Songs that are "rooms with many doors"

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What about Roxy Music's If There Is Something? In the beginning a boring country rock ballad but then it takes off into melodramatic loveland. Bryan Ferry almost drowns in his tears.

alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:06 (fifteen years ago) link

Windowlicker Aphex Twin
Arcarsenal At The Drive-In
Rock Lobster The B-52's
Tooled Up Bark Psychosis
Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
Heroes And Villians The Beach Boys
Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys
Happiness Is A Warm Gun The Beatles
Hotwax Beck
The Beta Band Rap The Beta Band
Dragon The Beta Band
Eclipse The Beta Band
Get On The Bus The Boo Radleys
Four Saints The Boo Radleys
Joel The Boo Radleys
Black Metal Valentine Califone
A Life Of Possibilities The Dismemberment Plan
The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich The Dismemberment Plan
Thorn Of Crowns Echo & The Bunnymen
Porcupine Echo & The Bunnymen
All You Good Good People Embrace
The Spark That Bled The Flaming Lips
Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand
Epic Problem Fugazi
Nightshop Fugazi
São Paulo Guillemots
Rocket Queen Guns N' Roses
The Love You Save The Jackson 5
Through The Night Softly Jim O'Rourke
Only Skin Joanna Newsom
Like I Love You Justin Timberlake
Jig Of Life Kate Bush
Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin
Godiva Long Fin Killie
You Set The Scene Love
Your Mind And We Belong Together Love
7 And 7 Is Love
Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S
Six Mansun
Shotgun Mansun
Group Four Massive Attack
Sister Anne MC5
She Lives In My Lap Outkast
Ghetto Musick Outkast
B.O.B Outkast
Funky Squaredance Phoenix
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
2+2=5 (The Lukewarm) Radiohead
Paranoid Android Radiohead
Man Without Friends Siobhan Donaghy
Hummer Smashing Pumpkins
William, It Was Really Nothing The Smiths
Metal Detektor Spoon
Waiting For The Kid To Come Out Spoon
Slow Life Super Furry Animals
Receptacle For The Respectable Super Furry Animals
Happiness Is Easy Talk Talk
Artists Only Talking Heads
Sowing The Seeds Of Love Tears For Fears
DJed Tortoise
Poor Places Wilco
England part 2 Working For A Nuclear Free City
Nancy Adam Susan Working For A Nuclear Free City
Music Is Music As Devices Are Kisses Is Everything 65DaysOfStatic

Not doing too badly.

Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:11 (fifteen years ago) link

xpost

Yes, early Roxy were the kings of this.

Stevie Wonder's gotta have something that fits?

"Sir Duke," kinda.

Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:13 (fifteen years ago) link

Has anyone said "MacArthur Park" yet?

Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:14 (fifteen years ago) link

you don't have any roxy music on your hard drive, nick? i am surprised to say the least.

alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:14 (fifteen years ago) link

Yes, early Roxy were the kings of this.

Queens, rather.

Nick, you don't possess a copy of LiLiPUT: "Eisiger Wind"???

Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:16 (fifteen years ago) link

Or every record ever, for that matter.

Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:17 (fifteen years ago) link

EISIGER WIND!!!

Yeah! WOO WOO!!

Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:18 (fifteen years ago) link

The most doored-up room ever, amirite?

Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:20 (fifteen years ago) link

I don't have any Roxy Music on CD, let alone my iPod.

Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:21 (fifteen years ago) link

'William, It Was Really Nothing' is an inspired choice. In a similar vein, I nominate 'Penny Lane'

Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:33 (fifteen years ago) link

Needs more SFA, Louis.

Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:55 (fifteen years ago) link

Ice Hockey Hair.

Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:03 (fifteen years ago) link

Slow Life would have been my next suggestion!

Not Ice Hockey Hair...that one's overrated imo

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maybe Cloudberries? Zoom?

Stop relegating Hull you miserable gits! (country matters), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link

IHH was one of the last non-shitty songs they did imho

FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:56 (fifteen years ago) link

In addition to the Love songs already mentioned, there is also "Daily Planet" and "The Castle".

And too many Incredible String Band songs to list.

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:57 (fifteen years ago) link

yeah well yr a time-capsule 90's stan xp

Stop relegating Hull you miserable gits! (country matters), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 10:57 (fifteen years ago) link

Slow Life would be my alt, so yeah.

Is the live 12" version of "The man don't give a fuck" too long for this?

Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:00 (fifteen years ago) link

SM, I'm sending you my traxx. You'll be submitting a final compilation at some point, I'm guessing? I didn't have any Moonshake on hand, so I included "Dream by Dream" by The Chills instead. I also omitted the Granddaddy track, per LJ' s observation.

2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:10 (fifteen years ago) link

Oh man, I was just thinking of "Dream by Dream" by The Chills!

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:15 (fifteen years ago) link

Lilys - Most anything from Better Can't Make Your Life Better or the Services (for the soon to be departed) EP

MaresNest, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:47 (fifteen years ago) link

btw that Lapsus Linguae arrived and is totes awesome

Stop relegating Hull you miserable gits! (country matters), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:49 (fifteen years ago) link

check yr inbox, SM.

2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 11:54 (fifteen years ago) link

Another thought: "Looking Glass," by The La's

2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:31 (fifteen years ago) link

update: Lapsus Linguae are *mindblowing*

Stop relegating Hull you miserable gits! (country matters), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Throwing Muses, "Call Me"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:12 (fifteen years ago) link

Roxy Music, "Ladytron" & "If There Is Something"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:16 (fifteen years ago) link

Nirvana "Aneurysm"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link

White Stripes, "Black Math" (these last two only have a couple doors)

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link

(does Roxy Music count as prog?)

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link

Guided by Voices, "Her Psychology Today" and "Ester's Day"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:21 (fifteen years ago) link

Liz Phair, "Johnny Sunshine"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link

Sonic Youth, "Female Mechanic on Duty"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link

Alice Cooper, Halo of Flies

.. et al(ice)

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link

Belly, "Red"

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link

Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Tale of the Giant Stoneater

... et al(ex)

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link

also see: Flop's Whenever You're Ready

I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link

The Doors, Soft Parade

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:28 (fifteen years ago) link

Television, Marquee Moon.

zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:29 (fifteen years ago) link

That seems fairly straightahead to me

Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:31 (fifteen years ago) link

Substitute "Little Johnny Jewel" the live version if you like.

Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link

The entire period from "Sgt. Pepper" and the following ten years to thread.

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 23:17 (fifteen years ago) link

Geir, you told me on my Best Albums/Songs of the Aughties thread that you hate this type of song (or something to that effect). What gives?

Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 23:59 (fifteen years ago) link

five months pass...

yeah what gives??????

Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:08 (fourteen years ago) link

Geir hates all "difficult" songwriting except for late-period The Beatles (to the extent/at the times they qualified) and prog rock (chiefly early Genesis).

Tim F, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:11 (fourteen years ago) link

Beatesis.

Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:15 (fourteen years ago) link

The Genetles

(sorry)

winston, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:18 (fourteen years ago) link

Beatesis.

For a split second, I thought this was some sort of 'new' musical form invented by maybe Magma that Geir digs.

Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:22 (fourteen years ago) link

I don't get how geir could hate this considering how much he loves prog

iatee, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:31 (fourteen years ago) link

Actually the "i love x when it's done by THE ORIGINATOR but every other example of it I hate" posture is a fairly common one amongst fans and critics alike, even though it's mostly a bullshit-ish position.

Tim F, Friday, 4 September 2009 06:57 (fourteen years ago) link


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