🎵 Monthly Song Challenge 🎵
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Whiskeyjack
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
I know I'm twisting the intent of the prompt here, but I can't resist conventional songs being played on unconventional instruments.
Like this adaptation of A-Ha's "Take On Me" on a fairground organ.
I know I'm twisting the intent of the prompt here, but I can't resist conventional songs being played on unconventional instruments.
Like this adaptation of A-Ha's "Take On Me" on a fairground organ.
UnquietDreams
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
A hot little bit of sweaty Southern gothic. Delta Rae uses both a heavy chain as well as sticks on a metal garbage can as the primary instrument, along with other percussive touches. There are a couple of different videos for this, including the official one, which adds the audio from four members of the Historically Black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma's stepping team. It is worth watching. But I like this live version for its rawness as well as Conan's reaction.
"Bottom of the River," Delta Rae
A hot little bit of sweaty Southern gothic. Delta Rae uses both a heavy chain as well as sticks on a metal garbage can as the primary instrument, along with other percussive touches. There are a couple of different videos for this, including the official one, which adds the audio from four members of the Historically Black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma's stepping team. It is worth watching. But I like this live version for its rawness as well as Conan's reaction.
"Bottom of the River," Delta Rae
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MissLabelled
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
I know a banjo isn't really "unconventional" but I had stumbled onto this song years ago and what better day to share it. It's so cute and pleasant.
My Gay Banjo - Limp Wrists and a Steady Hand
I know a banjo isn't really "unconventional" but I had stumbled onto this song years ago and what better day to share it. It's so cute and pleasant.
My Gay Banjo - Limp Wrists and a Steady Hand
Cjbdd
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Never heard this before.....this is great...love it!
orangecurious
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The strange thing about today... a gong, theremin, kazoo, fairground organ, digeridoo, singing saw... etc... all sound perfectly normal for me!
aussiegeekygal
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
This song hasn't aged well, but that aside; Rolf Harris invented the use of the wobble board in his music and it's so quintessentially Australian
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris
This song hasn't aged well, but that aside; Rolf Harris invented the use of the wobble board in his music and it's so quintessentially Australian
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris
vagrantx
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
Hi everyone! With summer about, I've been neglecting this thread, (and PM's, and Shenanigans...) sorry about that!
Summers in Sweden are short, sweet, and wonderful. They're constantly shifting between sun and rain, between sweltering heat and freezing cold, between fire and ice. Have to catch the rays while they're out and about.
On that note; here's some Italian mandolin- and pan flute metal for all you wonderful litsters!
Rhapsody - Danza di Fuoco e Giaccho (A dance of fire and ice)
Hi everyone! With summer about, I've been neglecting this thread, (and PM's, and Shenanigans...) sorry about that!
Summers in Sweden are short, sweet, and wonderful. They're constantly shifting between sun and rain, between sweltering heat and freezing cold, between fire and ice. Have to catch the rays while they're out and about.
On that note; here's some Italian mandolin- and pan flute metal for all you wonderful litsters!
Rhapsody - Danza di Fuoco e Giaccho (A dance of fire and ice)
curious_slut
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Day 14: A song that uses an unconventional instrument
Kiki Rockwell - Cup Runneth Over
BreukelenAnima
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sleigh bells --- in one of the greatest love songs ever, "God Only Knows"
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orangecurious
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the greatest christmas record ever - sleigh bells on every track, i believe!
curious_slut
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I liked this a lot more than I expected. Off topic, but my crush on Conan shows no signs of ever going away
Mandolin and pan flute?! Hell yeah
It's a fairly hot day here so I'll pass on the fuoco, bring on the ghiaccio
Nice choice I wonder if it sitar on Paint it Black would count as well
Motown
love it
orangecurious
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Day 15 :A song you like that's a Cover
Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil
When a song takes over from the original... Elizabeth Fraser's vocals are THE version of this song now, her wrong words now form the song. It's hard to think this isn't the original, it just deems so "right"
"swim to me, let me enfold you"
Stunning
Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil
When a song takes over from the original... Elizabeth Fraser's vocals are THE version of this song now, her wrong words now form the song. It's hard to think this isn't the original, it just deems so "right"
"swim to me, let me enfold you"
Stunning
