Are there songs where you only like part of it?

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Are there songs where you only like part of it?

Postby pcqgod » 30 Mar 2021, 02:59

I don't mean like if you hate a song but you might like, for example, a bass line, or one lyric, or any component. I mean a song where you hate everything you're hearing and then there's a part where you're liking everything you're hearing.

I was listening to the Bread song "Lost Without Your Love" the other day and thinking "God, this is dreadful proto-power ballad schmaltz at its worst," but then I was surprised by the joyful, bouncy, Beatle-esque instrumental section, and then disappointed when it returned to being a schmaltzy proto-power ballad. Ever had a similar experience with a song?
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Postby trans-chigley express » 30 Mar 2021, 05:40

I like the middle section of Land of Confusion by Genesis but the minutes before and after are fucking dreadful.

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Postby trans-chigley express » 30 Mar 2021, 05:42

I used to only like the "Weekend World" section of Nantucket Sleighride but the rest of the song has actually grown on me considerably over the years so doesn't really count anymore.

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Postby trans-chigley express » 30 Mar 2021, 05:44

The atmospheric opening minute or so of Money For Nothing is really good. The rest isn't.

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Postby GoogaMooga » 30 Mar 2021, 06:11

Well, the classic example would be "Stairway to Heaven", wouldn't it? That's the first song that comes to mind. You'll never guess which part I don't like.

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Postby GoogaMooga » 30 Mar 2021, 06:25

Second one,"Piggies" - I only like the instrumental backing, not the vocals, and certainly not the snorting.

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Postby Jimbly » 30 Mar 2021, 14:52

Mr Blue Sky by ELO. I hate the song apart from the coda at the end.
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Postby ChrisB » 30 Mar 2021, 16:01

Love the intro to "Sylvia" by Focus. Unfortunately, it is then followed by the most insipid melody. The Shadows were more imaginative.

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Re: Are there songs where you only like part of it?

Postby robertff » 30 Mar 2021, 16:44

Think it's fair enough to say Googa I either like songs or I don't, part ofs don't come into it.



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Postby Brickyard Jack » 30 Mar 2021, 16:53

I think the intro and verse to A new flame by simply red are interesting, and the chorus is really boring and uninteresting - but exposure to their other songs demonstrates that boring and uninteresting is the default.

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Postby GoogaMooga » 30 Mar 2021, 17:12

robertff wrote:Think it's fair enough to say Googa I either like songs or I don't, part ofs don't come into it.



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Sure, we can go by that. But I really am on the fence with Stairway. Have been for years.
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Postby pcqgod » 30 Mar 2021, 18:25

GoogaMooga wrote:Well, the classic example would be "Stairway to Heaven", wouldn't it? That's the first song that comes to mind. You'll never guess which part I don't like.

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The part they ripped off from Spirit?
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Postby GoogaMooga » 30 Mar 2021, 19:11

pcqgod wrote:The part they ripped off from Spirit?


I never knew about any Spirit swipe, but what I meant was the freak-out at the end.
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Postby pcqgod » 30 Mar 2021, 19:14

Jimbly wrote:Mr Blue Sky by ELO. I hate the song apart from the coda at the end.


Interesting. It is a good coda, to be sure.
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Postby pcqgod » 31 Mar 2021, 06:18

"Valeri" by The Monkees is another good example for me. The chorus is great, but the verses are just terribly generic both in melody and lyrics. Also, the part where they sing "They call her Valerie" seems dumb to me. If that's her name, why wouldn't they call her that?
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Postby frimley_greener » 31 Mar 2021, 07:21

Definately.....the "fade ins/outs" from both sides of Dark side of the moon.
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Re: Are there songs where you only like part of it?

Postby Darkness_Fish » 31 Mar 2021, 15:51

Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out", the song that appears to be playing at the start sounds interesting. Then it breaks down into ..... that .... *holds nose*

Killing Joke's "Song and Dance". Starts off like it's going to be an absolute classic, then dribbles into a middle-aged crisis.
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Postby The Slider » 31 Mar 2021, 16:30

My Brave Face has a brilliant verse and a terrible chorus
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Postby The Slider » 31 Mar 2021, 16:31

And the intro to My Sweet Lord is great.
Then he starts his wretched, miserable whining
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Re: Are there songs where you only like part of it?

Postby Six String » 31 Mar 2021, 21:00

The bass line in Macca’s Silly Love Songs. The song is, to quote Neil Young “a piece of crap.”
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