Which songs would you like to see us cover in this series?
@cirith_ungol_studio
3 жыл бұрын
Ac/Dc - Hells Bells 🤟🍺
@jasoncraddock2940
3 жыл бұрын
Bon Iver's 22, A Million...the whole album.
@andreirlmeier
3 жыл бұрын
I have to compliment you, you are always looking for cool songs
@coloaten6682
3 жыл бұрын
Anything by Kate Bush? Hard to pick 1 song of hers as there are so many, but one of my favourite albums of hers is Sensual World....though I'd be really happy for you to cover any of her records. Thanks!
@edalder2000
3 жыл бұрын
If it's in your wheelhouse, "More Than a Feeling" by Boston. Another example of amazing production.
@starshinemoonbeamlight
3 жыл бұрын
This song is definitely a time machine. ✨😎✨
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 109%
@andrewericelliott9488
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely .... same opening chords as How Long by Ace ... takes me straight back to the mid seventies
@ogma9027
3 жыл бұрын
To this day, still one of the most beautiful love songs ever recorded.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 109%!
@CaffeineNightOwl
2 жыл бұрын
it is.
@johncollins5552
2 жыл бұрын
It's up there with Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet.
@markhall5656
2 жыл бұрын
Yes forever
@dee24874
Жыл бұрын
Yes! It irked me as a 5yr old child that I did not know who sang this and heard it on the radio yrs after it was released. I absolutely love this song- it has a very meditative, etheric feel to it. ❤️❤️❤️
@DThompson55
3 жыл бұрын
the only band I owned the entire catalog of... and this song in particular held me in awe.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, true masterpiece!
@sspbrazil
3 жыл бұрын
This song is incredible of course, but they have so many great songs, great band.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, amazing band!
@shibolinemress8913
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was 12 when the song came out, and remember realising even then that the lyrics were someone trying to convince themselves that they weren't in love, when of course they really were. The whispered "Big boys don't cry" fit that very well.
@jamesbuonassisi9741
3 жыл бұрын
What a great video! Love this series. I never made the connection that the same technique was used on Just the Way You Are! Different topic but the sax solo by Phil Woods is awesome.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Hi James! Glad you enjoyed it!
@NoUploadJustComment
3 жыл бұрын
It's like 5 all time great songs thrown into 1 incredible song. Arguably the best recording of the entire 1970s.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Agreed 100%!
@allthingsclassicrock
3 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. I really enjoy your content, keep up the good work! I’m glad you mentioned the “Just the Way You Are” connection. I haven’t heard it discussed before now. That section of the Joel tune always caught my ear after becoming familiar with the 10cc. I just knew it had to have been inspired by “I’m not in Love.”
@mikehydropneumatic2583
3 жыл бұрын
Great song and tear down. Imho this channel could do with a little Kraftwerk love. It wasn't me that started on the Moog...
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Yes, love Kraftwerk!
@liamnewton3252
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Warren, and great to see 10cc, and I'm Not In Love, getting the recognition they so richly deserve. Anyone interested in the full 10cc story - from the hits they wrote in the 60s for The Yardbirds and The Hollies; production work with Neil Sedaka and The Ramones; songwriting with Paul McCartney; legacy of Strawberry Studios; video directing for The Police, U2 etc - can find out more at 10ccbook.com
@karlmadsen3179
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!
@sabrinasjourney
3 жыл бұрын
The opening organ reminds me of Hall & Oates She's Gone
@tiekumark
3 жыл бұрын
This track also directly inspired a lot of Daft Punk’s production on the discovery album
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing that!
@ortafunk
3 жыл бұрын
I might be mistaken but how did I hear this song In late 1973.and why does the background harmony remind Me of a ship yard In the 1940's In the early morning before sun rise?
@lar57jsy
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen you do one on Hendrix' famour recording of "All Along The Watchtower". I find the sound on that recording to be awesome...Maybe you know why!? I know part of it, is the way delay or reverb gets used. :-)
@kdkseven
3 жыл бұрын
R.E.M.'s '✯ Me Kitten' uses a similar chorus sound. Wonder how they got there as they obviously had access to more modern equipment?
@kdkseven
3 жыл бұрын
@Gaz Williams oh wow, i'll look that up-- thanks!
