One more odd one, definitely noticeable when you listen to it as it sounds out of balance, is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, which is a clear 7/4, switching to 4/4 at the end of each chorus, then back into 7/4.
@@eauhomme - definitely should have been on the list. I thought of it after the video was finished. I’ve already got plans for a part two and this will definitely be in it.
Playing “Changes” as a 14-year-old, I found that groove so natural because of Alan just repeating the last kick/snare riff twice, quickly (“budda-luh DAT, budda-luh DAT”). I smiled listening. Then I cried at how it seemed like yesterday. 😣🤦♂️
I thought you looked familiar when I started watching the video, then i saw the Crack The Sky stuff behind you and realized why. I've seen you play many times!
Whipping post is a great example of rhythm creating the tension/release in a song instead of the harmony. When the uneasiness of the 11/8 intro settles into the 12/8 verse it creates a palpible sense of relief and comfort.
The start and resolve of "money" is the same note and beat. It's a sonic reflection, or that is how I hear it and why I find it such an interesting vibe.
Dave - Thanks for presenting this great collection of "odd" tunes. Maybe Taylor Swift's next big hit will have a 7/8 chorus. Thanks also for uncovering the Gustav Holst "Mars" connection to White Room. Similarly, I think John Williams's score for Star Wars owes some small debt to Holst, to say the least....
Great video, excellent subject and well presented. I really enjoyed this video. Being a drummer that plays by feel, I learned a lot about how to break down counting. Which I rarely do lol. Feel has always worked for me. Sometimes I need time on my own to work it out. Thanks Dave! I'll be following your channel.
Mars the bringer of war is ripped off much more directly by Diamond Head in "Am I Evil", it was also supposedly the inspiration for "Black Sabbath" by of course Black Sabbath, arguably the first heavy metal song.
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One more odd one, definitely noticeable when you listen to it as it sounds out of balance, is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, which is a clear 7/4, switching to 4/4 at the end of each chorus, then back into 7/4.
@@eauhomme - definitely should have been on the list. I thought of it after the video was finished. I’ve already got plans for a part two and this will definitely be in it.
I appreciate how liberally you interpreted "top 10," but I'm here for it!
I just learned living in the past it's in 5/4
Playing “Changes” as a 14-year-old, I found that groove so natural because of Alan just repeating the last kick/snare riff twice, quickly (“budda-luh DAT, budda-luh DAT”). I smiled listening. Then I cried at how it seemed like yesterday. 😣🤦♂️
Dave Brubek "Take Five" may be granddaddy of odd time hit songs.
Unsquare Dance also 😃
I thought you looked familiar when I started watching the video, then i saw the Crack The Sky stuff behind you and realized why. I've seen you play many times!
Whipping post is a great example of rhythm creating the tension/release in a song instead of the harmony. When the uneasiness of the 11/8 intro settles into the 12/8 verse it creates a palpible sense of relief and comfort.
“Turn It On Again” is my life. Thank you 🎉
The Stranglers' "Golden Brown" was a big hit in the UK, and it has a wild, shifting time signature that some people describe as being in 13.
Awesome collection, have you heard of Aurora (Aksnes)? Your ears will thank you.😎
Dad this is so cool! BUT HOW DID YOU EDIT THIS BECAUSE IT IS SO GOOD!
The start and resolve of "money" is the same note and beat. It's a sonic reflection, or that is how I hear it and why I find it such an interesting vibe.
Wow, the good news is I was able to find the Ones as you were counting. Looks like I got some work to do. Thanks for putting this together!
Very interesting
Rush had an even bigger hit with Limelight. That one has 4 different time signatures.
You having started your musical journey on the drums shows
Dave - Thanks for presenting this great collection of "odd" tunes. Maybe Taylor Swift's next big hit will have a 7/8 chorus. Thanks also for uncovering the Gustav Holst "Mars" connection to White Room. Similarly, I think John Williams's score for Star Wars owes some small debt to Holst, to say the least....
It's still mainly Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Kings Row score/theme that the Star Wars main theme is based on.
Great video, excellent subject and well presented. I really enjoyed this video. Being a drummer that plays by feel, I learned a lot about how to break down counting. Which I rarely do lol. Feel has always worked for me. Sometimes I need time on my own to work it out. Thanks Dave! I'll be following your channel.
For Rusty Cage, easiest to think of it as 4/4 and dropping a beat every 5th measure
As much Garden as you put in, I thought for SURE Spoon Man would be at least your first or second offering. But it didn’t rate. 🤔 🤷♂️ 😄
Mars the bringer of war is ripped off much more directly by Diamond Head in "Am I Evil", it was also supposedly the inspiration for "Black Sabbath" by of course Black Sabbath, arguably the first heavy metal song.
This one goes to 11.
Yea gonna have to disagree with where you say "1" is on that Rusty Cage riff :)
@@bitterboyblue - where do you feel it falls?