Two Fridays
By Jim
05/05/2006
Here's a first. I took two songs that go through the days of the week (and pay homage to Friday) and combined them... The Easybeats had a hit with Friday on My Mind in the sixties, and the Cure had a hit with Friday I'm in Love in the eighties. I applied some crazy glue.
The tempos are different, which makes the transition somewhat tricky. The Cure sounded too rushed at 150, and the Easybeats' song was way too slow at 130. So I kept each song at the normal tempo and hoped that the drum fill makes it seem natural. Not quite, but not terrible. I also transposed all three parts, both to make the singing easier and to tie the parts together. The second time through Friday on My Mind is in a different key than the first time through.
Voices: Piano, Acoustic Bass, Strings, Drums.
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