@frankfrank7921
3 жыл бұрын
Every time you break out "The Paul" it's a good thing. You're right about them being hard to find, at least the original late 70s run, but they are quite a bargain for a legit Les Paul.
@guitboxgeek
3 жыл бұрын
The spacey sounding choir was just other worldly at the time. It had that ghostly, sad, ethereal feel that still to this day is unique. Another great tune and awesome analysis, Warren!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, so amazing!!
@sugnasugna
3 жыл бұрын
How can I get this sound
@russcalabrese7561
3 жыл бұрын
Still has the same effect to this very day. Has stood the test of time. I was 13 years old when this hit the radio waves, remember it like it was yesterday.
@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84
3 жыл бұрын
@@russcalabrese7561 I still hear this with a 13-year old's ears and heart👍
@mikepastor.k6233
3 жыл бұрын
You had to layer analog tapes like a 100 times. The same effect is heard in 2001 Space Odyssey's ape touching monolith scene.
@edalder2000
3 жыл бұрын
I have seen other videos on "I'm Not in Love." No matter how many times I hear the in depth, it is stunning. Not how 10cc did it, but what technologically they had at hand. No samplers or Pro Tools at all. That's what always gets my respect.
@spencergroup
3 жыл бұрын
And it's worlds better than anything that is done today.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate your wonderful comment!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@spencergroup it's a masterpiece!
@somedutchguy7582
3 жыл бұрын
Well, the tape-loop thing had been around since the 1950's, pioneered by Pierre Schaeffer, and was of course at the heart of the Mellotron. But 10cc really took it to a whole new level.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@somedutchguy7582 yes, they certainly did!
@michaelferreri1256
3 жыл бұрын
A song produced like no other before (or after) it. So unique. So beautiful. It's hard to believe this song is as old as it is. It still sounds refreshingly uncommon today. What they went through to end up with this glorious tune demonstrates what 4 incredibly talented individuals can achieve with open ideas. Genius!
@AlexanderStemkowski
3 жыл бұрын
This ABSOLUTE BELIEF in the song which has driven the band to spend weeks on just one arrangement element is overwhelming. Thanks for the episode, Warren.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! So glad you enjoyed it!
@daveo9217
2 жыл бұрын
1977, my future wife and I were teen agers, riding in my Mercury Marauder, when she remarked that "some couples have 'their song', but we don't". I flicked on the car radio and out came "I'm not in Love". We both busted up laughing! "Honey it's our song!" We're in our 60's now and still in love and still listening to this brilliant piece of music. Also check out the album simply titled L by Godley and Creme.
@Producelikeapro
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing that!
@JohnSmith-us2jx
Жыл бұрын
Dave, to you and our wife and the incomparable 1970's - I'm Not In Love still resonates. Greatest song to come out of those days by a country mile . . .
@ucanleaveyourhaton
Жыл бұрын
A Mercury Marauder 🤔 … can I ask you if that was a car ? I’ve been googling a bit LoL. Sounds cool, whatever it was. 👍 Those were the days, right ! ❤️
@sparenovations7176
Жыл бұрын
Long may It continue
@Antiqueexcavator
Жыл бұрын
You guys found what we’re all looking for! So nice to hear!
@organicphoto
3 жыл бұрын
As a non-musician and non-producer this was thoroughly enjoyable; I can only imagine how thrilling this is for recording artists and audio engineers.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Thanks ever so much Frank! That really means a lot!
@EstudioPaisagemSonora
3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Brazil and and proud to see that they mentioned João Giberto as an influence.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@rk41gator
3 жыл бұрын
SUCH an influence. Giberto was a towering figure in music. One of the best of the 20th century.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@rk41gator agreed 100%!
@grizcuz
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen plenty of people talk about production techniques employed in songs. Ditto the musical theory behind a song. But I don't think I've ever seen someone put both of them together so clearly and so well at the same time. You really are a first rate educator, because you're teaching whilst making it entertaining at the same time. That isn't easy, but you do it all so effortlessly.
@alaricgoldkuhl155
3 жыл бұрын
I get the feeling he might have done something like this before.
@nelsonnichols922
3 жыл бұрын
Check out Rick Beato's what makes this song great series
@alaricgoldkuhl155
3 жыл бұрын
@@nelsonnichols922 Been going there for years. This guy is much better in his presenting of influences I think. More systematic. Love Rick though!
