Hey, it’s been over four years since I’ve posted this and I’ve got so many new Facebook musician Friends, I thought I’d post it again and see what sort of lists we get. “In light of the Bucket Lists that always seem to be circulating, I decided to come up with my own list and I’m calling it “The Goosebump Moments”. These are the moments in a song that give you chills, make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and give you- yes, goosebumps. This is my list of 10 Goosebump moments. Although I could probably come up with many, many more- these are the first ten that popped into my mind, and I haven’t even touched on some of my favorite songs and songwriters yet. OK, here is the list below, in no particular order. Meanwhile feel free to make up your own list and post it here: 1.The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Robbie Robertson 1969- when Rick Danko goes for the high harmony note (a 9th) on the word “night” in the final chorus. https://youtube/watch?v=-o0NUroayY0 2.Respect, Otis Redding 1965- The modulation out of the sax solo back into the verse of the Aretha Franklin version has to be one of the most perfect moments in pop music. A brilliant arrangement. https://youtube/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0 3.Fingertips Pt.2, Stevie Wonder 1963- The “encore” at the end of the tune when Stevie comes back on stage and several musicians, who are unaware of what is happening are caught off guard to the point where bassist Larry Moses is heard begging “What key?” What key?” The band launches back into the song and the crowd goes crazy. A spine tingling moment. https://youtube/watch?v=hjCfRvcXuY0 4.Jaws Theme, John Williams, 1975- The harp glissando and the 11 note violin theme immediately following the opening crunching bass pattern. The power and elegance of the shark is immediately visualized by that simple line. https://youtube/watch?v=A9QTSyLwd4w 5.So Long, Fats Domino, Pickwick SPC 3111, 1956- The soprano sax solo builds to an astounding climax and is probably an indication of how exciting the early Fats Domino concerts must have been. (Unfortunately, this version is not on YouTube. Just take my word for it. ;^) 6.Evil Hearted You, Graham Gouldman, 1966- The Yardirds recording of this song contains some of Jeff Becks best guitar work. The lick he plays in the songs bridge was like nothing anyone had ever heard in 1966. https://youtube/watch?v=Y45aHGWoQGs 7.Waka Jawaka (title track), Frank Zappa, 1972 – Just before the drum solo at around the 7:00 mark, the horn section tears it up with a beautifully arranged section that makes you step back and say “Wow!” https://youtube/watch?v=z-lbVtsTK3E 8.Things We Said Today, Lennon/McCartney, 1964- When Paul sings “Love is here to stay and that’s enough….” in the bridge, the Bb chord transition back to the verse in A minor is absolutely perfect. https://youtube/watch?v=Ox0p9chV6WM 9.Old Man River, Kern/Hammerstein, 1927- The William Warfield version from the 1951 MGM film has an astonishing climax as the final verse slowly builds to a virtual explosion of emotion. https://youtube/watch?v=beJAc2WjcHM 10.Light My Fire, Robbie Krieger, 1967- As Robbie wraps up his guitar solo at the end of the long version and Densmore’s drums start going wild until suddenly- WAP! We’re right back into Ray Manzarek’s calliope organ intro and then a hush as Morrison sings the verse again. https://youtube/watch?v=LY1l8T2Lcl0
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:12:53 +0000
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