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Post by viza on Mar 12, 2020 13:42:51 GMT
Was thinking about references in Quo songs to other Quo songs.
It was even something that John Lennon used to do a lot (not to Quo songs but Beatles songs of course).
Come Rock With Me
Is it a reference to the song Giving up my worryin' in the second verse?
I Want the World to Know
Refers to both Rockin all over the world and Down Down
Breaking Away
The term "Rockers Rollin'" is used. Was it even a expression before that song?
Run to Mummy
The intro from Rockin all over the world is played at (1:34)
Rock & Roll
Referes to Caroline
Do you have other examples, either lyrical or musical?
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Mar 12, 2020 15:13:58 GMT
I believe the 'Caroline' reference is Radio Caroline.
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Post by allyp on Mar 12, 2020 15:44:20 GMT
Tilting at the mill-Down the dustpipe
Better times intro carbon copy of Rolling home one.
All that money uses the outro solo from Rocking all over the world
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Post by Dark on Mar 12, 2020 16:21:56 GMT
From memory, so could be wrong, but didn't a musical part from, Is It Me/Gotta Go Home, not end up in the extended live versions of 4500 times?
The outro solo for Great Balls of Fire on the Anniversary Waltz, was this something Rossi had been playing during live versions of Bye Bye Johnny?
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Post by mortified on Mar 12, 2020 16:42:58 GMT
Tilting at the mill-Down the dustpipe Better times intro carbon copy of Rolling home one. All that money uses the outro solo from Rocking all over the worldI think that's Go Go Go but you're on the right lines  Doesn't Let's Rock loosely have references in there to one or two? Quo have done this from time to time and, yes, Is It Really Me/Gotta Go Home - the live version anyway - did morph ultimately into that 22-minute juggernaut that not one of us could keep up with any more. Although we'd all love to have a bl00dy good go at it!  |
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Mar 12, 2020 17:13:25 GMT
There are musical/melody lines in 'Riverside' that started life within the track (demo) 'Another Game In Town'.
'Bye Bye Johnny' gets a mention in 'I Love Rock And Roll' (1982)
Off track perhaps, but Andy B wrote and performed his track 'Supersonic' as the theme for the music TV show of that name in the mid 70s. Think it could easily have morphed into Andy's 'Long Legged Linda'.
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Post by allyp on Mar 12, 2020 19:31:48 GMT
Tilting at the mill-Down the dustpipe Better times intro carbon copy of Rolling home one. All that money uses the outro solo from Rocking all over the worldI think that's Go Go Go but you're on the right lines Doesn't Let's Rock loosely have references in there to one or two? Quo have done this from time to time and, yes, Is It Really Me/Gotta Go Home - the live version anyway - did morph ultimately into that 22-minute juggernaut that not one of us could keep up with any more. Although we'd all love to have a bl00dy good go at it! Yes meant Go Go Go always get those two songs mixed up 😁 |
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Mar 12, 2020 22:09:35 GMT
In My Chair in 4500 Times (91)
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Post by mortified on Mar 13, 2020 9:15:18 GMT
In My Chair in 4500 Times (91) Obscure but valid nonetheless |
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Post by allyp on Mar 13, 2020 12:43:11 GMT
Not a direct song reference but Again Again was influenced by the line in Down Down.
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 19, 2020 20:43:59 GMT
3 seconds of the RAOTW solo during the "In Your Eyes" solo
4:47 onwards
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Post by nino on Mar 19, 2020 21:06:53 GMT
Doesn't Let's Rock loosely have references in there to one or two? That was the one I was thinking of immediately! I actually like the song but this very lyric recycling somehow ruins it for me a bit... "Rocking 'round the world like a band on the run I like it, I like it, yeah we're gonna have fun ... Getting down, down, down, getting into the groove" Hey, even a Macca/Wings reference there |
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Post by sqcollector on Mar 19, 2020 22:21:57 GMT
3 seconds of the RAOTW solo during the "In Your Eyes" solo 4:47 onwards Seems a bit far fetched, but I guess the reference. Regardless, good catch! |
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Post by 37 on Apr 10, 2020 18:05:24 GMT
Who Asked You, the absolutley brilliant track from the Whaever You Want album, references Is There A Better Way from the Blue For You album!
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Post by viza on Apr 28, 2020 7:40:14 GMT
Tilting at the mill-Down the dustpipe Better times intro carbon copy of Rolling home one. All that money uses the outro solo from Rocking all over the worldI think that's Go Go Go but you're on the right lines Doesn't Let's Rock loosely have references in there to one or two? Quo have done this from time to time and, yes, Is It Really Me/Gotta Go Home - the live version anyway - did morph ultimately into that 22-minute juggernaut that not one of us could keep up with any more. Although we'd all love to have a bl00dy good go at it! The NEC (1982) version of 4500 times features the riff of Rockin On |
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