# What are the itty-bitty bits you love in certain songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 19, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368 "2019-03-19T14:23:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/341 "2023-02-16T23:28:30Z")
I have clear memories of watching 10cc’s _Deceptive Bends_ album spin on my old AR turntable, and once I listened to the long, amazing “Feel The Benefit”, I found myself singing one of the bridges: “You can ride with the Gauchos…” But it’d be a pain to find that spot by trial and error. But it was on vinyl! So I could just look at the disk and see the band where the groove got darker as it changed volume and rhythm. Let’s see you do that with your Ogg Vorbis files (straight from the studio’s soundboard, of course). Here’s the bridge, but the whole 12 minutes is wonderful, especially “Part 3” where the guitar solos and the ending are excellent. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5HcxhcSlTc4/hqdefault.jpg "10cc - Feel The Benefit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HcxhcSlTc4) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/342 "2023-04-11T02:50:36Z")
Unfortunate discourse lesson learned/confirmed: simply - do not edit, or you’ll lose your post to that eternaly annoying “can’t embed media in posts” blooper, forcing you to copy your post and try to paste it later when discourse is behaving again. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/343 "2023-04-11T12:37:05Z")
Mentioning 10CC brings up a moment for me. In “Somebody’s Sleeping In My Bed,” there’s a moment at the end of the rather strange bridge where the guitar resumes and the horns really kick in. Very sweet. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/344 "2023-04-11T12:38:28Z")
I absolutely love the ending of “Crying” by Roy Orbinson. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/345 "2023-04-12T20:14:12Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > The two triplets I’m talking about get played at 6:15. The whole woodblock section starting at 6:01 is fantastic, and the skips/jump happen around 6:09 to 6:12 and utterly destroy the through-line of one of the great crescendos of prog rock. Second (for lack of a better word) percussionist Jamie Muir was a big influence on Bill Bruford, who much appreciated all that he picked up from the crazed, chain-swinging-fur-vest-wearing-at-gigs future monk, 🤪 and his smorgasboard of percussive gadgets. Here’s a hopefully skip/jump-free “Easy Money” version [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LxaM5ex1isc/maxresdefault.jpg "King Crimson - Easy Money") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxaM5ex1isc) [quote=“Guest-starring\_Id, post:286, topic:831368”]A soft nuclear expolsion from King Crimson in “Easy Money” ETA: and really - whatever the hell this skittery thing zinging along might be: [/quote] That earlier post didn’t have the videos cued for their respective “bits” (for the song which happens to be at the top of this post), and it’s a longish number, so, the first is at [2:27](https://youtu.be/LxaM5ex1isc?t=145) and the second at [5:12](https://youtu.be/LxaM5ex1isc?t=309) > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Just a quick shout to @Annie-Xmas. > > This is my all-time favorite Doper thread. > > mmm Probably seconded. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/346 "2023-04-13T05:14:23Z")
My daughter has been playing the Beatles lately, so there are lots of bits I love: John’s “Ah!” in “Ticket to Ride” 2:30: [Ticket To Ride (Remastered 2015) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/UHsN9d4FTVI?t=150) Paul crying out on a high C at the top of his range on the last turnaround of “Nowhere Man” 2:33: [Nowhere Man (Remastered 2009) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/8scSwaKbE64?t=151) George’s harmony at the end of “She Loves You”: [She Loves You (Remastered 2009) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/nGbWU8S3vzs?t=132) Yeah, Yeah, YEAH! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/347 "2023-05-20T03:09:11Z")
Two _White Album_ things: Ringo’s opening hi-hat at the end of several measures throughout _Sexy Sadie_, but in particular, during the fade-out, cued here, where his hi-hat openings (accompanied with a sharp kick each time) have an abruptness that gives the beat a “halting” feel. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tSk5U4oHhu0/maxresdefault.jpg "Sexy Sadie (Remastered 2009)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk5U4oHhu0) The keyboards (B3?) in “Guitar…Weeps” and “Long, Long, Long” sound like they were run through Leslie speakers, which seem to have this almost visceral “grind” to them that provides a feverish, gnarly wash to those numbers (and I’m sure others as well, but those two standout to me). ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/348 "2023-05-20T03:15:48Z")
