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February 7, 2009 8:34 AM Subscribe
Trying to find good music with end-of-the-song refrain loops.
I'm trying to find good songs like Tupac's "Lost Souls" where at the end of the song the refrain gets repeated again and again. Scarface & The Product also have a song called "G Type" that is an ideal type of this. The last 45 seconds of the song is the music playing and the repeat of the refrain and it sounds like it could go on forever.
Sia's "Where I Belong" does this as well - the last 1:42 is the refrain repeated again and again, sung in different ways.
I might loop the file so it goes on for a half hour, I'm not sure yet, but I'm looking for good songs like this.
I'm wanting to avoid metal, country or r&b if possible. Whatcha got for me hive mind?
I'm trying to find good songs like Tupac's "Lost Souls" where at the end of the song the refrain gets repeated again and again. Scarface & The Product also have a song called "G Type" that is an ideal type of this. The last 45 seconds of the song is the music playing and the repeat of the refrain and it sounds like it could go on forever.
Sia's "Where I Belong" does this as well - the last 1:42 is the refrain repeated again and again, sung in different ways.
I might loop the file so it goes on for a half hour, I'm not sure yet, but I'm looking for good songs like this.
I'm wanting to avoid metal, country or r&b if possible. Whatcha got for me hive mind?
What immediately springs to mind for me is actually slightly different from what you've asked, so feel free to ignore - these songs have a repeated thing at the end that's not actually a refrain, it's something new that appears at the end of the tune and goes on and on:
Beck - Peaches and Cream
Simon & Garfunkel - Save the Life of my Child
I also seem to recall in Fastball's "Out of my head" they repeat the main chorus about a million times.
posted by ORthey at 9:12 AM on February 7, 2009
Beck - Peaches and Cream
Simon & Garfunkel - Save the Life of my Child
I also seem to recall in Fastball's "Out of my head" they repeat the main chorus about a million times.
posted by ORthey at 9:12 AM on February 7, 2009
Does the "Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa" at the end of Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' count?
posted by zsazsa at 9:15 AM on February 7, 2009
posted by zsazsa at 9:15 AM on February 7, 2009
Is Hey Jude like this, or have I not understood?
posted by devnull at 9:32 AM on February 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by devnull at 9:32 AM on February 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
"Computer Love" by Kraftwerk
"Lake Swimming" by Laura Veirs
"Sweet Lovin' Man" by the Magnetic Fields
"Calfskin Smack" by the Cocteau Twins
"Velouria" by Pixies
"Ageless Beauty" by Stars
"Changes" and "A Good Idea" and "JC Auto" by Sugar
"Greenman" and "Senses Working Overtime" and "Jason and the Argonauts" by XTC
More of a long coda than a repeated refrain, per se:
"Beatrice" by Francine
"Let Down" by Radiohead
"Morning Glory" by Versus
"Blue Line Swinger" by Yo La Tengo
and "Katy Song" by Red House Painters does this for what feels like six hours.
posted by mykescipark at 10:35 AM on February 7, 2009
"Lake Swimming" by Laura Veirs
"Sweet Lovin' Man" by the Magnetic Fields
"Calfskin Smack" by the Cocteau Twins
"Velouria" by Pixies
"Ageless Beauty" by Stars
"Changes" and "A Good Idea" and "JC Auto" by Sugar
"Greenman" and "Senses Working Overtime" and "Jason and the Argonauts" by XTC
More of a long coda than a repeated refrain, per se:
"Beatrice" by Francine
"Let Down" by Radiohead
"Morning Glory" by Versus
"Blue Line Swinger" by Yo La Tengo
and "Katy Song" by Red House Painters does this for what feels like six hours.
posted by mykescipark at 10:35 AM on February 7, 2009
Response by poster: To answer the genre question, I'm looking for more hip hoppy stuff, but trying to be open to other stuff.
posted by cashman at 10:40 AM on February 7, 2009
posted by cashman at 10:40 AM on February 7, 2009
My list will be completely useless for someone starting from hip-hop. Abort!
posted by mykescipark at 10:52 AM on February 7, 2009
posted by mykescipark at 10:52 AM on February 7, 2009
Response by poster: Sure it will be. I listen to all kinds of music.
posted by cashman at 11:13 AM on February 7, 2009
posted by cashman at 11:13 AM on February 7, 2009
Animal Collective songs do this a lot. Check out the albums Sung Tungs, Merriweather Post Pavilion, and Strawberry Jam.
Also, the song "Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" by Jim O'Rourke has the same lines ("Women of the world take over, 'Cause if you don't the world will come to an end, And it won't take long") repeating throughout in harmony over a droning, 9 minute folk song.
posted by rabbitsnake at 11:44 AM on February 7, 2009
Also, the song "Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" by Jim O'Rourke has the same lines ("Women of the world take over, 'Cause if you don't the world will come to an end, And it won't take long") repeating throughout in harmony over a droning, 9 minute folk song.
posted by rabbitsnake at 11:44 AM on February 7, 2009
Well, this definitely skews towards metal, but my favorite one of these end-of-song repeating refrains comes from Jello Biafra/DOA; The end of Full Metal Jackoff has the band repeatedly shouting "Ollie! For president! He'll get things done!"
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 3:19 PM on February 7, 2009
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 3:19 PM on February 7, 2009
Oh yeah, the Police, Message in a Bottle. "Sending out an SOS..." ad infinitum.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 3:21 PM on February 7, 2009
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 3:21 PM on February 7, 2009
I don't know whether you consider it R&B, but "As" by Stevie Wonder meets these criteria, and is awesome.
posted by staggernation at 5:43 PM on February 7, 2009
posted by staggernation at 5:43 PM on February 7, 2009
You could prob loop the last 35 seconds of Kool Moe Dee "Wild Wild West" for a while..
Grind Mode I'm So High
Foxy Brown Oh Yeah
posted by citron at 11:41 PM on February 8, 2009
Grind Mode I'm So High
Foxy Brown Oh Yeah
posted by citron at 11:41 PM on February 8, 2009
Crime Mob maybe? Rock yo hips, Hated on Mostly, Nuk if you Buck
Jadakiss "Knock yourself out"
posted by citron at 12:16 AM on February 9, 2009
Jadakiss "Knock yourself out"
posted by citron at 12:16 AM on February 9, 2009
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"Lady Writer" -- Dire Straits
What genres are you looking for?
posted by katrielalex at 8:55 AM on February 7, 2009