Wednesday's song
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Wednesday's song
by CuylerLady Wed May 15, 2013 9:06 am
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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Don't you just love it when someone breaks all the unwritten rules on any subject and proves all the naysayers wrong? This song does exactly that. First off, it is written in 5/4 time, a simple quintuple meter, where each beat is divided in half. Second, it isn't used very often, much less so in jazz pieces. Third, this particular song was included in an album composed of all original songs, supposedly something you don't do with jazz albums. Take Five jumped from the Jazz charts to the Pop charts, reaching #25 in the US, and #6 in the UK in 1959, a rarity, I can assure you. A funky piece, not to everyone's liking, but one that could be said to influence a few recent songs: 'Here Come The Bastards' by Primus, 'Living In The Past' by Jethro Tull, 'Seven Days' by Sting, and a host more. Other hits are partially in 5/4 time, most notably 'Mother' by Pink Floyd, from the great album 'The Wall'. So you see, it does pays to take a giant step out from the crowd, to do your own thing.
Enjoy!
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Don't you just love it when someone breaks all the unwritten rules on any subject and proves all the naysayers wrong? This song does exactly that. First off, it is written in 5/4 time, a simple quintuple meter, where each beat is divided in half. Second, it isn't used very often, much less so in jazz pieces. Third, this particular song was included in an album composed of all original songs, supposedly something you don't do with jazz albums. Take Five jumped from the Jazz charts to the Pop charts, reaching #25 in the US, and #6 in the UK in 1959, a rarity, I can assure you. A funky piece, not to everyone's liking, but one that could be said to influence a few recent songs: 'Here Come The Bastards' by Primus, 'Living In The Past' by Jethro Tull, 'Seven Days' by Sting, and a host more. Other hits are partially in 5/4 time, most notably 'Mother' by Pink Floyd, from the great album 'The Wall'. So you see, it does pays to take a giant step out from the crowd, to do your own thing.
Enjoy!
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Re: Wednesday's song
by ufg8rjim Wed May 15, 2013 11:45 am
Mrs. C - still haven't figured out the youtube thing or you prefer posting as links?
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Re: Wednesday's song
by ufg8rjim Wed May 15, 2013 2:22 pm
CuylerLady wrote:Walk me through this damn thing, please.
When you create your topic, you will notice a row of buttons just above the text box. Towards the right end of that row is a film strip looking button (if you hover above it, it will say "video"). Click that button, add the copied url to the video you wish to post and click "ok." That's it.
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Re: Wednesday's song
by Bayougator Wed May 15, 2013 4:52 pm
This tune is in just about a gazillion movies and shows...never knew what it was called. Thanks!
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Re: Wednesday's song
by CuylerLady Thu May 16, 2013 8:39 am
Bayougator wrote:This tune is in just about a gazillion movies and shows...never knew what it was called. Thanks!
You're welcome!
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Re: Wednesday's song
by Bayougator Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:03 pm
Mrs. C,
I created a spotify station with this song and I'm loving where it's taking me, probably my favorite station right now. Thanks again!
I created a spotify station with this song and I'm loving where it's taking me, probably my favorite station right now. Thanks again!
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Re: Wednesday's song
by CuylerLady Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:56 pm
Bayougator wrote:Mrs. C,
I created a spotify station with this song and I'm loving where it's taking me, probably my favorite station right now. Thanks again!
Cool!
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