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This is probably the hardest rocking song I know of that uses a harpsichord...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHwdD2Zq6s
Although, to be fair, the harpsichord part (which comes in at 26 seconds) seems to vanish once the chorus and dueling guitars take over.
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Don't think these have been mentioned yet:
Golden Brown----The Stranglers
Love Me Two Times----The Doors
The Devil's Triangle----King Crimson (I think it's in the section called "Garden Of Worm")
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Quote from: guitarfool2002 on March 09, 2013, 07:36:42 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned one of the greatest pop singles of the 1960's...
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" by the Monkees, featuring Peter Tork on harpsichord. And had record biz politics not interfered with their original plans, the other side of that single would have been "All Of Your Toys"...the great single that never was which featured a harpsichord intro that was also a fantastic rhythmic and harmonic hook of the song, again played by Peter Tork.
On the TV show, they once rigged up a harpsichord onto a bicycle for Peter to drive around as he was trying to woo Julie Newmar, the episode which featured "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" as the musical montage.
Has anyone ever heard the alternate version of this song? I like it better than the released one - for starters, the harpsichord line is much clearer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doibz5eVNmc
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Not pop perhaps, but not
that
far away (starts at 0:19):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOb8i0BD_ho
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All 1:18 of "Prelude" by The Millennium from their 1968 album "Begin". Probably
the best
piece of harpsichord pop out there. Can't post a link, but it's worth the search.
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Quote from: Vegetable Man on September 08, 2013, 08:15:34 AM
All 1:18 of "Prelude" by The Millennium from their 1968 album "Begin". Probably
the best
piece of harpsichord pop out there. Can't post a link, but it's worth the search.
Allow me. :=)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdOl2yXNFOg
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"The Girl I Knew Somewhere"....Tork's solo is one of my four or five favorite solos in rock history on any instrument.
Surprised no one has mentioned Brian Jones...."Sittin On A Fence," "Lady Jane,". (unless that's Nicky) sand I've read he played it on "Dandelion."
Tommy James and the Shondells' "Ball of Fire" has very prominent, very memorable harpsichord.
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Ummm....Lady Lynda, anyone?
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Quote from: rn57 on September 09, 2013, 11:04:24 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned Brian Jones..."Sittin On A Fence," "Lady Jane" (unless that's Nicky) and I've read he played it on "Dandelion".
Sittin' On A Fence is great! One of the Rollings' forgotten gems. Mick sang it so sweetly. Thanks for reminding me of this beauty, rn57! And no, it's all Brian - both on dulcimer & harpsichord - in Lady Jane. No Nicky.
Generally, many good & beautiful songs were mentioned here. I, of course, downloaded them all. Among my faves are Elton John's "Skyline Pidgeon" (one of the best songs I heard this year), Todd Rundgren's "Cold Morning Light" (ditto as E. John), XTC's "The Last Balloon" (sounds a bit like a long dark lullabye) & Johnny Tillotson's "Cling to Me" (amazing voice that singer has, dig those groovy cowbells as well). Thanks to all the contributors, it's very interesting to discover new artists/songs & therefore, expand your musical mind, so to speak.
Btw, I don't hear anything special in The Monkees' "The Girl I Knew Somewhere". It's nice but I'd refuse to rank it on the same scale as the best songs of the band. More so, it could be one of the worst I've heard of The Monkees. Even the funky harpsichord solo didn't save it.
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Love (the band) use harpsichord on
Da Capo
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Safe as Milk
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Donovan got into the Baroque/harpsichord act too, especially starting around 2:22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkU8qXPru94
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Quote from: RangeRoverA1 on September 14, 2013, 01:26:18 PM
Quote from: rn57 on September 09, 2013, 11:04:24 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned Brian Jones..."Sittin On A Fence," "Lady Jane" (unless that's Nicky) and I've read he played it on "Dandelion".
Sittin' On A Fence is great! One of the Rollings' forgotten gems. Mick sang it so sweetly. Thanks for reminding me of this beauty, rn57! And no, it's all Brian - both on dulcimer & harpsichord - in Lady Jane. No Nicky.
Agreed! Yet another reason why Brian Jones will always be the Stones!
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Been searching randomly for some obscure 60s stuff on YT & stumbled across 1 nugget that has vocals by a quite famous actress & singer - listen to this:
Rainbo - John, You Went Too Far This Time
As you see, Sissy Spacek recorded it under the scenic name "Rainbo", in circa 1968. I already saw her in a movie about Loretta Lynn whom she played, & instantly liked her singing. The above song is not country though, I'd describe it baroque pop with a tiny bit of psychedelia. In my view, if Sissy went along this way, she could've had some moderate success; this genre fits her voice as good as country. Talking further about arranging, the song is notable for its short Penny Lane piccolo trumpet reference (I'm a big fan of that Beatles song, btw) & the harpsichord serving as a bridge between the verses & chorus. Overall, very colorful tune, not lesser than any other 60s "flower power" stuff imo.
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I was going to suggest the instrumental break in In My Life by The Beatles. But apparently it's a piano:
"On 22 October, the solo was recorded with the tape running at half speed, so when played back at normal pace the piano was twice as fast and an octave higher, solving the performance challenge and also giving the solo a unique timbre, reminiscent of a harpsichord."
Quite surprised by this.
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Rosemary Clooney surrounded by harpsichord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozY6aXZm1po
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Quote from: RangeRoverA1 on September 14, 2013, 01:26:18 PM
Quote from: rn57 on September 09, 2013, 11:04:24 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned Brian Jones..."Sittin On A Fence," "Lady Jane" (unless that's Nicky) and I've read he played it on "Dandelion".
Sittin' On A Fence is great! One of the Rollings' forgotten gems. Mick sang it so sweetly. Thanks for reminding me of this beauty, rn57! And no, it's all Brian - both on dulcimer & harpsichord - in Lady Jane. No Nicky.
Agreed! Yet another reason why Brian Jones will always be the Stones!
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Harpsichord plays rain role in this Peppermint Trolley Company track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IBfzPW3E-Y
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Not sure if it's harpsichord, U.S. band Snow "Where has my old friend Billy Jones gone":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ABkJFJEFg
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Need look no further than the Boss Baroque LP, circa 1966, featuring Larry Knechtel...
Knechtel AND a harpsichord ? Say no more...
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Note: If you simply typed in "two sisters" into the YouTube search box, this song is definitely not the first thing you see.
Anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRzA12_zd8M
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