Other music

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:23 pm

What ever happened?

He jumped the shark when he appeared on Highlander and let the song be used in a Not Actually 24 Days Later but Filmed in North England Like You Give a Fuck but Malcolm McDowell Needed to Make a Car Payment So He's Here . . . for a Bit.

In the rain.

– J.D.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:45 am

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asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:52 am

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:55 am

"Nice!"

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:26 pm

Hotarubi wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:55 am "Nice!"

You're showing your age! The original was by Charlie McCoy and called "Stone Fox Chase." :)

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:51 pm

asthmatic camel wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:26 pm
Hotarubi wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:55 am "Nice!"
You're showing your age! The original was by Charlie McCoy and called "Stone Fox Chase." :)

Always thought Area Code 615 was the Japanese original. There ya go.

I only remember Bob Harris from much later repeats and the Fast Show parody.

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asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:37 am

Charlie McCoy played with Area Code 615, so you're correct. He was the harmonica player and composed the song.

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:59 am

I once met Bono. He's 4' 3".

ceptimus · Post by **ceptimus** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:10 am

asthmatic camel wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:37 am Charlie McCoy played with Area Code 615, so you're correct. He was the harmonica player and composed the song.

I just watched a YouTube tutorial on how to play it. You need at least four harmonicas* because the song keeps changing key, and almost all the notes are 'draw': that is, the player has to suck, not blow.

*I suppose you could play it on one chromatic harmonica, if you were skilled enough, but Charlie played it on regular diatonic mouth organs.

Area Code 615 was a group formed of individual session musicians, who all lived in the same (phone) area code. The dialling code was, you guessed it, 615.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:40 am

It's a bastard to play because of the key changes, (it's a bastard to play anyway!) You couldn't really do it on a chromatic: you can't "bend" the draw notes, (or bend the upper register notes by over-blowing), to get that bluesy sound.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:52 am

It works a little like this...

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:01 am

"Tune? ....this is Jazz!"

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:36 am

ceptimus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:10 am
asthmatic camel wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:37 am Charlie McCoy played with Area Code 615, so you're correct. He was the harmonica player and composed the song.
I just watched a YouTube tutorial on how to play it. You need at least four harmonicas* because the song keeps changing key, and almost all the notes are 'draw': that is, the player has to suck, not blow.

*I suppose you could play it on one chromatic harmonica, if you were skilled enough, but Charlie played it on regular diatonic mouth organs.

Area Code 615 was a group formed of individual session musicians, who all lived in the same (phone) area code. The dialling code was, you guessed it, 615.

Chromatics, of course, have their place. Have a listen to Brendan Power...

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:20 pm

They're playing my song...

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:01 am

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asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:26 am

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:17 pm

asthmatic camel wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:20 am

Hard to fathom how such a badly recorded, badly produced track got released at all.

Non-interesting factoid #471. Chas Jankel's sister and early music video pioneer Annabel, was a co-creator of Max Headroom.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:39 pm

Quite a fascinating, gifted man, though. As I recall, he had a huge cult following back in the day.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:15 am

– J.D.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:02 am

– J.D.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Wed May 04, 2022 2:28 pm

This song hit No2 in the UK charts for The Stranglers in 1982, their highest ever hit. All the DJs raved about it thinking it was about NBLs. Things changed a bit when they discovered it was about heroin. :D

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Wed May 04, 2022 2:37 pm

I can't say I was ever a Sex Pistols fan but this made me grin.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Wed May 04, 2022 8:46 pm

This one's for Doctor X.

asthmatic camel · Post by **asthmatic camel** » Sat May 07, 2022 11:33 pm

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:03 pm

Interesting fusion of East and West, old and new:

Tinna Tinh is a Vietnamese singer and actress of Czech and Vietnamese descent.

The visuals in this video are pretty stunning. Recommend full screen.