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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 12, 2023 14:17:36 GMT
Enjoy!
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Post by quomaster on Mar 16, 2023 0:19:46 GMT
Still not sure why the DVD versions of this clip and WYP were released as fuzzy kinescope type clips when the original, clear video versions appear on the "Rocking Through The Years" VHS.
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Post by mortified on Mar 16, 2023 5:01:42 GMT
Always loved that song. And always curious why they never played it live ( Aquostic gigs apart that is). Someone once mentioned on the old message board that it was because the band hated it and it was in the wrong key or something. Must be a musician thing. Sounds bang on to cloth ears here  |
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Post by 4th Chord on Mar 16, 2023 8:04:13 GMT
Always loved that song. And always curious why they never played it live ( Aquostic gigs apart that is). Someone once mentioned on the old message board that it was because the band hated it and it was in the wrong key or something. Must be a musician thing. Sounds bang on to cloth ears here My first Quo record I owned! I swapped a walkie talkie set with a pal for this and a few other singles. |
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Post by backbone on Mar 16, 2023 9:39:05 GMT
Always loved that song. And always curious why they never played it live ( Aquostic gigs apart that is). Someone once mentioned on the old message board that it was because the band hated it and it was in the wrong key or something. Must be a musician thing. Sounds bang on to cloth ears here A real favourite of mine. I have been described as many things but never a musician! if it was in the wrong key though, couldn't they have played it live in the correct key? |
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Post by charles on Mar 17, 2023 6:36:48 GMT
It's in the wrong key and in the wrong silly voices. Trust me, I'm a muso (ha). But it's better than Little White Lies, which is in the wrong universe.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Mar 17, 2023 17:27:25 GMT
...so, Quo songs in the Key of G or based around G
well, Lies I think
...and
Down The Dustpipe
Mean Girl
Spinning Wheel Blues
I Wonder Why
Mean Girl
Break The Rules
Lonely Night
Runaway
Time to Fly
Shady Lady
Who Am I?
Can't Be Done
Like A Zombie
Ain't Complaining
All The Reasons
Mountain Lady
Little Dreamer
You're Smiling Face
Win or Lose
The Reason for Goodbye
Some of these little ditties didn't make it to the live on-stage situation as far as I'm aware, one or two did and some were transposed possibly (?) and also part of medley city centre. 'G' isn't common in their live sets and they tend to prefer, F, A, B, C and D.
Just for the record, I really like Lies. Rossi and Frost were probably overthinking things with the Jeff Lynne and ELO-style backing vocals and a bit distracting but the underlying song works fabulously well as a single and the guitars have the right amount of crunch. That was a problem I believe as possibly the band/management had been concerned that Radio stations were playing Lies in preference to the intended A side Don't Drive My Car. I can't imagine that Rossi was too concerned though as he wasn't a fan of Don't Drive My Car in the first place. I am sure he enjoyed the songwriting royalties with how things turned out.
I hadn't heard that the band actually disliked Lies. Doesn't make sense. It didn't translate too well to the live stage in rehearsals I believe, something to do with tempo and stuff and the tendency to speed up when playing on stage.
Guitarists love a big fat G chord...it's true.
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