Underrated / Overhated

Repetition legitimises is an oft repeated phrase - basically a meme unto itself these days, and Adam Neely's videos on it are great... but what if we take that idea and run with it a little?

This video is about applying 'repetition legitimises' a bit more widely in songwriting.

With the recent release of the Green Knight film - based off of a medieval romance - I thought I'd make a shorter video recommending some songs worth listening to get into that medieval vibe. If you love prog or folk, check out the songs I talk about:

Gryphon - The Plowboy's Dream

Renaissance - The Vultures Fly High

Stan Rogers - Witch of the Westmorland

Genesis - Dancing With The Moonlit Knight

And honourable mentions to: Magna Carta, The Strawbs and Carolanne Pegg.

The playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQMXTmucOE&list=PLjFvLpebHshXXlOgbmqx2uWkkbS2m-vXj

And a full playlist with even more songs:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6FW1o7QSUxabRln5bMjOnE?si=57b597cc37884115

This is another episode where instead of talking about underrated music, we look at something worth mocking.

This time we look at the latest song released by Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. Not only is the song a real disappointment, but both Clapton and Morrison have been upping the ante on their wacky political views recently.

Joined again by Elections, Generally: go check them out!

Ahh Laurence Fox - more famous these days for talking rubbish on TV and radio than for being an actor, this man of many *ahem* talents has also had a go at writing and recording music. Which went about as well as you might expect.

In this episode, I am joined by Michael and Alex from Electrions, Generally, talking about Laurence's godawful music. We talk about this playlist of dreck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9F8IEVH10&list=PLjFvLpebHshULr7qTMVP_s5q0-waKJdMw

The Distance

The Distance (live on Jeremy Vine)

Trainers

Hmm - I still can't work out whether I love this song or hate it. A bit of both I guess.

In this video I talk about patriotic songs generally, and go on a bit of a historical and cultural journey through right wing nonsense. It's a wild ride, but a fun one.

If you want to hear what a Brit thinks of American patriotic songs, you're in the right place. In this video I talk about everything from Lee Greenwood and Toby Keith - to Elton John and Woody Guthrie

This 60s classic is wacky, eccentric and silly - but is it cringe? Or maybe cute...?

Or maybe (just maybe) it's actually neither, and this is a silly false dichotomy. Listen and find out what Jackie from the Fire the Canon podcast thinks of this song (which was totally new to her), and is guided through it by me, BigYellowPraxis/Jacob.

Is this is the kind of song that only makes sense to Brits, or can Americans find a place in their hearts for the cockney silliness?

Chris Stapleton's song, Tennessee Whiskey is awesome - but is it a rip off? What even *is* a rip off? Where is the line between 'inspired by' and 'taken from'? Should we even care if a song is a rip off?

All these questions and more are explored in this video essay - there are tangents a-plenty, so hold on tight!

What makes a song work? In this episode I talk about The Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms and why it works so well as a song. I go through some music theory stuff, as well as what that actually does for or to the listener

What makes a song work? In this episode I talk about Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' and why it works so well as a song. I go through some music theory stuff, as well as what that actually does for the listener.

This episode can also be found in video essay format on my YouTube account - BigYellowPraxis - go there if you want some visuals and videos!

Enjoy!

Episode two in an ongoing series of listening to a song and asking 'is this cringe, or is it actually kinda cute?'.

This time I have my little brother on talking about a song by Thin Lizzy - a band I love: Boogie Woogie Dance, from the album Johnny the Fox.