Mark Wadsworth: Songs that are the same all the way through

Friday, 18 June 2010

Listen to the bass guitar on Free fallin' by Tom Petty. Genius. I wonder whether there's a Tom petty tribute band somewhere called 'Future Dogs'?

Anonymous said...: Wow, that video brings back so many memories I didn't even realize I had.

I don't get the genius bass line bit though??; 18 June 2010 at 19:57
Mark Wadsworth said...: GX, the bass line is more or less exactly the same phrase all the way through. There's no verse/chorus distinction, there's no middle eight, nothing.; 18 June 2010 at 20:58
Anonymous said...: So... the genius remark was facetious?; 18 June 2010 at 22:33
Mark Wadsworth said...: GX, I don't know how often you've heard the song before, but just take a guitar or preferably a bass guitar and play along to it.

Although it sounds like a proper song that follows The Rules (intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, middle eight, solo, verse, chorus to fade) actually it is nothing of the sort - it transcends that and is The Same All The Way Through. See also 'Who do you love' by Bo Diddley which is just one chord all the way through.; 18 June 2010 at 23:54
assegai mike said...: As a seriously crap but enthusiastic home guitarist, I love this song! Along with much else of Tom's oevre.; 19 June 2010 at 05:43
Anonymous said...: Oh, I see -- you really do think it was genius.

Fascinating!; 19 June 2010 at 10:45

Friday, 18 June 2010