tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post6492131759615637075..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending" - Tears For Fears Song AnalysisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-79099280858289537842011-03-03T08:14:10.393-08:002011-03-03T08:14:10.393-08:00I couldn't agree more, very well executed. Alo...I couldn't agree more, very well executed. Along the lines of several songs by XTC.<br /><br />Thanks for your blog and your books!<br /><br />Steve.awesome_wellsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-77514167172488728802011-03-02T04:29:16.570-08:002011-03-02T04:29:16.570-08:00Ok, thanks.
As for suggestions for other songs to ...Ok, thanks.<br />As for suggestions for other songs to analyze, I'd love to hear your take on "Some kind of nature" by Gorillaz. The whole album is exceptionally well arranged and written imho.Dirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-82428108377238924122011-03-01T09:24:19.960-08:002011-03-01T09:24:19.960-08:00Dirk,
The piano in the verse is more of a foundati...Dirk,<br />The piano in the verse is more of a foundation element. Sometimes elements do cross-over though. The whole idea is to keep them to a maximum of 5.<br /><br />I'm not hearing the acoustic guitar in the intro, but I'm not listening on my big monitors. The MP3 compression doesn't help much either. It would probably be the rhythm component if it's there.<br /><br />A countermelody isn't always necessarily a fill. It all depends in how it's used.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-12754111433460899032011-03-01T08:25:27.114-08:002011-03-01T08:25:27.114-08:00So many Beatles parallels. The BGV's in intro ...So many Beatles parallels. The BGV's in intro remind me of Lennon. The alarm clock reminds me of A Day In The Life. The unexpected bass lines in places where a more conservative bassist might have just played the root reminds me of McCartney. "All your love will shine on everyone" is a Beatles paraphrase. Then you have that middle section ("darkness of the day") sounds like something out of McCartney's self-titled 1970 album.<br /><br />Very interesting comment you made about the chorus actually being anticlimactic compared to the verse - the opposite of the usual - but used to great musical effect.<br /><br />Great observations, thanks Bobby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-51940557097968476182011-03-01T05:09:11.519-08:002011-03-01T05:09:11.519-08:00Hi Bobby,
I'm wondering as which arrangement e...Hi Bobby,<br />I'm wondering as which arrangement element the piano in the verse could be considered?<br />And also, I think I can hear an accoustic guitar in the intro. Is that a rhythmic element or part of the foundation?<br />And last but not least, does a countermelody always fall in the fill category?<br /><br />Btw your blogs are great, and I ecpecially like the song analysis.Dirknoreply@blogger.com