Ballet For A Rainy Day |
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Ballet For A Rainy Day |
 Dec 19 2011, 05:50 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,109 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Somewhere...out there. Member No.: 61  |
I always list this song as one of my very favorites. But I never see it on anybody else's list. Is there something wrong with me? Hey, if loving it is wrong, I don't want to be right.*
*Thanks to Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson (Stax Records). |
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Dec 19 2011, 08:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 474 Joined: 12-February 09 From: Pervginia Member No.: 33 |
ditto what Simp said.
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Dec 20 2011, 03:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 24-February 09 From: USA Member No.: 81 |
I just love the drumming and the drum sound on this one too!
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Dec 20 2011, 04:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 12-February 09 From: Springfield, IL USA Member No.: 26 |
I think "Ballet" gets ignored because, while very pretty, she gets overshadowed by her almost as pretty but much sexier sister song, "1000 Umbrellas."
If my memory serves me well, I think the Forum members voted '!000 Umbrellas" their favorite off of Skylarking in one of the polls MaxP used to run on the old Forum. This post has been edited by Brian: Dec 20 2011, 04:52 PM |
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Dec 20 2011, 04:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Administrators Posts: 473 Joined: 11-February 09 Member No.: 4 |
I really like the middle section of BALLET,which came out with more dream energy than I thought it had to start with.
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Dec 20 2011, 07:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,109 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Somewhere...out there. Member No.: 61 |
QUOTE (Andy Partridge @ Dec 20 2011, 09:50 AM)  I really like the middle section of BALLET,which came out with more dream energy than I thought it had to start with. Agreed! Love the layered vocals in that section, and I think the energy carries through to the rest of the song, with the little added harmonies here and there. Brilliant. And no offense to 1000 Umbrellas (whom I also love), but Ballet will always be the apple of my eye. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Dec 21 2011, 07:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 27-March 09 Member No.: 131 |
I would definitely list Ballet as one of my top 10 XTC songs. I love how the cymbals are used to sound like rain (have I read that somewhere before?, or is that an actual observation of mine?)
This post has been edited by Retrocanary: Dec 21 2011, 07:11 PM |
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Feb 25 2012, 11:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 19-February 09 From: Preston, Lancs. Member No.: 73 |
QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 20 2011, 04:42 PM) If my memory serves me well, I think the Forum members voted '!000 Umbrellas" their favorite off of Skylarking in one of the polls MaxP used to run on the old Forum. You are correct on this, 1000 Umbrellas was voted the favourite song. |
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