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Whenever I hear a harpsichord the next thing I expect to hear is an ojou-sama's "ohohohohoho!"

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[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I just think of "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers when I hear it now.

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing, this was new to me

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

No problem, it's one of those songs i like to listen to on hot summer nights outside.

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Beat me to it. Also the music video rules, because the guy playing the harpsichord looks exactly like a early Soviet political cartoon of porky-happy if he was hooked on heroin and sweatily playing harpsichord

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You ever listen to the mariachi one Hugh Cornwell did a few years back? It's my go-to song to play when i'm given a nylon string guitar.

And yeah, Dave Greenfield just looked like that lmao.

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, but thanks for the suggestion!

Lol yeah he's got the slightly upturned nose like the Whos from the Grinch that just oozes snootiness at first look

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lmao, he does look like a British failson strung out while "exploring the orient".

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

It makes me think of pompous dinner parties hosted by nobility

[–] casskaydee@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago
[–] sawne128@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I like the harpsichord, but don't really care much for most harpsichord music. I need more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGxnN8O4RE

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

This rules, thanks

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

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[–] PPBelisarius@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There’s a punk band that used one. Can’t remember the song off the top of my head, but it has the line “in every single town every officer is down”.

[–] ihaveibs@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

It makes me think of that I Spy CD-ROM game

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Half A World Away by REM has a superb harpsichord part that comes in about the one minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWiBIrPMEWk

The arrangement in this song is so good... harpsichord, organ, violin, and the vocals... beautifully melancholy

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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Makes me think of the Warcraft 2 soundtrack

[–] Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Music itself can’t be pompous or snobby, it’s just music

[–] someone@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

Whenever I hear a harpsichord all I want to do is snap my fingers.