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Category: Unusual time signatures in popular music

"Delta Four"
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Larry Fast: Digital, Experimental

Tip of the hat to my old tennis partner and high school music rival.  Ed Goldstein [he was in The Head Band with future “Smooth” songwriter, Itaal Shur, and one-time-bassist-for-Sleepy-Labeef-turned-sociology-professor, Adam Moskowitz, while I was in The Max, formerly Max & the Bluegills], who recently paid tribute to Peter Gabriel

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"Love Is Only Sleeping"
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“Love Is Only Sleeping”: 7/4 Time Can Be Catchy

22 Words has a fun piece that identifies six prominent pieces of pop propelled by unusual time signatures, the most famous likely being Pink Floyd’s “Money,” whose opening bass line is played in 7/4 time. I’m always surprised when the topic of The Monkees comes up in conversation, and I

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