Entertainment For Lively Minds

Word RSS FeedsWord Magazine on YouTubeWord Magazine on Last FMWord Spotify PlaylistsWord Magazine on FacebookWord Magazine on Twitter

Magnificent examples of trumpets in a popular song

bricameron's picture

0
walker182 | 17 July 2010 - 4:43am
Doods | 17 July 2010 - 4:47am

Army by Ben Folds Five

Strictly speaking not just a trumpet, there is more brass, but great use of it none the less.

Saw them live at The Albert Hall some years ago, they hid the brass players back stage until just before their piece. Was magic when they finally appeared.

0
CountOttoBlack | 17 July 2010 - 8:11am

From around the same time

and just as magnificent

0
TedLoaf | 17 July 2010 - 8:28am

And I should have picked the original

but I prefer this. How dare I.

0
TedLoaf | 17 July 2010 - 8:36am

I'll be Alan Davies then

and admit that it's the guitar on the original that is the peak moment for me, but nice to see Arthur Lee getting some love from Glastonbury 2003:

0
SpaceBoy | 24 July 2010 - 3:31am

Slightly pipped by Mr Loaf

So have a different Love tune with equally fine trumpets from a great performance on Later with Jules Holland.

Can I also nominate the very wonderful Born In 69 by Rocket From The Crypt? I bought the album it was on purely because I loved the name of the band.

1
ganglesprocket | 17 July 2010 - 8:41am

Have a Karma Timeout...

...for Born in '69. Scream Dracula Scream is one of my very favourite records, and this is my favourite track from it.

Mine:


(the mariachi-ish horns at the end always make me happy)

0
Bob | 17 July 2010 - 3:36pm

Let Love Speak Up Itself

by the Beautiful South.

Muted, gentle brass: a sight rarely seen, and in the Ronnie Hazlehurst style too. Presume there's a trumpet in there somewhere?

2
felton | 17 July 2010 - 8:41am

This is a great, great song.

I actually really like the re-recorded version that Jacqui Abbott sang on "Carry On Up The Charts". Prefer it to the Heaton one.

Speaking of brass band as opposed to horn section:

0
Bob | 17 July 2010 - 6:37pm

The Jam & Specials............

.............quality use of brass in Absolute Beginners and Boy About Town and magnificent flugel horn and trombone combo in Ghost Town

0
southstand | 17 July 2010 - 8:49am

The 'The The' use the the trumpet...

Scoot to about 2:40 for a 'non-more 80's' chorus and delay laden trumpet solo...

0
gribbles | 17 July 2010 - 12:17pm

The Happy Death Man Arkestra

1m 57s and again at 3m 50s: It's like when you press that button in photoshop that turns your photos of Sex Gang Children from black and white to "pop art".


Primal Scream - MBV Arkestra: (4m 46s to 6m 42s). A two-minute trumpet solo which manages to contain 50% fewer notes than were featured in the guitar break on "Boredom" by The Buzzcocks. Good because, rather than despite, this.

(nb: The hippie-bating, breadhead-bashing revolutionaries of Primal Scream PLC have elected to disable embedding facilities on their youtube videos)

0
Pax Romana | 17 July 2010 - 12:47pm

Reward!

I seem to remember that every trumpet player appearing on TOTP in the early 1980s had to do that goofy swinging up-and-down thing - as best evidenced here.

1
Slotbadger | 17 July 2010 - 12:58pm

Pigbag

This could possibly be the finest example....."Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag"- Pigbag.
Scuse my ignorance, but not sure how to put You Tube on here, so if anyone else is in agreement....maybe....

1
jonnyartist | 17 July 2010 - 1:59pm

Oy, you nicked my suggestion

Here's the track, no video though:

One of my timeless "Get up and jump about like a lunatic" tracks.

I'll add this too:

(No video again, sorry).

0
keefus | 17 July 2010 - 3:09pm

Seconded.

Good work, you've pulled another stonker out of the dusty box marked "remember me?" too.
Of course The Waterboys, of course!

0
jonnyartist | 17 July 2010 - 6:10pm

The stereo mix on this

takes my head of. Trumpet solo in the right hand can at about 1.24.

