Butterfly- Nice to see Ben Stiller stretching out into new territory. You can’t argue with the catchiness of this tune. It’s impressive that so much can be made of a short, guitar melody and a straight ahead, bass/guitar rhythm. There’s an odd melange of references in there- Come Malady, Side and Nancy. A catchy, curious tune.
Crazy Town – Butterfly
I was thinking Little Big Town and was expecting a country flavor. While I do appreciate the guitar sound and progression, the song, on the whole, just doesn’t “do it” for me. I think I tired of it before it was over.
The Police – Canary in a Coalmine
A great pick-me-up. Jauntily, sprightly bounces along. Keeping it pretty tight and simple. I think I heard some bass, piano notes/chords towards the end that I never noticed before. Headphone listen rewarded!
“Butterfly”/Crazy Town. One of my M5 side quests is to guess the year of songs I’ve not heard. Here, based on the rap/production style (and, frankly, the video aesthetics), I guessed 2000 and was within a year. yay for me. It is catchy indeed, if not exactly lyrically scintillating. If it came on the radio I’d listen all the way through for the groove.
“Canary in a Coalmine”/Police. Ah, nice. Great l’il rhythm, skipping as it chugs, a locked-in groove. I’d forgot about Sting’s high harmonies with himself, which work very well here, and also about possibly the only rhyming couple ever featuring “Firenza” and “influenza.” At once danceable and witty, especially for a song about a hypochondriac.
CT – When I first heard this song, I thought to myself, man is this stupid, but I can’t turn it off. Its just catchy. If you are wondering the guitar twang was “borrowed” from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
“Crazy Town’s 2000 hit single “Butterfly” is built around a sample of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1989 instrumental track “Pretty Little Ditty”. The instantly recognizable, upbeat guitar riff from the RHCP song, featured on their Mother’s Milk album, forms the core melodic loop for the rap-rock track”
TP – Great tune by the police. I never knew what it meant when I was younger, just thought some weird lyrics.
Butterfly- Nice to see Ben Stiller stretching out into new territory. You can’t argue with the catchiness of this tune. It’s impressive that so much can be made of a short, guitar melody and a straight ahead, bass/guitar rhythm. There’s an odd melange of references in there- Come Malady, Side and Nancy. A catchy, curious tune.
Crazy Town – Butterfly
I was thinking Little Big Town and was expecting a country flavor. While I do appreciate the guitar sound and progression, the song, on the whole, just doesn’t “do it” for me. I think I tired of it before it was over.
The Police – Canary in a Coalmine
A great pick-me-up. Jauntily, sprightly bounces along. Keeping it pretty tight and simple. I think I heard some bass, piano notes/chords towards the end that I never noticed before. Headphone listen rewarded!
“Butterfly”/Crazy Town. One of my M5 side quests is to guess the year of songs I’ve not heard. Here, based on the rap/production style (and, frankly, the video aesthetics), I guessed 2000 and was within a year. yay for me. It is catchy indeed, if not exactly lyrically scintillating. If it came on the radio I’d listen all the way through for the groove.
“Canary in a Coalmine”/Police. Ah, nice. Great l’il rhythm, skipping as it chugs, a locked-in groove. I’d forgot about Sting’s high harmonies with himself, which work very well here, and also about possibly the only rhyming couple ever featuring “Firenza” and “influenza.” At once danceable and witty, especially for a song about a hypochondriac.
CT – When I first heard this song, I thought to myself, man is this stupid, but I can’t turn it off. Its just catchy. If you are wondering the guitar twang was “borrowed” from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
“Crazy Town’s 2000 hit single “Butterfly” is built around a sample of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1989 instrumental track “Pretty Little Ditty”. The instantly recognizable, upbeat guitar riff from the RHCP song, featured on their Mother’s Milk album, forms the core melodic loop for the rap-rock track”
TP – Great tune by the police. I never knew what it meant when I was younger, just thought some weird lyrics.
A Red Hot Chili Peppers groove with the swagger of early Eminem. Turns out one sample can carry a song a lot farther than you’d think.
“Canary in a Coalmine” by The Police: Such a strong album. I’ve always loved this track—it just sounds like quintessential Police to me.