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It has been brought to my attention that I can barely resist songs of any genre with a decent prechorus (cf Lily Allen's Everything's just wonderful, for god's sake) or a proper outro (cf Abe Vigoda's Animal ghosts, or Built to spill's Carry the zero).

Are there particular song structures that you just can't resist?

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Is there a pessimism of the strong?..a way of suffering from the very fullness of life, a courage of the keenest sight which demands what is terrible, like an enemy against which it can test its power, from which it will learn what it means to fear?

Big pounding drum intros get me every time - Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant, New Rose by the Damned or most Redskins records being examples...

songs that have That Velvet Underground driving guitar/drum sound a-la 'Waiting for the Man' - which I first heard done well by Jesus and Mary Chain on 'Some Candy Talking' - that bit towards the end where the drums go bananas as the guitars do that Velvets thing gets to me - love bands that use that style as a 'template'.

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Has something against Spotify...

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Is there a pessimism of the strong?..a way of suffering from the very fullness of life, a courage of the keenest sight which demands what is terrible, like an enemy against which it can test its power, from which it will learn what it means to fear?

I like a memorable intro like Oh mandy, Take me out, Come on eileen - I also like an intro that starts slow and then goes nuts like The Only living boy in new cross - I guess it's all about the intro for me. Songs are like books though - you have to hook them within the first couple of lines or the interest wanes - unless it's pink floyd. Then i'll wait.

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Jarvis Cocker or David Bowie or AVB or Johnny Borrell, she isn't picky

Cavey Cocker, Cup Cake Queen, Saint Thomas.

I always look out for a strong middle-eight ... It’s a sign of a skilled songwriter. They need to be more than just a key change...

I also like a classic piano melody line: think Abba's "Money, money, money"

And - as I've mentioned before here - the Harmonica dosen't get used as much as it should

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Looks like Elijah Wood. Supports Liverpool. Likes Coldplay.

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Back off Warchild, seriously.

http://elvers.bandcamp.com/

Any new thoughts on this old thread? I stand by mine. A pounding drumbeat and add the Strangeloves - I Like Candy to the list of records I listed earlier.

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Mod Supreme, Demon Headmaster

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Definitely isn't inbred...has the GCSEs to prove it!

REVOLUTION PURITY LOVE SUICIDE ACCURACY

http://www.thesoundofconfusion.com

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Mod Supreme, Demon Headmaster

I'm surprised I spotted it. With my illness I get chronic insomnia, so I got up at 5am after zero minutes sleep and made soup. So I'm not really with it today. #Fuzzy

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Definitely isn't inbred...has the GCSEs to prove it!

REVOLUTION PURITY LOVE SUICIDE ACCURACY

http://www.thesoundofconfusion.com