Thread: it's here...

Originally Posted by Speesh

Mmmm...delicious prog rock. Thanks UM, that was refreshing.

Don't know if this is true or not, but I read somewhere that song was actually written on a dare. During a car ride I think either Anderson or Howe claimed they could write a song about anything, so someone challenged "I bet you can't write a song about that Roundabout there". And so rock history was made.

That'd be so awesome if it actually happened.

Really? I never heard that. I can definitely see Howe or Squire taking a challenge like that and really doing something with it.

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

Really? I never heard that. I can definitely see Howe or Squire taking a challenge like that and really doing something with it.

I always heard that Anderson just came up with the lyrics on the way to the studio one morning. Given that I recently read a book that talked about the dearth of roundabouts in Britain, it seems preeminently likely. I can see it now.

Anderson driving down the road, humming the new melody for this song, putting in words about what's going past. The car comes up to a roundabout, the word fits nicely with the longer notes, and BAM.

Originally Posted by Catbus

Girltalk is better.

Albeit it's a slightly different genre, but he's still better.

very different game. apples and oranges. i still seem to like Earworm's stuff, i guess

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

What has popular music become?!!!!! Once upon a time...

yes

i like the BEATZ clip at 1:16