1
TedLoaf | 17 July 2010 - 3:53pm

The original

is a truly great trumpet track. Not pop, but I was introduced to it in the jazz dance scene that surfaced in the wake of the (hideously named) acid jazz craze. Liquid trumpet solo begins about 2 minutes in

0
ian | 17 July 2010 - 6:37pm

*whispers*

I've always preferred Lee Morgan over Miles Davis. And Nat Adderley.

0
TedLoaf | 18 July 2010 - 8:17am

The Legendary Woodhead

0
Davy H | 17 July 2010 - 4:03pm

Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding

featuring Chet Baker, and perhaps the most sublime use of echo at around 3.23. Couldn't find this version on Youtube, but it's here on Spotify...
http://open.spotify.com/track/2oSXcrxd63zXNcmBivTRaR

2
KDH | 17 July 2010 - 5:22pm

Curse you KDH

you beat me to it!
Absolutely beautiful work from Chet Baker.

0
Carl Parker | 17 July 2010 - 6:14pm

Brooce - Meeting Across the River

Trumpet tone poem courtesy of Randy Brecker

0
Sheev | 17 July 2010 - 6:18pm

Once in a while

the answer is Haircut 100.

0
Dave Amitri | 17 July 2010 - 7:37pm

Parp!

These were the ones that sprang to mind - Sir Duke and Move on Up

But I am a little gobsmacked - given the Massive demographic - that Fanfare for the Common Man is nowhere to be seen.

0
Austin | 17 July 2010 - 8:56pm

Don't run away!

Modern Romance's Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White is almost entirely trumpet.

I think this clip proves beyond doubt that Modern Romance were gritty, committed musicians in it for the long haul.

0
Austin | 17 July 2010 - 9:02pm

sublime..

0
walker182 | 17 July 2010 - 9:06pm
CountOttoBlack | 17 July 2010 - 9:37pm

Not trumpets strictly speaking....

but Cornets and possible the best Silver Band arrangement in popular song...ever. (speaking as an ex cornet player in a Silver Band)
Starts at 0:40

2
Richard Eyre | 17 July 2010 - 9:40pm

More Silver Bands Here


Sticking with mining songs; John Tams' Harry Stone - Hearts of Coal is another. I can't help but blub when the silver bands kick in on both these songs.

0
wayfarer | 18 July 2010 - 4:06pm

XTC - That Is The Way

http://open.spotify.com/track/0DV6DGdMd6u5IoOoUAnkl1

contains a cracking bit of trumpetry.

0
phlanth | 17 July 2010 - 9:44pm

Lady Friend

The Byrds' greatest ever moment is two or so minutes into their '67 single, 'Lady Friend', with an out of tune horn/trumpet solo.
It's so breathtaking that absolutely no one in Britain or the States bought it!

0
ranger | 18 July 2010 - 8:33am

Passing the brass band

in the park today the FPO and I fell to discussing this very topic.

She suggested Hawaii 5-0 (admittedly a Northern Soul classic iirc),

and Chariots of Fire. I protested that the latter's trumpets (?)

were surely synthesised, which she seemed to feel was unnecessary nit-picking. So, we need a ruling, are syntrumpets (?) allowed ?

[Also interested to see Vangelis has a gasper on the go-not the message for our aspiring athletes ...]

0
SpaceBoy | 18 July 2010 - 4:21pm

Seems I have been somewhat

Seems I have been somewhat misinformed re Hawaii 5-0:

