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This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16. [1]
"Everything in its Right Place" is an electronic song featuring synthesiser and digitally manipulated vocals. [16] It uses unusual time signatures and mixed modes, staples of Radiohead's songwriting. [17] O'Brien observed that it lacks the crescendos of Radiohead's previous songs. [12] ABC.net described it as "dissonant" and "ominous". [16]
Most time signatures consist of two numerals, one stacked above the other: The lower numeral indicates the note value that the signature is counting. This number is always a power of 2 (unless the time signature is irrational), usually 2, 4 or 8, but less often 16 is also used, usually in Baroque music. 2 corresponds to the half note (minim), 4 to the quarter note (crotchet), 8 to the eighth ...
Roger Waters' bassline, described by Adrian Ashton as "one of the most memorable classic bass riffs ever recorded." [ 2 ] " Money " is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd from their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Written by Roger Waters, it opened side two of the original album. Released as a single, it became the band's first hit in ...
Lupang Hinirang. " Lupang Hinirang " ("Chosen Land"), originally titled in Spanish as " Marcha Nacional Filipina " ("Philippine National March"), and commonly and informally known by its incipit " Bayang Magiliw " ("Beloved Country"), is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics ...
The song's verse/chorus sections alternate time signatures, 6 4 to 7 4 (13 8), while the intro and bridge sections are in 4 4 and 5 4 (9 4). The riff written by Rutherford on which the song was largely based was originally much slower, but it was transformed with help from Phil Collins.
Music video. "Karma Police" on YouTube. " Karma Police " is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 25 August 1997 as the second single from their third studio album, OK Computer (1997). It reached number one in Iceland and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it reached number 14 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song uses 4/4, 5/8, 5/4, 9/8, 11/8, 3/4, and 6/4 time signatures [2] and is characterised by its aggressive riffs. [3] The song also features unconventional percussion instruments [4] and polyrhythms. [5] The name of the song is a reference to the Rosetta Stone. [3]