Show Notes
Composers and arrangers often include different sounds in their songs to create a distinctive and catchy element. In their masterpiece Good Vibrations as well as the title, an unusual instrument, the Electro-Theremin, is employed by The Beach Boys. Named the ‘father of exotica’, arranger/composer Martin Denny uses all kinds of sounds heard in an African village in his popular instrumental Quiet Village. Shirley Ellis has a great time with the exuberant Clapping Song. Sam Cooke evokes the sounds of a prison chain gang in his big hit Chain Gang while The Beatles rock it out with their version of Twist And Shout.
Playlist:
Quiet Village – Martin Denny
There’s A Kind Of Hush – Herman’s Hermits
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
Boom Sha La La Lo – Hans Poulsen
The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades
Sound Of Then (This Is Australia) – GANGgajang
The Clapping Song – Shirley Ellis
Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead – The Fifth Estate
Clap Your Hands – The Beau-Marks
Twist And Shout – The Beatles
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