@BrunodeSouzaLino
3 жыл бұрын
Not even Rick Beato?
@alaricgoldkuhl155
3 жыл бұрын
@@BrunodeSouzaLino Watch Rick too. Just as entertaining but doesn't present the information as clearly and systematically. Makes this seem more thorough.
@BillGraper
3 жыл бұрын
6:37 Who else was singing along while he was playing the chords?
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Marvellous! I thought about singing along myself! Haha
@kadzo1000
3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro Why don't you... seriously Warren give us your version, I bet there's plenty of people out there who would love to hear that! Also how did they get that Rhodes sound it's so lush what's going on? I know it's delay and reverb but I just can't get near it. And thank you Warren for this one they should put you on the new years honours list! 👍🏻 🙂
@DeadlySpecies
3 жыл бұрын
Its one of those melodies that you just keep singing
@sizzlemann
3 жыл бұрын
That song had the "it" factor back then and still does to this day! Loved it from the first time I heard it after it was released in the 70's. Still one of my favorites today.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!
@fredvanname4934
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@TVsMrHappyTalk
3 жыл бұрын
There was a melotron in a dark corner of Wessex no 2 studio when the Damned recorded Machine Gun Etiquette.. we were told it belonged to 10cc. Anyway, we fired it up and the lush vocal pads therein became the dreamy backing for I Just Can’t Be Happy Today. Thanks guys! 👍
@johnentwistle952
3 жыл бұрын
ay ay captain
@mightyV444
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Captain! Love your band! :-) I once was driving in my car with my then 6- and 8-year-old Sons in the back and with 'Lovely Money' playing on the stereo, when one of them suddenly exclaimed, "He just said the S-Word, Papa!", and the other pointed out the "P*ss off!" bit! :-O And I'd been listening to that song for decades and had *never* picked up on it myself! x-)) And speaking of 'I Just Can't Be Happy Today': That OGWT performance is hilarious! I keep going back from time to time :-)) Greetings from NZ!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Captain! Wow! Amazing thanks ever so much for sharing that!!
@mightyV444
3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro - I reckon his input deserves a Damned episode! 'New Rose' or 'Smash It Up'. He was giving an entertaining lesson on how to play Pt.1 not long ago, too! Looks like I'd played it wrong for all those years! x-))
@ElButcho666
3 жыл бұрын
I came to the comments to see if anyone had mentioned this, glad it came straight from you.
@HarryVarthakourisOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
“I’m not in love” is not a song.... it’s a hymn !!!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@erock.steady
3 жыл бұрын
it's a good policy to adhere to lol
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@erock.steady haha indeed!
@alexhormann8931
3 жыл бұрын
One of the very rare red pill songs
@TheValueOfN
3 жыл бұрын
Barclay James Harvest wrote the best Hymn that I've ever heard. Their Berlin version gives me shivers every time.
@craigdovebloke
3 жыл бұрын
Such a great band who never seem to get the praise they so rightly deserve
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a huge fan!!
@bsvenss2
3 жыл бұрын
Well, I'll watch "them" (only Graham Gouldman is left of the original four) every time they visit Copenhagen and that's quite often. Sometimes twice a year on the Amager Bio stage.
@clicheguevara5282
3 жыл бұрын
The production on this track is _still_ impressive - even by today’s standards. ...but it must have sounded totally futuristic at the time of release.
@mikespearwood3914
3 жыл бұрын
Damn straight. Good to see you here!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! A masterpiece!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikespearwood3914 yes! Amazing!
@paulm749
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! I didn't realize it at the time, but so much of the magic of this song is in the innovative production that is ALL in service of making it a stronger, more compelling experience.
@billkalivas9750
3 жыл бұрын
The Original Soundtrack was one of the 70s best albums. Impeccable production, musicianship and song writing. Not a bad song on the record.
@billyhollister8768
3 жыл бұрын
I was a 12 year old kid when that jam hit the airwaves in Chicago, Illinois and it was one of those songs that mesmerized me from the first time I heard it. It still mesmerizes me almost 46 years later!😄
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing my friend!!
