# Songs where the second part doesn't match the first part **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 9, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655 "2020-12-09T17:32:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/1 "2020-12-09T17:32:54Z")
The difference can be musical or lyrical, or both. Usually the reason for this is simply, “We combined two different songs” but the reason isn’t really germane here. Classic example of “musical” would be “Layla”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TngViNw2pOo/maxresdefault.jpg "Layla") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TngViNw2pOo) A good example of “lyrical” or possibly “both” would be Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Rocket Queen,” in which the first 2/3 of the song is a funky metal number in which the lyrics describe a very sexually experienced and promiscuous woman, whereas the last third of the song becomes a tender power ballad whose lyrics end with “Don’t ever leave me/Say you’ll always be there/All I ever wanted was for you/To know that I cared”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YxW9iekNSek/maxresdefault.jpg "Rocket Queen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxW9iekNSek) Others? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/2 "2020-12-09T17:39:47Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UvUkPtSheyg/maxresdefault.jpg "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Medley / 2012 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvUkPtSheyg) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiFZGzYvYL0) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/3 "2020-12-09T17:44:59Z")
[Stairway to Heaven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHFxncb1gRY) Specifically at about 5:56. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/4 "2020-12-09T17:48:24Z")
If you include side two of Abbey Road, I think McCartney really believes in not throwing anything away. Can’t make a song work? Combine it with another! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/5 "2020-12-09T17:48:26Z")
Bohemian Rhapsody has three major (and very distinctly different) sections: the balladic first two verses, the operatic middle section, and the hard rock final section, plus the intro and outro. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/6 "2020-12-09T17:51:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Bohemian Rhapsody has three major (and very distinctly different) sections Ninja’d [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBqMbefDgys) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/7 "2020-12-09T17:52:13Z")
Genesis’s “Abacab” was overtly created from three song fragments that the band had written, which they referred to as “Section A,” “Section B,” and “Section C.” The name of the song comes from one order in which they had combined the three sections during recording (ABACAB), though the final version of the song isn’t in that order. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QbjfesCI254/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGBQgTyh_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLACiqcqvClYFVFXXbpnOAzQ1Zw6Qg "Genesis - Abacab") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjfesCI254) ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/8 "2020-12-09T18:30:22Z")
Green Day’s F.O.D. If you’re tempted to turn up the volume, you may regret it about 1:35 😉 (you could call the soft part an intro, but in that case it’s a song that’s 60% intro） [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AC7ebHkFcY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AC7ebHkFcY) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/9 "2020-12-09T18:58:52Z")
“Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand. There’s a complete change about a third of the way in. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ijk4j-r7qPA/maxresdefault.jpg "Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA) ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/10 "2020-12-09T19:25:57Z")
Meatloaf’s [Paradise by the Dashboard Lights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw) has a number of different parts. ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/11 "2020-12-09T19:37:26Z")
_You Set the Scene_ by Love has a few distinct parts within it. It’s one of my favorite songs. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-N9kGKFIAQk/maxresdefault.jpg "You Set the Scene (2015 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9kGKFIAQk) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/12 "2020-12-09T19:43:44Z")
Electric Light Orchestra’s **Mr. Blue Sky** switches gears around 3’44": [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s7dTBoW5H9k/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7dTBoW5H9k) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/13 "2020-12-09T20:38:59Z")
Similar thread: > [@Songs that change completely (and stay that way) somewhere in the song.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-change-completely-and-stay-that-way-somewhere-in-the-song/705310): > > I’m talking about songs that start out and establish a certain tune and melody and speed…and then it gets totally changed (almost to a whole new song) somewhere in it and stays like that (or continues to change) for the rest. I’m not talking about the chorus, which is different from the song, but that most songs have. I’m talking about a complete change in everything. Here’s some examples: [Take Me Out (at :56)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA)[We Are Young (at :49)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts)[Paradise By the Dashboard Light (first at 3:17 and then aga…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/14 "2020-12-09T20:46:47Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > If you include side two of Abbey Road, I think McCartney really believes in not throwing anything away. Can’t make a song work? Combine it with another! “A Day in the Life” from Sgt. Pepper was the first song that came to mind when I read the thread title. Of course it’s attributed to Lennon-McCartney, but the first and last parts are almost all Lennon (“I read the news today, oh boy”) and the middle part is almost all McCartney (“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head”). ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/15 "2020-12-09T22:01:33Z")
“Uncle Albert” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZWoGCdXT07g/hqdefault.jpg "Paul Mccartney, Uncle Albert (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWoGCdXT07g) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/16 "2020-12-09T22:45:50Z")
“Behind Blues Eyes” by the Who. Starts and goes on for a long while as an acoustic ballad, but climaxes, introduced by the mightiest power riffs Pete Townshend ever played, into thundering hard rock. It’s one of my favorite songs. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dMrImMedYRo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (HQ)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrImMedYRo) ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/17 "2020-12-09T22:53:12Z")
“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”. I’ve read that it was originally two different songs. Also, the guitar solo in “Iron Man” doesn’t really match the rest of the song. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/18 "2020-12-09T22:58:10Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > “Behind Blues Eyes” I’m not lightly embarrassed by a typo, but now I am. “Behind Blue Eyes” of course… 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/19 "2020-12-09T23:00:11Z")
I didn’t think of any of these famous ones. I thought of Anders Osborne’s “Born to Die Together”. It’s a plaintive, semi-up-tempo darkly romantic ditty that turns into a straight up fuzz-box dirge a third of the way through and drags you, wailing, to the end 10 minutes later. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gkiEwDL9PKY/maxresdefault.jpg "Anders Osborne - Born to Die Together") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkiEwDL9PKY) ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/20 "2020-12-10T00:39:46Z")
I’ll see if I can find a link, but “Oh, Well” by Fleetwood Mac fits the bill perfectly! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655.md?page=2)