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Wednesday 20 February 2013
Number One in the UK 40 years ago
Sweet - Blockbuster - Possibly the most recognisable pop song intro ever?
40 years ago, god that makes me feel old. I remember this Top of the Pops appearance as if it was yesterday.
Oddly Jean Genie was the last song I played before going to sleep last night! There are similarities I agree but they are actually generally quite different. There's certainly room to love them both.
I found this explanation which you might appreciate: 'Also the riffs are slightly different with The Jean Genie's riff being "bowmp bowmp bowmp buh-DAH-duh" whereas "Blockbuster"s is "ba-domp ba-domp ba-domp ba-DA-duh".' Thanks to http://www.5years.com/encyj.htm
\not as goog as the Bowie version of the same song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQo6zpVzt8
ReplyDeleteOddly Jean Genie was the last song I played before going to sleep last night! There are similarities I agree but they are actually generally quite different. There's certainly room to love them both.
ReplyDeleteI found this explanation which you might appreciate: 'Also the riffs are slightly different with The Jean Genie's riff being "bowmp bowmp bowmp buh-DAH-duh" whereas "Blockbuster"s is "ba-domp ba-domp ba-domp ba-DA-duh".' Thanks to http://www.5years.com/encyj.htm
"ba-domp" is just a "bowmp" with a short anacrusis, and I am not sure the extra note is really added on "bdomps" 2 & 3.
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