Many will agree the near commercialisation of Northern Soul went a little too far and in which doing so almost extinguished the flame in the late 1970s'. This was in party attributable to Northern Soul "bandwagon" records and other gimmicky tracks with little or no soul content that were just "dancers". In the mid to late 1970's this saw many new fans jumping onto the "Northern Soul ????" bandwagon and many originators and true believers decided to get out and leave "the top of the poppers" to it. True Northern Soul believers watched in dismay as newcomers danced to the Sharonettes "Papa Ooh Mow Mow", Joe 90, Hawaii 5-O the theme from SWAT. The BBC featured Wayne Gibson doing "under my thumb" and Johnathon King dressed in "Northern Soul" attire doing "Hooked on a feeling", then came "The Sounds of Lancashire" and as these records made it into the charts more top of the poppers flocked to join the burgeoning Northern Soul?? scene. For many Northern fans this was the end, with such terrible music being looked upon as "Northern Soul" many were rightly ashamed to admit in public they were "Northern Soul" lovers, doing so would have seen them tagged as one of the "top of the poppers". It was a sad time for Northern as many of the pioneers and stalwarts dropped off the scene, who could blame them? The contribution of Clubs like the Mecca and Wigan casino should however not be underestimated as this is where many "Northern Soul" classics were first played and without which the Northern scene would not be what it is today. Thankfully many of the original late 60's early 70s' Northern fans have now returned and brought back their true Northern Soul with them, most of the "bandwagoners" have faded away and thankfully it's almost impossible to find anyone who will play or confess to having danced to the Sharonettes, Joe 90 or Hawaii 5-0 and the like.

---
http://home.iprimus.com.au/stephenbardsley/Northern%20Soul%20page.htm

but those Joe 90 credits are sheer genius:

0
SpaceBoy | 24 July 2010 - 3:18am

Said it before.....

....and I'll say it again....other brass also included, really kicks in at 1.20

Time for a RSF revival.

0
el toro calvo grande | 18 July 2010 - 4:37pm

You get the feeling

from this:

9th June 2010 - Acoustic Show, The Crown, Sevenoaks - UK

12th June 2010 - Show, Dresden, Germany

13th June 2010 - Sky Family Day, Güstrow, Germany

22nd June 2010 - Acoustic Show The Half Moon, Putney, London - UK

23rd June 2010 - Acoustic Show Man in the Moon, Cambridge - UK

25th June 2010 - Danube Festival, Vienna, Austria.
Full LIVE Band. Billy Idol, Roxette & Kim Wilde also Confirmed. RSF Headlining.

26th June 2010 - Full LIVE Band, PoSSneck Soccer Event, Germany

29th June - Acoustic Show @ The Cellars, Eastney, Hampshire, UK

at http://www.rightsaidfred.com/htdocs/news.php?name=News

that in some parts of Europe they never really went away.

0
SpaceBoy | 24 July 2010 - 9:01am

Herb Alpert - Spanish Flea


1
Olthwaite | 18 July 2010 - 5:01pm

The Pale Fountains?

Still love this song.

1
GunsOfBrixton | 18 July 2010 - 6:15pm

Excellent.............

...........but do wonder why they were wearing the same clothes as Culture Club in the Karma Chameleon video.

Returning to the theme of trumpets Mick Head continued to use them in Shack - check out Since I Met You on the truly wonderful HMS Fable.

0
southstand | 18 July 2010 - 6:44pm

HMS Fable is a

terrific album. They have never really had their dues, have they?

0
GunsOfBrixton | 18 July 2010 - 7:52pm

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

I'd break every plate in the cupboard for Chan Marshall.

0
TedLoaf | 23 July 2010 - 10:19pm

It's interesting just how much horns in general

figure, not just in things like, er, Tijuana Brass, and the ersatz version-"The Mexicans"-we had on LP at home; but also in classic TV themes like the Prisoner:

the Avengers

and UFO

Reminds me that in many ways the sound of my space age childhood was brass and strings rather than electric guitar ...

0
SpaceBoy | 24 July 2010 - 5:11am

Brassing it out

And, before I shut up wouldn't Tusk be a good one ?

Stevie, give us a twirl ...

0
SpaceBoy | 24 July 2010 - 9:06am

Ethiopians - Train to Skaville


0
Jed Clampett | 24 July 2010 - 10:11am

Old Town - Phil Lynott

Trumpet kicks in at 2.14 .....always thought it was a great feature of the song.

0
Razor Boy | 24 July 2010 - 10:33am

Terry Edwards plays...

...the songs of Jim and William Reid

0
spt | 26 July 2010 - 9:15pm

Oh Yes The Dame!

Fifty Seconds in and beyond:


0
Bodhisattva | 26 July 2010 - 9:32pm
Privacy Statement    ©  2006 - 2012 Development Hell Ltd