Fabulous songs with fabulous bridges

October 11, 2022 5:22 AM

Short and simple - I really, really like The 30th by Billie Eilish, especially the building crescendo of the bridge (at 2:16 of the link) that ends...sort of quietly. Could you please recommend other songs that are either similar in composition or evoke the same feel? Assume no limitations re: artists/genres/language, and no prior knowledge. Thanks.
posted by Nieshka to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" has a bridge to die for. Incredibly good song.
posted by Dr. Wu at 9:12 AM on October 11, 2022

Chomsky does this quite a bit - they don't go quite so quiet because they are powerpop, but they do the ascending vocals/higher vocal/key change thing into bridges regularly. And tempo changes:

Chomsky - Herrod's Daughter


Chomsky - 15 Minutes to Rock

Frank & Walters - Underground
posted by The_Vegetables at 9:19 AM on October 11, 2022

Two songs from The New Pornographers come to mind: "Adventures in Solitude" and "Sing Me Spanish Techno."

The former is a quiet masterpiece; the latter is a driving rocker. Both feature some great harmonies and the vocal caesura that was evident in The 30th - which is an incredible song I was just introduced to today. Thanks for that!
posted by theseventhstranger at 9:23 AM on October 11, 2022

The Girl From Ipanema
posted by artdrectr at 12:24 PM on October 11, 2022

Secret Sisters - He's Fine

Loud Family - Sister Sleep this song has a lot of parts, so I'm not sure it's a bridge, but around 4:19 the intertwined vocals parts start with a rising main vocal.
posted by The_Vegetables at 7:32 AM on October 12, 2022

The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
posted by neushoorn at 8:21 AM on October 19, 2022