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Title: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: thetojo on July 27, 2020, 01:12:36 PM

Anyone else noticed the similarities in these songs?

I was listening to NPP for the first time in a while yesterday and this struck me again.


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: The Nearest Faraway Place on July 28, 2020, 10:31:51 AM

Anyone else noticed the similarities in these songs?

I was listening to NPP for the first time in a while yesterday and this struck me again.
It reminds me more of The Girl from Ipanema


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: thetojo on July 28, 2020, 02:12:10 PM
I'm not really a musical person, but I guess I'm talking about the rhythm of the couplets:

"We've got a little hip shack and late with the rent, we bought a color TV with the money you sent."
to me follows the rhythm of:
"Mama's little baby loves Shortenin shortening, Mama's little baby loves shortening bread."


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: The LEGENDARY OSD on July 28, 2020, 08:35:05 PM

Not sure how you're getting the connection of the two songs. Not a good match but maybe you hear something that I do not.


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: Cristian Kiper on July 29, 2020, 09:47:25 AM
To me it sounds like Little Saint Nick, in particular the version that's included as a bonus track in the reissue of Brian's first solo album: https://youtu.be/OJZTmL-hCBI?t=64


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: phirnis on July 31, 2020, 08:30:56 AM
I'm not really a musical person, but I guess I'm talking about the rhythm of the couplets:

"We've got a little hip shack and late with the rent, we bought a color TV with the money you sent."
to me follows the rhythm of:
"Mama's little baby loves Shortenin shortening, Mama's little baby loves shortening bread."

I can definitely hear it, nice observation!


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: thatjacob on July 31, 2020, 07:37:59 PM
To me it sounds like Little Saint Nick, in particular the version that's included as a bonus track in the reissue of Brian's first solo album: https://youtu.be/OJZTmL-hCBI?t=64
I've never noticed it until that link, but you're right.


Title: Re: On The Island / Shortening Bread
Post by: thetojo on July 31, 2020, 08:57:25 PM
Quote from: phirnis link=topic=27257.msg663647#msg663647

I can definitely hear it, nice observation!

Thanks for the support, I was starting to think I was losing my mind.