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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | How about Burt Reynolds 'Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial'? |
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Location: closely held secret | Wasn't that pretty much his trademark? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by Weaser P:
"That Thing You Do" is a great tune written by the Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne. He was asked to write a tune that had that 60's vibe and period lyrics for the movie and, for a guy who wasn't even born back then, he absolutely nailed it. How true!
As I'm trying memorize this I realize that it has about every 60's cliche you can think of.
Major to Minor Chord changes, an extra litte bridge like Pretty Women, a place for a scream, and a very Beatle like last chord. And I'm sure there are more.
Then, a few layers down, there's some thought provoking sexual innuendo.... Just what is that thing she does??? |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Just what is that thing she does??? Turns the lights down low, puts on soft music, lights handheld candles, then wearing nothing but a sheer gold lame' gown, he......oh wait! That thing "SHE" does??? Nevermind, thought you were talking about Weaser. Carry on.... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Here's the writer performing a striped down version. HERE |
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Location: SoCal | Brad, I've been doing that tune for a couple of years now, just solo guitar (key of A, capo'd at the 2nd fret -- E is just way too high!), and that video gave me a few things to think about and incorporate.
People like that tune. Everybody recognizes it and when you do it and watch the people listening, you can see them bobbing their heads and singling along. You and Brian could really do it justice.... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Brad, I've been doing that tune for a couple of years now, just solo guitar I'm pretty sure there are more than three chords in that song Paul! What's up with that? |
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Location: SoCal | Not the way I do it! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | After you've been married 30+ years "that thing you do" usually refers to one of your bad habits. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Also, some kind of odor is invariably involved... |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
After you've been married 30+ years "that thing you do" usually refers to one of your bad habits. Originally posted by dark bar:
Also, some kind of odor is invariably involved...  |
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Location: closely held secret | I'm pretty sure a song played in A on a guitar capo'd at the second fret would be in the key of B... |
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Location: Texas | Maybe he is capo'ing in the other direction. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Flahdaw | He plays in A, tunes to B, and sings in D- |
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Location: Utah | D- is one half step better than F |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Hey Brad. Did you ever nail 'Overkill'? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nailed?
Well... you know how you hit a nail a little sideways and it kinda bends over? Then you tap it back sideways to get it straight but it's now weaker and it just bends again?
Yeah... I nailed it.
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I take a run at it about once a week. It's my first venture into altered tuning land. I'll get it ... sooner or later. |
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Location: Flahdaw | The best OVERKILL |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yeah... I like that one to.
Wait till you hear it in Temp's DADGAD tuning or Cliff's weird "I don't know what the hell he's doing tuning.
Overkill in DADGAD sounds complicated and artsy-fartsy but it's so easy to play.
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I don't want to start sounding like the new Andy Rooney but...
Have you ever noticed how difficult it can be to learn lyrics when all the rhymes end with... "shun"?
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Attention
Situa-shun
Complica-shun |
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Location: closely held secret | Well, see. Right there, 3 out of those 11 syllables are the same. Less to remember. |
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Location: closely held secret | I've been working on "Hills of Morning" for years. Harder than I thought, but Cockburn's stuff usually is.
Right now I'm trying to come up with an acceptable solo guitar arrangement for "Fountain of Sorrow". |
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Location: Flahdaw | Speaking of Cockburn, I tried playing "Pacing The Cage", but even though I can play and sing it, I just can't make it interesting, so I gave it up.
Seems to me that "Fountain of Sorrow" is all about the lyrics. I don't think the melody is all that outstanding to make a great solo guitar piece, jmho. |
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Location: south east Michigan | DB..
There is a message for you to find.
So take this clue and engage your mind.
To play Overkill as clear as a bell
Seek enlightenment where the suspect dwells.
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The crow flies in square circles. |
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Location: NJ | I play "Overkill" in StandardTuning with a PartialCapo.
I play "FountainOfSorrow" on th'LongNeck . . . |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by dark bar:
Seems to me that "Fountain of Sorrow" is all about the lyrics. I don't think the melody is all that outstanding to make a great solo guitar piece, jmho. Sorry, didn't mean as a "solo guitar piece", but as a song accompanied on solo guitar. There's a lot of musical nuance in it that while easily expressed on a piano, is not so easy on a guitar. At least not for me. So the accompaniment comes across as boring and drags down the whole song.
Originally posted by cliff:
I play "FountainOfSorrow" on th'LongNeck . . . That's something I hadn't tried. Thanks, Cliff! |
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