In honor of July 8th, what are your favorite songs in 7/8?

[The Letter M]

For those of us who use the Month/Day system of dates, tomorrow will be 7/8... how will you celebrate the day? Name your favorite songs/pieces that use or feature this wonderous and versatile time signature! I'll also accept 7/4 since sometimes the difference is subjective because all listeners, no matter how discerning, may hear things one way or an other.

-Marc.

[Ultimetalhead]

The Sound of Muzak.

[hefdaddy42]

Money

[Seventh Son]

I don't even know how to tell a time signature 

[King Postwhore]

Seven---Dave Mathews

[zxlkho]

I struggle with time signatures... even when I was in high school band.

[Jamesman42]

Money

Aha, this.

I'm going to eat 7/8ths of a pi today.

[The Letter M]

Money

Aha, this.

I'm going to eat 7/8ths of a pi today.

7/8ths of 3.14159? That's not much...

-Marc.

[Jamesman42]

Maybe, but it's not terminal, so I will always have some.

[mizzl]

Money

[King Postwhore]

Part of La Villa Strangiato is in 7/8.

[Orbert]

"Unsquare Dance" by Dave Brubeck.

"Money" by Pink Floyd.

"Limelight" by Rush.

[zxlkho]

Limelight is 7/8??

[sonatafanica]

A Trace of Blood by Pain of Salvation

[The Letter M]

Limelight is 7/8??

More or less... the phrases between verses use an additive meter of 4+3 for a feel of 7/4 or 7/8 while the verses themselves use 6/4.

-Marc.

[Orbert]

Yeah, I was thinking of the hook, not the verses themselves.

[icysk8r]

Tom Sawyer

[sneakyblueberry]

Solsbury Hill is in 7/4.  So, almost.  So, I'm going with that.  So.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I don't know a lot of songs that are exclusively in 7/8...

[Fuzzboy]

Not exclusively in 7/8:

Blackfield - This Killer
Alice in Chains - Them Bones
Devy - Heaven Send, Ants
Iron Maiden - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
POS - A Trace of Blood, Vocari Dei

[RoeDent]

Music geek moment:

Money is actually in 7/4 time, not 7/8 time. I shall demonstrate in writing the difference between 7/4 and 7/8.

KEY: B = Bass drum / S = Snare drum / Each letter/dash represents an eighth-beat

7/8: B-S-B-SB-S-B-SB-S-B-SB-S-B-SB

7/4: B-S-B-S-B-S-B-B-S-B-S-B-S-B-B

[The Letter M]

Music geek moment:

Money is actually in 7/4 time, not 7/8 time. I shall demonstrate in writing the difference between 7/4 and 7/8.

KEY: B = Bass drum / S = Snare drum / Each letter/dash represents an eighth-beat

7/8: B-S-B-SB-S-B-SB-S-B-SB-S-B-SB

7/4: B-S-B-S-B-S-B-B-S-B-S-B-S-B-B

Correct, "Money" is in 7/4, which is why I allowed 7/4 as well, thinking that some people would hear/see songs in 7/4 as being in 7/8... I chose this thread for today because putting it on 7/4 would've just been a bit rude to Independence Day (US)...unless there are patriotic songs in 7/4 (and no, "Money" doesn't count as a celebration of patriotism through American capitalism...).

Also, while on the subject of discerning X/4 versus X/8, I hate that Collins/Rutherford/Banks say "Turn It On Again" is in 13/8 when it's clearly, if anything, 13/4, but more so 6/4 + 7/4.

-Marc.

[Orbert]

Maybe Brits count beats differently or something.

[zxlkho]

Maybe Brits count beats differently or something.

There must be a standard vs. metric conversion or something.

[MykeHavoc]

"Time" by Anthrax...


If that's correct

[Sigz]

The very beginning of Daedalus by Thrice is in 7/8.

[Marvellous G]

Bits of Tool's Schism.

A Blackfield song I can't remember the name of.

Them Bones.

Spoonman.

[Fluffy Lothario]

@Orbert: are you big on Brubeck? I have Time Out, but have no idea what albums to look out for next.

Having said that, almost every record store I've ever seen only has his best of and/or Time Out, so yeah.

[Jamesman42]

The very beginning of Daedalus by Thrice is in 7/8.

Oh yeah. Awesome.

[The Letter M]

@Orbert: are you big on Brubeck? I have Time Out, but have no idea what albums to look out for next.

Having said that, almost every record store I've ever seen only has his best of and/or Time Out, so yeah.

I bought a 5-CD set from Amazon, it's a slip-case boxset that contains Time Out and four other albums that venture into the world of unusual time signatures. It's fairly cheap as I bought mine for about $25+shipping, and looking at the listing now, you can still get it for fairly cheap (as low as $34.70 new), which is a good deal considering it's 5 CDs of Brubeck!

https://www.amazon.com/All-Time-Dave-Brubeck/dp/B0001FGB9I/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278685138&sr=8-1-fkmr1

-Marc.

[Orbert]

@Orbert: are you big on Brubeck? I have Time Out, but have no idea what albums to look out for next.

Having said that, almost every record store I've ever seen only has his best of and/or Time Out, so yeah.

Dave Brubeck is the man.  All others are, by comparison, women.

Time Out was such a huge and unexpected hit that they followed it up with Time Further Out, which has the "Unsquare Dance".  There's also Time Changes, Time in Outer Space, and of course Time In.  Brubeck is such a kidder.

So those are the "Time" albums.  (Don't be confused by the early album Brubeck Time.  It's great, but predated the "Time" albums, and the name is just a coincidence.)  I'm guessing that if you like Time Out, you'll probably like all of those.  But Brubeck wasn't just about wacky time signatures; he does plenty of straight jazz as well.  Live in 1956-57 is all standards.  At Carnegie Hall is a mixture of jazz standards and Brubeck time craziness, and is highly recommended.  

There's also a series of Jazz Impressions of <Japan, New York, Eurasia, etc.> albums.  Those are interesting, and generally very good.

Forget not the solo Brubeck stuff.  One man, one piano.  Just You, Just Me, One Alone, and Indian Summer are all perfect for chilling out.

[Marvellous G]

Almost forgot The Dreaming Tree by Dave Matthews Band! The time signature actually works well without sounding forced, which is rare in some songs.

[El Barto]

I got to see Brubeck last year.  Dudes old and feeble walking, but still quite spry once he gets to his chair.  Played two long sets and two encores.  He played very well was enthusiastic as hell; banging on top of his piano and shouting at the guys.  Glad I got to see him since the opportunities aren't likely to increase. 

[Orbert]

Damn, I'd love to see Dave live, but the odds are not looking good.  I never listen to commercial radio or even watch commercials on TV, so I usually don't hear about any concerts until after they happen.  And, as you say, the opportunities aren't likely to increase.  He's getting waaay up there in years.

[ddtonfire]

Genesis - The Cinema Show (starting at 5:56). Phil's pianissimo drum groove at 6:55 gives me chills and Tony Banks' singing key melody is absolutely beautiful.

Honorable mentions:
Dream Theater - Under A Glass Moon (key solo) - Mike's drum groove is awesome and basically a copy of Phil Collins' Cinema Show groove 
Rush - Tom Sawyer - for obvious reasons.