# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/41 "2020-12-17T07:52:00Z")
“going home” and “private investigations” are both comprised of very different parts as well. I think we are seeing a theme emerging with mr. Knopfler here. One that I’m surprised not to hear mentioned yet is [“the chain”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo) by Fleetwood Mac. The second part famously used as the theme music for the UK F1 coverage for many years. (the shift happening about 3 minutes in) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/42 "2020-12-17T17:29:42Z")
I finally remembered the name of this song: Question by the Moody Blues (number 21 on the Billboard hot 100 in 1970, it says [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_(The_Moody_Blues_song))). I can’t stand the Moody Blues, and I particularly can’t stand this record, AND I had to listen to it to make sure I had got the title and band right. Here it is. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NP9iOqdxS8c/hqdefault.jpg "The Moody Blues- Question") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9iOqdxS8c) Change at ~1.32; reverts at ~4.16. j ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/43 "2020-12-17T19:35:57Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > There’s a distinct change of pace/style halfway through _“I’ve Seen All Good People”_ by Yes _Starship Trooper_ as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/44 "2020-12-17T19:38:49Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I thought of Anders Osborne’s “Born to Die Together”. This is a pretty good song. Never heard it before. Thanks for posting that! ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/45 "2020-12-21T19:55:33Z")
Surely an ultimate example would be ‘something in the air’ by Thunderclap Newman? Of course, it’s one part of three… but it sure doesn’t seem to match. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/46 "2020-12-22T15:14:18Z")
[Slo Burn - Pilot The Dune](https://youtu.be/rgxDPW1cCtI) featuring the great John Garcia on vocals. NSFW language right as the change happens at 1:32. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/47 "2020-12-22T15:18:35Z")
Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon.” It starts out with slow bass tones and some sax, gradually speeds up, and then goes off in a different direction altogether toward the end. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UbkqE4fpvdI/hqdefault.jpg "Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (FULL VERSION)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkqE4fpvdI) ---
**Author:** ![Moris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moris/32/2846_2.png) [@Moris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moris)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/48 "2020-12-24T12:39:44Z")
I think any prog rock song should be excluded from this thread, as changing section in the song a typical thing for the genre. Here’s a smash hit from the 80s with a radical change around 2:50. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/we0mk_J0zyc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgXCg-MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDvqnT3K9UY0FXc2CwUfjRX4Zw6Pw "lionel richie-say you say me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we0mk_J0zyc) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/49 "2020-12-24T17:38:31Z")
> [@Moris](#): > > I think any prog rock song should be excluded from this thread, as changing section in the song a typical thing for the genre. Heh - I was _just_ gonna post Roxy Music’s “Mother of Pearl”, but yeah, you totally have a point. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/50 "2020-12-24T20:41:12Z")
Now here’s an unusual example - Something Else by The King (Elvis Presley reincarnated in the body of Belfast postman Jim Brown.) In the period between his death and his reincarnation, Elvis hung around with other dead musicians, and when he returned to earth (as The King) he recorded covers of his new pals’ songs. Something Else was previously recorded by _two_ of his new (dead) pals, hence the following. (Change happens at ~ 0.14) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IcXtx337On8/maxresdefault.jpg "Something Else") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcXtx337On8) His new pals being Eddie Cochrane and Sid Vicious. j ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655/51 "2020-12-24T21:21:28Z")
Feel the benefit - 10CC It was originally three different passages intended for 3 different songs but it seems they never did that and eventually strung them together - hence the significant changes [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qyzTwbQjtuc/maxresdefault.jpg "Feel The Benefit ((Pts. 1, 2 & 3))") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyzTwbQjtuc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-second-part-doesnt-match-the-first-part/927655.md?page=2)