A separate edit post courtesy discourse’s “can’t embed media” nonsense… Actually it’s for only the first four bars of the fade-out where Ringo does the open hi-hat accent. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/349 "2023-08-12T13:08:35Z")
Bumping this after four years (occasioned by Robbie Robertson’s death). In _King Harvest (Has Surely Come)_ I always wait for the Robbie’s little harmonizing lick that goes with “Corn in the fields, and listen to the rice when the wind blows cross the water”. About at the 2:42 mark in this video. **[King Harvest](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8AkmZGWktdg&pp=ygURQmFuZCBraW5nIGhhcnZlc3Q%3D)** ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/350 "2023-08-12T21:27:41Z")
Went on a road trip and remembered this one. The Reba McEntire version of _Cathy’s Clown_ is an all around superb song, but when she comes in after the break with a pitch change and finally offers her full-throated confession: _I want your loooooooovin’ more and more…_ Sublime. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/351 "2023-08-12T22:21:54Z")
In the [very the last two seconds of Juke Box Hero](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_TOsFvnmeQ&t=249s) by **Foreigner** , eight notes are played in very quick succession by the guitarist. It’s my favorite part of the song. (The link is for the last ten seconds of the song.) ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/352 "2023-08-12T23:47:37Z")
In The Beatles “Getting Better” when almost all the instruments drop out and there is harmony singing “I used to be mean to my woman…” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368/353 "2023-08-13T15:54:09Z")
How true is the item about the New Years Eve concert they played without any original members? Jones was the only OM left and he had a previous engagement, so they got another lead guitarist for the night. ---
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Jaco’s little double stopping at 1:08 - 1:09 in Cannonball… Cued up a little earlier here :- [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yJEoEnjvYgo/maxresdefault.jpg "Cannon Ball") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJEoEnjvYgo&t=60) Also, for some bizarre reason, i love the little feedback squeak at 0:19 - 0:20 in Tear in my Eyes (live) by Uriah Heap :- [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/akZ5Prn3TeY/maxresdefault.jpg "Tears in My Eyes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZ5Prn3TeY&t=13) ---
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The point (4:47) in The Damned’s _[Street of Dreams](https://youtu.be/zSmACzZQJC8?t=262)_ where a guitar solo is getting really excited and increasing in pitch and then the role goes almost imperceptibly to a saxophone, which renders even greater tension and excitement to the interlude. I had heard the song a hundred times before I noticed that. ---
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Not big on “Sweet Home Alabama”, but always liked the bent harmonic at exactly [3:07.](https://youtu.be/ye5BuYf8q4o?t=182) ---
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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Speaking of “fart notes,” there’s a good one [near the end of the slow movement of Hydn’s 93rd symphony](https://youtu.be/U-zaGM39Cik?t=285). Cool, and how about the (I think) farfisa at the beginning of Stevie Wonder’s coolest tune? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ylQMhYqSntk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgSigmMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCgrKq5vp0HHX3DjP9PTIW8U5n-Kg "Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylQMhYqSntk) ---
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This is a little too big an element for the theme of the thread, but it came to mind: I like when Lou Reed says, “And the colored girls go doot-doo-doot…” in “Walk on the Wild Side” before the backup singers actually come in. Nowadays that phrasing would probably be a controversy, but I think it fits the narrator of the song. That song is full of weird cool little things, lyrical and instrumental. ---
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I really like in Cheeseburger in Paradise the bridge or whatever its called that starts with “I like mine with lettuce and tomato, heinz 57 and french fried potato” Not how I like my burger but that just is a must sing for me. ---
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Godflesh’s song “Witchhunt” and the looped “Humpy Dance” sample. [https://youtu.be/YuSqGtBtWm4?si=QBlVOOwe3jjTSnHQ](https://youtu.be/YuSqGtBtWm4?si=QBlVOOwe3jjTSnHQ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-itty-bitty-bits-you-love-in-certain-songs/831368.md?page=19)