The Song Association Game

T.C. Elliott · February 16, 2014, 08:58:10 PM

Stolen from a friend (Tim Wille) over at FAWM this is kind of a cool way to make a unique song playlist.

I mention a song, and you mention something that can connect that song to another song - be it stylistically, thematically, lyrically or just via your own personal experience. The next person goes from there.

Please, if it isn't obvious, tell us how it connects. For instance if someone listed "When the levee breaks" - Led Zeppelin and the next person said "American Pie" - Don McLean you might add the line of lyric in the song that mentions the levee.

I'll start:

Holding Back The Years - Simply Red

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eKiYwhWMHo

64Guitars · February 16, 2014, 09:52:58 PM

Great idea TC. I think this will be fun.

"Holding Back the Years" has a similar opening chord progression to Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXq81-cGJr4

Saijinn Maas · February 16, 2014, 10:32:37 PM

"I Saw the Light" and Manfred Mann's "Blinded By the Light" have both apparently looked into the light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBifX0H3yg

steelguitar · February 16, 2014, 10:47:24 PM

The debut electric piano of Manfred Mann's "Blinded By the Light" make me think to the piano of Supertramp... Same rythm, near sound... Sorry, no you tube link, so :

http://www.wat.tv/video/supertramp-dreamer-3o81l_2wg0h_.html

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Geir · February 17, 2014, 01:45:32 AM

Supertramp:
" ... there's not a lot I can do"

David Bowie- Space Oddity:
" ... there's nothing I can do"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP6xBFyA_aw