Hand Claps- Classic or Dud

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I am referring to the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun". Those hand claps towards the end of the song are so arhythmic I can't believ they are really human. It has to be a tape loop.

There is something about primitive percussion.

Could anyone point out some classic handclapping a la Blues singers, childrens songs, etc.?

― Trever Booth (xjzico), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

flamenco music in general

― sexyDancer, Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

songs with cool handclaps

― Rockist Scientist, Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic for "I Want To Hold Your Hand" alone.

Also, "artificial" handclaps always sounded great in late 70s/early 80s dance music.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 April 2004 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Super-Classic!!

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Friday, 23 April 2004 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Replicas and Telekon by Tubeway Army/Gary Numan have loads of tracks with real hand claps. All other music you mentioned is shite.

― splatter, Friday, 23 April 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

classic!! handclaps are true joy expressed in music!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 23 April 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

so so classic. handclaps and ba-ba-bas/la-la-las are my two favorite things in music!

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 23 April 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

No Fun by Iggy and the Stooges.

― Divine Wino, Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

My band was recording and we decided to overdub a track of handclaps during a solo. We all got in a booth with headphones, and of course, being the drummer, even after three times I couldn't get the timing right and fucked up the song. So, ah, Dud if I have anything to do with it.

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 14 May 2004 00:23 (twenty-two years ago)

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