Jeff Klopmeyer Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 No way does a bridge require lyrics. A section of a song with or without a lyric or an instrumental solo that is seperated from the rest of the song is a bridge, for sure. No words needed. - jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by Jeff Da Weasel: No way does a bridge require lyrics. A section of a song with or without a lyric or an instrumental solo that is seperated from the rest of the song is a bridge, for sure. No words needed.Absolutely. What constitutes a bridge is open to debate. I hear a lot of musicians referring to a section of music as a "break", while I might call it a bridge. Here's one: Can a bridge consist of nothing more than a key change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimean Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Judas Priest: "You've Got Another Thing Coming" In this world we're living here We have our share of sorrows The answer now is don't give in To any foreign use of power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokkerv2.0 Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Ok... if it's not like the chorus... and it's not like the verse, it's gotta be the bridge, right? Hell... as long as I don't have to pay a toll... I'm all over it. Great examples so far! If I ever stop drinking... I'll try and think of one! Ricky Click on some ads once in a while!! --------------> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 In Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind", you know the 2 bars with the "Ooh-ooh-ooh" vocals that precede the guitar solo (over the changes of the chorus)? Is that a bridge? Words or no words, it's a bridge. One of my all-time favorite bridges is the middle section of Steely Dan Aja - Wayne Shorter and Steve Gadd taking pop music to a new level. Here's one: Can a bridge consist of nothing more than a key change? I'd say no. It has to contain at least a note of alternative content. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Wendy and Lisa - "Don't Try to Tell Me" yeah it's obscure but I really dig that bridge http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by Dan South: If you can play that bass solo convincingly, you ARE the man.If you can play it flawlessly WITHOUT A PICK, you are the man. If you use a pick. You are a guitarist playing bass. ...not that there's anything wrong with that. So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 I'm with all y'all on the Rush comments. Wish I could sing it AND play it at the same time. As for the topic at hand, Todd Rundgren is pretty good for a classic middle-eight. Take "Love is the Answer" to name just one from his "difficult/Utopia" period. J. Eliot Howe (Chief Gear-Pimp) Guitaravenue L.L.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Nightshade Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Here's a truly great one: "One Rainy Wish"- Jimi Hendrix. "I have never laid eyes on you..." This time the bridge has a totally different character to the rest of the song, and just takes off running... That's one of my all time favorite Hendrix tunes- why is it so seemingly obscure? A WOP BOP A LU BOP, A LOP BAM BOOM! "There is nothing I regret so much as my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" -Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It would depend on the way the change is used. In Thomas Dolby`s `Wind Power`, there`s a key change which is indeed a bridge-but ONLY because the song returns to its original key after that. Most songs modulate and then ride out on the change, that wouldn`t qualify. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneverstuck Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by skipclone 1: It would depend on the way the change is used. In Thomas Dolby`s `Wind Power`, there`s a key change which is indeed a bridge-but ONLY because the song returns to its original key after that. Most songs modulate and then ride out on the change, that wouldn`t qualify.I agree about key changes. When I think of a successful version of this, I think of Ravel's Bolero. Not pop and not really a bridge, but the definitive use of a key change for impact -- wakes you up before the pie-in-the-face ending. Years ago I was writing a Michael Bolton parody and forced myself to listen to a few of his songs. In one song he had a bridge and then a key change. And an octave change. Unfortunately, he didn't explode at the end of the song. Deef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerOceanwaySlave Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Madonna and Patrick Leonard "Live to tell" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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