I found the intro a bit jarring at first, too. I guess because it's in such sharp stylistic contrast to the rest of the song. But it grew on me as well and now I like the friction it creates. Also, not to be "that guy," but the intro is very much in the vein of 1920s/30s swing and big band and does not really resemble flamenco except in its use of horns. It actually reminds me a lot of the beginning of "Sing Sing Sing" by Benny Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_YG9XBX04YI guess what colored my reaction the first time I heard the studio version was the flamenco introduction--which I thought the entire song was going to be in that style and I just thought "NNNOOOOOO WHAT HAS HE DONE!"
As for the rest of the song, while I love the punch of the live version, the recorded version tops it for me. The crystal-clear production and separation of the instruments, the operatic strings, the ghostly, lilting vocal towards the end....so good.
Copycat
Should have been a single. Craps on most of WPINOYB and displays characteristic vitriol and humour. A lost opportunity.
P.
Should have been a single. Craps on most of WPINOYB and displays characteristic vitriol and humour. A lost opportunity.
P.
I found the intro a bit jarring at first, too. I guess because it's in such sharp stylistic contrast to the rest of the song. But it grew on me as well and now I like the friction it creates. Also, not to be "that guy," but the intro is very much in the vein of 1920s/30s swing and big band and does not really resemble flamenco except in its use of horns. It actually reminds me a lot of the beginning of "Sing Sing Sing" by Benny Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_YG9XBX04Y
As for the rest of the song, while I love the punch of the live version, the recorded version tops it for me. The crystal-clear production and separation of the instruments, the operatic strings, the ghostly, lilting vocal towards the end....so good.
Should have been a single. Craps on most of WPINOYB and displays characteristic vitriol and humour. A lost opportunity.
P.