat solo from Freak on a Leash.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19147

The sax solo in "Urgent".

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:10 pm

ClashWho wrote:

The sax solo in "Urgent".

That's Junior Walker.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:12 pm

The guitar break in "Lipstick On Your Collar" by Connie Francis.

joe c · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:35 am **Posts:** 2884

The beginning of TV on the Radio's "I Was a Lover"
The "his enormous eyes..." part of Scott Walker's "Clara".
The transition between "Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts" and "I'll Believe in Anything" on Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary.
The first snare hit on "Like a Rolling Stone".
The introduction of "Roundabout".
Adding a heavier backing beat on the second chorus of "Call Me Maybe".

boo boo · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:36 pm **Posts:** 10813

joe c wrote:

The introduction of "Roundabout".

There is nothing ordinary about that song whatsoever, IMO everything about that song is genius.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19147

Bruce wrote:

ClashWho wrote:

The sax solo in "Urgent".

That's Junior Walker.

Yep.

Bruce · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:12 am

boo boo wrote:

joe c wrote:

The introduction of "Roundabout".

There is nothing ordinary about that song whatsoever, IMO everything about that song is genius.

Yes

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19147

Yousha · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:56 am

boo boo wrote:

Horrible thread.

But I will say this, the scat solo from Freak on a Leash.

haha awesome dude!!

corrections · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:11 pm **Posts:** 14690

The 30 seconds or so opening Cacophony's EXP (although that's not so much a geniusmoment on an ordinary song its a genius moment on a very meh song).

Brett Alan · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:17 pm **Posts:** 2834

boo boo wrote:

joe c wrote:

The introduction of "Roundabout".

There is nothing ordinary about that song whatsoever, IMO everything about that song is genius.

I was so ready to say the same thing...about the previous song on the list.

joe c · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:35 am **Posts:** 2884

Meh, I missed the ordinary part and just focused on the moments of genius.

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