The Mighty Musical Observations Thread

[Heston]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Not relevant to your point sorry, but what a great song that is.

Brilliant mate. Great vocal as well. For a supposed teenybop star this was a hell of a song.

[Inder]

"European clapping" must join "sidewalk ham" in IMCT lore.

[BitterTom]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Not relevant to your point sorry, but what a great song that is.

Brilliant mate. Great vocal as well. For a supposed teenybop star this was a hell of a song.

My mum & dad's favourite album they chucked on at any given time, check out the track list, great comp.

[Heston]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Not relevant to your point sorry, but what a great song that is.

Brilliant mate. Great vocal as well. For a supposed teenybop star this was a hell of a song.

My mum & dad's favourite album they chucked on at any given time, check out the track list, great comp.

Haha, my sister used to get Jackie. I used to sneak a look at the problem page.

[Heston]

I just checked the tracklist and decided I'm putting it on right now.

[Marky Dread]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Not relevant to your point sorry, but what a great song that is.

I still prefer "Rock On" but "Make You a Star" is great.

[Marky Dread]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Not relevant to your point sorry, but what a great song that is.

Brilliant mate. Great vocal as well. For a supposed teenybop star this was a hell of a song.

My mum & dad's favourite album they chucked on at any given time, check out the track list, great comp.

Haha, my sister used to get Jackie. I used to sneak a look at the problem page.

I hope you cured your acne. Before you went out grooving in your Starsky cardy.

[matedog]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Oh I fucking hate that. I thought it was just "white people clapping." Is UK better than mainland in this regard?

[matedog]

There's a healthy dose of memes about this:


My favorite one was about Don Lemon becoming woke in 2018 and the meme was pre 2018 Don Lemon was clapping on 1 and 3 and 2018 Don Lemon was 2 and 4.

[Heston]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Oh I fucking hate that. I thought it was just "white people clapping." Is UK better than mainland in this regard?

As a nation we have always clapped on the "two", that is why David Essex showed them the groove to no avail.

[matedog]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Oh I fucking hate that. I thought it was just "white people clapping." Is UK better than mainland in this regard?

As a nation we have always clapped on the "two", that is why David Essex showed them the groove to no avail.

Yanks are pretty hit or miss on this. Not sure if we have a generalization, i'll let others chime in.

[WestwayKid]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Oh I fucking hate that. I thought it was just "white people clapping." Is UK better than mainland in this regard?

As a nation we have always clapped on the "two", that is why David Essex showed them the groove to no avail.

Yanks are pretty hit or miss on this. Not sure if we have a generalization, i'll let others chime in.

Alabama born singer-songwriter Jason Isbell address clapping in the track "Last of My Kind"

I couldn't be happy in the city at night
You can't see the stars for the neon light
Sidewalk's dirty and the river's worse
The underground trains all run in reverse
Nobody here can dance like me
Everybody's clapping on the one and the three
Am I the last of my kind?

I believe he's contrasting Northern/city dwellers and Southern/country folk.

[matedog]

For a long time I have complained about mainland European audiences clapping on the wrong beat. In this clip David Essex even leads the crowd in on the right beat at the start, only for them to slip into their old ways at 1 min 34, when a couple of rogue audience members revert to European clapping. The crowd soon join in...

Oh I fucking hate that. I thought it was just "white people clapping." Is UK better than mainland in this regard?

As a nation we have always clapped on the "two", that is why David Essex showed them the groove to no avail.

Yanks are pretty hit or miss on this. Not sure if we have a generalization, i'll let others chime in.

Alabama born singer-songwriter Jason Isbell address clapping in the track "Last of My Kind"

I couldn't be happy in the city at night
You can't see the stars for the neon light
Sidewalk's dirty and the river's worse
The underground trains all run in reverse
Nobody here can dance like me
Everybody's clapping on the one and the three
Am I the last of my kind?

I believe he's contrasting Northern/city dwellers and Southern/country folk.

Weird. I assume country folk would be more of the 1/3 type.

[revbob]

The Clash’s 20 greatest songs of all time

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-clash- ... -time/amp/

I don't completely agree .

[Dr. Medulla]

The Clash’s 20 greatest songs of all time

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-clash- ... -time/amp/

I don't completely agree .

They got the #1 right. I'd say 17 or 18 of those would be in my top 20, tho with a different order.