This morning’s odd question is why did Boney M make a song about Rasputin, and how did they end up sampling from a Turkish folk song as melody?
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This morning's musical rabbit hole ended with me learning that the amazing Anouar Brahem dedicated his 2014 album, Souvenance, to the Arab Spring. (Grateful to the recommender!). "Deliverance":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkGM0BR9KYI …
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So TIL that Farian did the intro percussive riff to Daddy Cool by tapping on his teeth with a pencil. https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Daddy%20Cool%20(single)&item_type=topic … (My fave of this genre remains Buckingham credit for playing a "Kleenex box" in Tusk.)
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Replying to @zeynep
I love these details so much. You know the huge echo on the snare in Simon & Garfunkel ‘The Boxer’? They tied the drum round the poor drummer’s neck and dangled him over the highest lift-shaft they could find in NYC.
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Replying to @zeynep
Oh shit looks like the version id heard was an exaggeration though the real story is hilarious in its own waypic.twitter.com/Gwmzlr9eJK
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Also this (and learned that they duo'ed piccolo trumpet and steel guitar kinda on a lark)https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/takes_from_the_top_recording_simon_garfunkels_the_boxer …
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Replying to @zeynep
I seriously think Paul Simon is as innovative as an arranger / producer as Brian Wilson ever was - his mid 70s stuff is some of the most exquisite sounding music ever made - but he's not feted for it because he's not a romantic/crazy tragedy (and is a bit of an ass).
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Arranger/producer talent is definitely undervalued
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