The decline of medley

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I mean, one rarely hears them any more.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

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― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

bah

the recline of medley

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

It's called a megamix now.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

My band played a medley of Big Star's "Thirteen" and VU's "Femme Fatale" a few weeks back in an agressive bid to become the world's most corniest indiest fuxoring band.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

― Confounded (Confounded), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

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You shoulda segued into the Shins, then.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

My band does a medley of Spencer Davis Group "I'm A Man" -> Talking Heads "Hey Now" -> Lipps Inc. "Funkytown", I don't know what we were bidding to become with that. Tired, I guess.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

And by "my band does", I obviously mean "did in front of those hippies a couple weekends ago".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:49 (twenty years ago)

For a while I've wanted to do a medley of "Do You Think I'm Sexy?" and "I'm Too Sexy," but I think nickalicious's band might be able to pull it off better.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

Not to mention that the Fiery Furnaces have been doing their best to keep medley alive for corny indie fuxxors everywhere (myself included).

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

The incline of Begley:

http://www.worldfestevents.com/music_images/ed_begley_jr_02.jpg

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

kiki & herb to thread too obv

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Without remembering the FF example offhand, is that "medley" you're talking about or Abbey Road-esque suites? Because medleys have always seemed more like performance devices more than artistic statements to me...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

Well, I'd say they do both the traditional medleys (these more in concert) and the suites (more on the recordings).

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Destiny's Child was totally in medley mode last night. Prince and R. Kelly do it, too.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

echh...medleys. the perennial concert cop-out!

― latebloomer's rectal mocha latte (latebloomer), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:34 (twenty years ago)

I recall reading that on her last, pre-pregnancy tour, Britney did a medley of her "early" hits (One More Time, Oops etc) in an ironically dismissive "swing" arrangement.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

My band has done a gospel medley of the five or so songs we know that all use the same changes: I'll Fly Away, Down by the Riverside, This Little Light o' Mine, Glory Glory, Jesus on the Mainline, etc.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:42 (twenty years ago)

What About the Zeppelin Medley Goddammit

― Jamey Lewis (Jameys Burning), Thursday, 18 August 2005 01:45 (twenty years ago)

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