Sunday, May 10, 2015

Little Deuce Coupe

Backdated, archival post

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Two weeks ago, I listened to the Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long re-release, and I noticed something interesting about the Little Deuce Coupe album.  "Little Deuce Coupe" - the song that starts the album - begins with what I can describe only as a drum shuffle.  That same drum phrase (or at least a very similar one) is also in "Cherry, Cherry Coupe" and "Custom Machine."  In "Cherry, Cherry Coupe," it's after the line "It's the sharpest in the town and the envy of my group," and in "Custom Machine," it's after "Step on the gas, she go…."  That particular drum part might be in a few other places in the songs too, but those are the ones I could find quickly.

Having that same part (or similar parts) within those three songs provides even more consistency (it also helps that all of the songs are about cars and two are specifically coupes).