Results: This survey is about popular music. Sometimes we think it all sounds the same but once in a while something unique comes along.
60 years ago, a song was created from the combined efforts of the members of the Beatles, their record producer, an orchestra led by one of my relatives, various audio specialists and perhaps a dash of divine guidance. The result was a piece of music unlike anything that came before or since. There are other unique songs whose style has never been duplicated. Here are some examples. Add some of your own in the comment section.
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Here is the golden oldie that inspired this survey. It started with the contents of a morning newspaper being read over breakfast and it morphed into something spectacular. It was called "A Day In The Life." The video was taken at the finale which was turned into what was known at the time as "A Happening". (If the copyright police block the clip, you can watch it here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM Can you think of any other song that sounds like this?
Yes
12%
•
237 votes
No
43%
•
826 votes
Undecided
15%
•
290 votes
Not Applicable
29%
•
547 votes
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2.
The technology available 60 years ago was rudimentary compared to what is available today. Even 10 years after the previous example, one group that stretched it to its limits was 10cc and their song "I'm Not In Love." Can you think of another song that sounds like this?
Yes
11%
•
203 votes
No
45%
•
847 votes
Undecided
15%
•
288 votes
Not Applicable
30%
•
562 votes
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3.
There are so many unique examples from The Beatles, it hardly seems fair to give them another slot in the survey, so I will end with a song I never tire of listening to. Thunderclap Newman was a British rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman. They had a monster hit with "Something In The Air". Does this song remind you of anything other song?
Yes
13%
•
252 votes
No
39%
•
737 votes
Undecided
16%
•
303 votes
Not Applicable
32%
•
608 votes
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4.
OK, just one more. Musicians are always testing the limits of technology to come up with new sounds. Here is a song that is built around one of those new sounds. 1964's The Crying Game, by Dave Berry and The Cruisers. Does this guitar work make it sound unique?
Yes
28%
•
525 votes
No
19%
•
354 votes
Undecided
20%
•
373 votes
Not Applicable
34%
•
648 votes
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