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often times i hear a section of a song and find myself saying "F me i have heard that before, whats that from."  exact quote driving home yesterday listening to come in the water by the barr brothers.  i know someone else can listen to the part i am talking about and tell me what other song sounds like it.  i cant be the only one.

part i am talking about starts about the 2:03 mark.  the ba ba ba ba ba ba progression is driving me nuts.  like those star trek worms from kahn.  do you know the reference?

 

It's a little like "Crimson & Clover", although the chords are different:

 

Travelling with a crew that blasted this every morning when they were setting up -

 

Never bothered to ask what it was, heard it a few years later and had to figure it out.

Also

 

It reminds me of this tune (1:25 mark), but since this is a deep cut, probably not what you are referencing...

 

Crimson and Clover was my first thought.

The verse and chorus of Sweet Jane have that progression (although probably in a different key).

Listen to the first half of the first verse at 0:20 to 0:23. Also check out the chorus at 1:00 to 1:11.

 

The thing about "Crimson & Clover" is that it's a classic I-V-IV chord progression (C-G-F), whereas the Barr Brothers' tune is I-V-IIm (D-A-Em).

BUT, here's the thing:  the minor II is the relative minor of the IV.  They're cousins.  Really close cousins.  Like, West Virginia close.  Or maybe Arkansas.  So what would be D-A-G (a transposition of the "Crimson & Clover" chorus) is in this case D-A-Em, and because of the close relationship between Em and G it's almost the same progression.

I still vote "Crimson & Clover".

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Thanks. JJ is right, it’s not exact but I think that’s what I’m thinking. 

I've got one for y'all. It's an intro to a song I think. It's just guitar with heavy fuzz and the melody is like the notes over the words "Hall-o-ween is cooooo-ming" in this children's song.

Might be a Reverend Horton Heat song.

 

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So here's a test . . . I heard a new Dan Auerbach song on the radio this morning, and it contains a clear arrangement nod to a big hit from the early 1980's.  No more clues for now, see if you can spot it:

 

So here's a test . . . I heard a new Dan Auerbach song on the radio this morning, and it contains a clear arrangement nod to a big hit from the early 1980's.  No more clues for now, see if you can spot it:
 


I’m hearing a “Walk of Life” style progression. Also “You Better You Bet” to a lesser extent in the melody.


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Not what I was thinking, but not bad suggestions.  I'm talking about a production/arrangement choice that is tremendously prominent in the song and which hearkens back to an older hit (for multiple artists, actually, but the biggest is the one I'm referring to).  The signature "riff", if you will.

9 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

I hear some Juice Newton Queen of Hearts going on.

 

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Yes. 

If you hadn't limited it to the early 80's, I'd have said Dylan's "If Not for You."

Celery......that Rosanna clip reminded me of these two.

Steely Dan

 

Porcaro talking about the drums on Rosanna.

 

 

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I know I started this. My mom passed last Sunday. It was neil young I believe in you I think that was it. Just one chord progression. Let’s keep this going. 

Sorry, NOMAA.  That's a tough thing to go through.

I hear what you're talking about on the Neil Young tune.

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