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Re: Your LEAST favorite Mellotron song...?

2008-03-23 by Bernie

"Free Bird" by Lynard Skynard. The Tron strings are extremely out of 
tune. So is the singing.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson 
<mike.dickson@...> wrote:
>
> I have two.
> 
> 1. 'Changes' by Black Sabbath. Not only in the Mellotron wobbling 
all 
> over the place, it's about 1/4 second of time, as thought player 
was 
> falling asleep. The 'rumpty-tum' flourish on the piano makes me 
laugh, 
> however. A lot.
> 
> 2. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Johnny Cash with Fiona Apple. 
> Mellotron (or samples) are played bone dry, out of tune and (worst 
of 
> all) are accompanied by Ms Apple clearly trying to make up 
harmonies on 
> the spot with results that could charitably be described as 
catastrophic.
> 
> No doubt my positive disposition and sunny nature will be able to 
think 
> up some more.
> 
> Mike
>

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