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E. Spaceman

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« on: 11 Feb 2006, 22:12 »
So, what are your favourite songs which make use of a string section? Try to mention songs not by string sections (Kronos Quartet, Apocalyptica, Bond) but if you really like them feel free to do it.

Some of my faves:
    There is a Light that Never Goes Out - The Smiths
    Lucky Man - The Verve
    Ocean Rain - Echo and the Bunnymen
    Stop Your Crying - Spiritualized[/list:u]

    PS The first person to say November Rain loses (kidding)
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« Reply #1 on: 11 Feb 2006, 22:22 »
REM - Drive
REM - Nightswimming
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
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« Reply #2 on: 11 Feb 2006, 22:30 »
the entirety of Melody Nelson
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« Reply #3 on: 11 Feb 2006, 22:45 »
Dream Theater's Octavarium has a backing orchestra in parts, as does Symphony X's The Odyssey.
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« Reply #4 on: 12 Feb 2006, 00:36 »
Sufjan Stevens - The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!!


And Dirty Three. Everything they've ever done.
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« Reply #5 on: 12 Feb 2006, 02:17 »
Sufjan Stevens: Chicago
Wilco: Jesus, etc.
The Mountain Goats: Dilaudid

and everything by Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
There's loads more stuff on Sufjan's Illinois that have equally beautiful strings, but Chicago is the standout, for me.
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« Reply #6 on: 12 Feb 2006, 02:30 »
Nick Drake - Way to Blue
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« Reply #7 on: 12 Feb 2006, 06:53 »
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
Built to Spill - I Would Hurt a Fly
Cursive - Staying Alive
DMB - The Stone
Matt Pond PA - Snow Day
Modest Mouse - The Stars Are Projectors
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« Reply #8 on: 12 Feb 2006, 07:05 »
Pink Floyd - Fletcher Memorial Home, When The Tigers Broke Free
The Beatles - Day In The Life
Radiohead - Pyramid Song, Climing Up The Walls (I actually 'air conduct' to those songs. Seriously.)
Blur - The Universal, To The End
Oasis - Whatever, Don't Go Away
Sigur Ros - Milano
Nick Cave - countless songs - Hallelujah, Do You Love Me? (Part Two), Oh My Lord, There She Goes My Beautiful World has some on I think; I could go on. Anything with Warren Ellis playing on it, basically.
Bob Dylan - Hurricane
Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York
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« Reply #9 on: 12 Feb 2006, 08:31 »
Zappa's orchestral stuff. So great.
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« Reply #10 on: 12 Feb 2006, 10:11 »
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Sigur Ros - Milano

How could I forget that? Great song.
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Re: Favourite Songs with Strings
« Reply #11 on: 12 Feb 2006, 10:32 »
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(Kronos Quartet, Apocalyptica, Bond)


Yikes, that's one eclectic freaking mix of string quartets!  Also, Kronos Quartet doesn't actually write (or arrange) anything, so there could be no pieces by them.

Anyways, here's mine:
Led Zepplin - Kashmir (it's supposed to be a string patch...I think)
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
and that's about it, except for one that deserves mentioning even though it's originally written for a string quartet:
Beethoven's late string quartets.  They're absolutely incredible, and if anyone tells me that it's really sad he never heard them (like my dad does), I'm going to be upset.  Of course he heard them.  He just never heard them performed.
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Re: Favourite Songs with Strings
« Reply #12 on: 12 Feb 2006, 10:48 »
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Yikes, that's one eclectic freaking mix of string quartets!  Also, Kronos Quartet doesn't actually write (or arrange) anything, so there could be no pieces by them.

Anyways, here's mine:
Led Zepplin - Kashmir (it's supposed to be a string patch...I think)
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
and that's about it, except for one that deserves mentioning even though it's originally written for a string quartet:
Beethoven's late string quartets.  They're absolutely incredible, and if anyone tells me that it's really sad he never heard them (like my dad does), I'm going to be upset.  Of course he heard them.  He just never heard them performed.



Well, out of those three quartets I only like Kronos, and their performances could very well be on the thread. Mother Nozipo  especially.


Kashmir is indeed great, unfortunately in my mind it will always be tainted by Puff Daddy's raping.
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Re: Favourite Songs with Strings
« Reply #13 on: 12 Feb 2006, 10:53 »
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Puff Daddy's raping.


*stuffs fingers in his ears*  LALALALALALALALAAAAA!  PUFF DADDY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO KASHMIR!  LALALALALALALA!
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« Reply #14 on: 12 Feb 2006, 12:48 »
American English, Idlewild.

Mmm.
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« Reply #15 on: 12 Feb 2006, 13:41 »
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane I
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Hotel Particulier

more to come, maybe
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« Reply #16 on: 12 Feb 2006, 19:01 »
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Try to mention songs not by string sections

Would that rule out Charles Mingus?

Custard - Ladies and Gentlemen
A lot of Nick Cave
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« Reply #17 on: 12 Feb 2006, 19:05 »
Well. I like Pavement.

They use guitars!
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« Reply #18 on: 12 Feb 2006, 19:43 »
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Would that rule out Charles Mingus?


Mingus only played in an actual string section in school, and back then he played cello.  Plus he never composed any music during that period.
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« Reply #19 on: 12 Feb 2006, 23:53 »
That's not entirely what I meant but I'm too hot and hungry to explain (or think).
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