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Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

Strong Songs

CHAPTER

Once in a Lifetime - A Chorus That's Tense and Tense

Vocal harmonies suggest this feeling of resolution, but it doesn't sound resolved. That's because the rhythm section harmonies don't actually change. They just don't feel resolved at all, while the vocals really do. And then the cynth is floating on that sus nine thing as well. So the result is this feeling of tense, almost catharsis, where you can feel the revelation coming, but it's not quite here yet. Se yourself, mefeel, that it's so knotted up and tense.

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