Why Golden Brown was the most unlikely hit of the 80s @DavidBennettPiano
Why Golden Brown was the most unlikely hit of the 80s  @DavidBennettPiano
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13/8 odd time signature, harpsichord, no chorus and an illicit lyrical themeโ€ฆ it has to be Golden Brown by The Stranglers, what is perhaps one of the most unlikely but fantastic hit songs of not just the 1980s but of all time!

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SOURCES:
youtu.be/7SioL8ba0Bo?si=auHA4Ut4yfbMtVFm
theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/02/the-stranglers-how-we-made-european-female
archive.org/details/stranglerssongby0000corn
loudersound.com/news/jean-jacques-burnel-on-why-the-stranglers-best-known-song-was-a-threat-to-the-powers-that-be

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0:00 Golden Brown
0:30 Time Signature
1:32 Lyrics
2:15 No Chorus
2:56 Verse Waltz
3:39 Chord progression
5:03 Key change?
6:37 Newzik
7:25 Take 5 vs. Golden Brown
8:34 Harpsichord
9:24 Synthesizer
10:13 Dave Greenfield
11:23 Patreon
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Why Golden Brown was the most unlikely hit of the 80s

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