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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 18:20:07 GMT -5
I did this for BTL when it came out. So I thought it would only be fair to start one for Noel's first single. Plus I am interested in what everyone is thinking about the song specifically.
Please avoid negativity about other people choices and don't even bother posting things that you don't like about it. Even those that don't like it must be able to find a little something interesting.
What is you favorite part of The Death of You and Me. It could be a small segment of the song, an instrument part, an overall feel. Whatever.
Personally I love
The piano behind the chorus.
The Lyric "I'm watching my TV, or is it watching me" (which is funny because I hated it when it was tweeted)
That he changes the lyrics between the chorus'
The lyric "I see another new day dawning
it's rising over me and my mortality"
The New Orleans jazzy brass is general
I like how he sings the word coming "cause i can feel the storm clouds coming" and then dawning from "another new day dawning"
OK...I think that I've gotten fan-girly enough for my taste.
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:22:15 GMT -5
The way the lyrics of the verse and chorus blend together. Also the slide guitar (or whatever makes that AQP sound). And the general British Summer sound to it
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Post by shoes222 on Jul 27, 2011 18:22:23 GMT -5
I've said a lot of my bit in the First Impressions thread, but one of my favorite parts is how the last line of the verses and the first line of the chorus is one continuous sentence.
EDIT: Damn! Looks like deasy beat me to it by mere seconds.
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Post by bwilder on Jul 27, 2011 18:24:09 GMT -5
The increase in snare drum hits during the chorus. Love that.
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:24:16 GMT -5
I've said a lot of my bit in the First Impressions thread, but one of my favorite parts is how the last line of the verses and the first line of the chorus is one continuous sentence. EDIT: Damn! Looks like deasy beat me to it by mere seconds. FUCK YEAH!!!! |
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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 18:24:21 GMT -5
FFS   Was that negativity, I sense?   |
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Post by bwilder on Jul 27, 2011 18:25:57 GMT -5
Also the appregio guitar-lick at the beginning and end of the song.
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Post by ctmazin on Jul 27, 2011 18:28:15 GMT -5
What you guys said-the way the verse blends into the chorus makes the song. Such a smooth move...
Also love when Noel repeats the final chorus with different words (his best words of the song imo). That's the climax of the song.
And of course the brass! Comes out of nowhere, dropped on our heads!
I don't know why, but as much as I love TIOBI, it always sounded retro to me (in a classic way). TDOYAM sounds much more modern to my ears. All of the elements (strings, brass, country-ish vibe, unique structure) make it more original, with less of a reference point to earlier songs.
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Post by Bampot on Jul 27, 2011 18:28:16 GMT -5
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Post by bwilder on Jul 27, 2011 18:31:50 GMT -5
If I'm being honest, i like TSOYAM better than TIOBI. Think it has a better chorus.
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jul 27, 2011 18:33:09 GMT -5
' ....watching the TV or is it watching me?'
genius.
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:33:19 GMT -5
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:34:14 GMT -5
Would they fix the god damn angry face too  |
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jul 27, 2011 18:35:47 GMT -5
If I'm being honest, i like TSOYAM better than TIOBI. Think it has a better chorus. i prefer 'The Death of You and Me' as well. i never really cared for 'The Importance of Being Idle', it just didn't sing to me. |
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Post by bwilder on Jul 27, 2011 18:36:29 GMT -5
' ....watching the TV or is it watching me?' genius. I love that line, too. It reminds me of Orwell's, "1984", which is one of my favorite books. |
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jul 27, 2011 18:37:07 GMT -5
Hey, new guy, nobody disses a thread started by gdforever around here unless you have permission   yeah!!!!! fucker!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Bampot on Jul 27, 2011 18:39:36 GMT -5
If I'm being honest, i like TSOYAM better than TIOBI. Think it has a better chorus. i prefer 'The Death of You and Me' as well. i never really cared for 'The Impotance of Being Idle', it just didn't sing to me. Spot on. I immediately preferred TDOYAM over TIOBI. Better song, not to mention the production is miles better on TDOYAM. TIOBI was too "squashed", harsh and compressed. TDOYAM is dynamic and full of room to breathe.  |
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Post by shoes222 on Jul 27, 2011 18:40:47 GMT -5
I also love the slowed down outro. Very theatric.
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Post by drteter on Jul 27, 2011 18:45:41 GMT -5
I agree with a lot of what you guys have said.
The way the verse and chorus blend is what first caught me about the song...that was the moment I knew I really liked it during the first airplay.
The repeat of the chorus with different lyrics at the end is phenomenal as well. That TV line had us all worried before the song came out but ended up being amazing in context.
The chorus generally feels sky high to me. I felt like shouting it even on the second and third listens. I can imagine it'll be a massive singalong live.
To quote LIB, good things.
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Post by shoes222 on Jul 27, 2011 18:50:58 GMT -5
Realistically...is this one of Noel's most anthemic choruses since DLBIA? I can easily envision people in stadiums belting this one out, like they do for DLBIA. I can't think of any song Noel has written since then that has that same quality.
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jul 27, 2011 18:55:50 GMT -5
Realistically...is this one of Noel's most anthemic choruses since DLBIA? I can easily envision people in stadiums belting this one out, like they do for DLBIA. I can't think of any song Noel has written since then that has that same quality. it's certainly up there. melodically and lyrically. |
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jul 27, 2011 18:59:46 GMT -5
I like the whole tune. But if you were to ask me (as you already have) I would say the way he sings 'my mortality'
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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 18:59:46 GMT -5
It's a great chorus but I don't think anthemic is the word. And it doesn't try to be.
I could imagine people singing along...but with the fact that the lyrics moving along at a faster pace and that they change. I think that a crowd of thousands would sound a bit muddled. Not like DBLIA or Wonderwall.
I think if Noel tried to stand back and let the crowd sing it they'd fall behind or get confused.
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Post by eva Fawkes on Jul 27, 2011 19:01:28 GMT -5
gdforever needs more cowbell.
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