Question of the Week

My friend Jordan recommended the Boxer album by The National and it’s indeed quite good, particular the first song, Fake Empires. What I love about this song is how the horn section surfaces towards the end — though it’s at first unexpected, it fits perfectly and really elevates the song.

The National – Fake Empires

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Another song that comes to my mind with this characteristic, although decidedly less optimistic sounding as Fake Empires, is Rob Dougan’s pensive Drinking Song.

Rob Dougan – Drinking Song

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The waltz melody that emerges at the end is not quite expected….but somehow works.

So my question of the week: what song(s) do you know of that have this trait?

5 Comments »

  1. erin Said,

    May 5, 2009 @ 10:06 am

    Parting of the Sensory- Modest Mouse

  2. Donny Katz Said,

    May 5, 2009 @ 10:19 am

    Radiohead – You and Whose Army?

    and I also started listening to The National recently and Fake Empires was my favorite song of theirs. Jordan applauded me for that.

  3. Sachi Said,

    May 5, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

    Hey, they played Fake Empire at the end of the pilot of Southland. Cool.

    Amie – Damian Rice

  4. erin Said,

    May 6, 2009 @ 1:18 pm

    Also,

    Une Sans Lumiere – Arcade Fire

  5. Saket Vora » Hey, I’m not the only one Said,

    February 18, 2010 @ 6:18 am

    [...] while back, I posed a question about what songs you like that have a characteristic of something that suddenly appears in the song [...]

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