I'm beginning to think this might not be a sign of a good song.On the contrary! I’m beginning to think there are only good songs in this category.
― I eat fast foods (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:57 (four years ago) link
I think literally every song on Turn on the Bright Lights
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
"Roland" for sure, that is a one note vocal melody throughout the entire thing
Verses of "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry
― punning display, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 20:23 (four years ago) link
i love a dance track that does this.
and just realised that this collab between terranova and stereo mcs is totally in this genre :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqHMdV7LPLg
― mark e, Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link
Nirvana “Breed”
― vmajestic, Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:47 (four years ago) link
Prince's "Pop Life" gets a lot of its power from the monotone vocal sections
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Sunday, 26 April 2020 03:34 (four years ago) link
Yes!
― flappy bird, Sunday, 26 April 2020 05:36 (four years ago) link
Grace Too - The Tragically Hip, most of the vocal melody hangs off one note.
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:49 (four years ago) link
Tomorrow Never Knows for its bassline
― octobeard, Sunday, 26 April 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
that is not The Melody
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
Sooo many Prince songs have a one-note melody in the verse. And the other ones have the same melody for verse and chorus, with different lyrics.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:44 (four years ago) link
As a challenge I wrote a track today using one note period
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link
"Don't Start Now" basically does this in the chorus
― Vinnie, Monday, 27 April 2020 02:45 (four years ago) link
The first part of the bridge of S&G's "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (architects may come and architects may go...)
― SlimAndSlam, Monday, 27 April 2020 03:09 (four years ago) link
Nirvana "Something in the Way"
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Monday, 27 April 2020 03:18 (four years ago) link
verse of Lady Gaga's "Judas"chorus of Metallica's "Damage,Inc"Rebecca Black "Friday"
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Monday, 27 April 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link
Syd Barrett "Word Song" - and no doubt other Syd songs
― Zelda Zonk, Monday, 27 April 2020 03:31 (four years ago) link
i cant believe i forgot about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzWWmscbt8
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Monday, 27 April 2020 03:59 (four years ago) link
Too obvious?
An obvious one (note samba)?https://youtu.be/JDzWWmscbt8― Ummon, you slags (Noel Emits), Sunday, April 19, 2020 3:31 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
https://youtu.be/JDzWWmscbt8
― Ummon, you slags (Noel Emits), Sunday, April 19, 2020 3:31 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
― punning display, Friday, 1 May 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
"Mary" by Big Thief, sort of.
― punning display, Friday, 1 May 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
^Yeah, in the "bridge" section... very nice use of this technique.
― I eat fast foods (morrisp), Friday, 1 May 2020 18:02 (four years ago) link
xp lol
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 1 May 2020 19:56 (four years ago) link
"Get Out of Denver" by Bob Seger
― punning display, Saturday, 2 May 2020 11:57 (four years ago) link
"Jungle Love"
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Saturday, 2 May 2020 12:28 (four years ago) link