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Spoken-Word Songs That Stay Musically Compelling

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Storytelling Karaoke Songs That Don't Need a Big Voice
Storytelling Karaoke Songs That Don't Need a Big Voice
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In common: Leader of the Pack
For the person who wants the microphone but not the high note. Every song here wins the room through character, timing and a tale worth following: half-spoken verses, comic twists, duets with a...
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Songs With Guitar Solos That Serve the Song
Songs With Guitar Solos That Serve the Song
by record_digger  • 
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A good solo can take over where the singer stops, change the direction of a verse, or give the band time to reach a peak it could not reach in a chorus. These recordings give the guitar a job to...
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Remixes That Work as Distinctive Songs in Their Own Right
Remixes That Work as Distinctive Songs in Their Own Right
by record_digger  • 
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Some remixes keep a voice and rebuild everything around it. Others change the rhythm so thoroughly that a familiar hook starts to sound like a different idea, or give the mic to somebody with a...
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Songs About Money with More Than One Point to Make
Songs About Money with More Than One Point to Make
by record_digger  • 
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A dollar can be a test of generosity, a coat can carry more value than its fabric, and enough cash for the rent still may not get you through a landlord’s door. These songs move from Motown to...
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Songs Where a Rough Voice Makes the Writing More Convincing
Songs Where a Rough Voice Makes the Writing More Convincing
by record_digger  • 
On a similar theme
Hear how a rasp puts strain into a promise, how a yell gives a nervous driver away, and how a well-placed breath makes a question linger. These recordings give the grain in a singer’s voice a job...
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Songs That Use a Sample in a Musically Revealing Way
Songs That Use a Sample in a Musically Revealing Way
by record_digger  • 
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A piano figure that lasts two bars on one record can become the sound you wait for throughout another. A little whistling can answer a singer. These tracks give you one sample to listen for and...
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Songs That Do More by Leaving Space between the Notes
Songs That Do More by Leaving Space between the Notes
by record_digger  • 
On a similar theme
Listen to what happens just after a guitar stops, a voice trails away, or a beat leaves you waiting. These tracks give those gaps a job. Sometimes the space sets up the next hit, gives a voice...
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Softly Sung Songs for Turning the Volume of the Day Down
Softly Sung Songs for Turning the Volume of the Day Down
by record_digger  • 
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These songs keep a voice close without asking it to fill the room. Some have only a guitar behind them. Others have a steady bass line, a small jazz group, or layers that blur around the singer...
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Songs with Two Released Versions Worth Keeping Side by Side
Songs with Two Released Versions Worth Keeping Side by Side
by record_digger  • 
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A new vocal can change the meaning of a line. An acoustic performance can take a familiar song at a pace you didn’t expect. These pairs give you two released recordings to compare and one detail...
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Live Albums That Offer More Than a Set of Greatest Hits
Live Albums That Offer More Than a Set of Greatest Hits
by record_digger  • 
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A room can change the way a singer phrases a chorus. A touring band can pull familiar songs apart or play them together. These records give you something you can hear only in this performance...
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Musical Cast Albums with Stories You Can Follow by Listening
Musical Cast Albums with Stories You Can Follow by Listening
by record_digger  • 
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A good cast recording can tell you who just walked into the room or why a line matters the second time you hear it. These albums use narration, recurring songs, or scenes between numbers to keep...
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Songs Where the Piano Is More Than Accompaniment
Songs Where the Piano Is More Than Accompaniment
by record_digger  • 
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Listen to what the piano does when the singer takes a breath or the rest of the band comes in. On some records it supplies the riff or sets up a rhythm you can follow through the whole song. On...
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Songs Where the Backing Vocals Change the Whole Picture
Songs Where the Backing Vocals Change the Whole Picture
by record_digger  • 
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Listen past the lead and you’ll hear a train whistle, a plea answered by a choir, and a rhythm played by voices alone. These recordings give the backing singers something distinct to do. Each...
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Songs That Tell a Whole Life in a Few Minutes
Songs That Tell a Whole Life in a Few Minutes
by record_digger  • 
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The best narrative songs do in four or five minutes what a novel needs hundreds of pages for. Instead of general reflections on time passing, they build concise, detailed story arcs that follow...
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Soul Albums That Show How Much a Voice Can Say
Soul Albums That Show How Much a Voice Can Say
by record_digger  • 
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A great soul singer does not need vocal gymnastics or sheer volume to make you feel something. The impact lives in the details: a pause before a confession, a catch in the throat, a sudden...
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