@billyhollister8768
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome. And thank you, for your storyline of incredible songs like this one, By some of the greatest musical artists of all time
@MichaelB-gi4lt
3 жыл бұрын
One year behind you and equally as mesmerized.
@LaWendeltreppe
3 жыл бұрын
Two years older and same feelings, heard this the first time on the radio in the car of a school friend's mother while driving thru woods with raindrop falling from the branches. It was heaven on earth. Bought the album then only because of this song. greetings from Germany.
@sulatlalaki
3 жыл бұрын
Same. I often rewatch the various documentaries on how this song came to be and I always marvel at how they did it. This video has really added to my great appreciation for this masterpiece song. Time to go put on the headphones and get lifted up on those voices!
@dexsmith1864
3 жыл бұрын
I did one of the last recording sessions in Strawberry Studios in 1993 as engineer and producer. I was there for about a month and on the few late nights when no one was there, I secretly listend to some of the legendary master tapes that were stored there. One of them being "I'm not in love"
@ReginatorNet
3 жыл бұрын
"I'm Not In Love" and "Nights in White Satin" do it for me. A perfect blend of creativity and passion.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%!
@sschmidtevalue
3 жыл бұрын
The whole Days of Future Passed album would make a great one!!!!
@jamesfitzgerald6636
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing that you mentioned those 2 songs as both could be inspired by The Byrds! Drone harmony on “if your gone” TTT Album 1965 and the b side to Mr Tambourine Man “I’d like to love you”
@ReginatorNet
3 жыл бұрын
@@sschmidtevalue Yes!!
@ReginatorNet
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesfitzgerald6636 Yes - Yes!!
@grrggrrg4805
3 жыл бұрын
10cc is such an underrated band. For those who aren't convinced, listen to The Things We Do For Love. Pop geniuses.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
That’s one of the greatest songs ever written!!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
I could do 30 songs with this band! Huge fan!
@grrggrrg4805
3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro only knew them for I'm not in Love and thought they were a one hit wonder. Then heard them name-dropped in LCD Soundsystem's Losing My Edge and decided to listen to The Original Soundtrack. Great band.
@clowncarqingdao
3 жыл бұрын
No idea who underrates 10cc. If you come from Manchester it's certainly not possible.
@kadzo1000
3 жыл бұрын
@@Producelikeapro I know my fav at the moment is " I wanna rule the world " What imagination!
@ImZiraTheFirst
11 ай бұрын
One word to describe the amazing sound of this song……lush. It still sounds incredible almost 50 years later. ❤️
@Producelikeapro
11 ай бұрын
Agreed 100%!
@markmoore9455
3 жыл бұрын
Now a breakdown on 10cc ...? Quit it Warren. This is too much cool this close to Christmas.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks ever so much Mark!!
@composerdave68
3 жыл бұрын
They kind of built their own custom Mellotron sans a keyboard.
@geob3963
3 жыл бұрын
The "Don't Harsh my Mellotron"
@cornerliston
3 жыл бұрын
That's how inventors work. Doing a thing very complicated and when all is finished realising there's already something doing this but better : ) More fun doing it this way though.
@composerdave68
3 жыл бұрын
@@cornerliston I wouldn’t say a Mellotron would have been better for this. It’s just that it’s the same concept of using looped tapes. A Mellotron would have had a very different effect. I don’t think it would have given the same smooth wall of voices. Plus the Mellotron had been around for over 10 years by the time they recorded this song. The Chamberlin, its predecessor, had been around for over 25 years. The Beatles, Zeppelin, Moody Blues and many others had already used the Mellotron on many hit records. If they wanted a Mellotron they could have used one. The way they did it gave a custom sound and effect. Extremely clever.
@rumginray
3 жыл бұрын
@@composerdave68 They took 'Tomorrow Never Knows' style mixing to the next level.
@cornerliston
3 жыл бұрын
@@composerdave68 I should have written “easier” instead of “better.” They should certainly not use the Mellotron because of the ready made tapes-however they could use its playback technique-recording the voices and then transfer it to Mellotron tapes : ) However the sonic quality wouldn't have been quite the same. Using tape loops had already been used by electronic artists for decades at that time-so maybe they were more interested in that kind of discipline. Whatever reason they made one of the most iconic songs ever.
@northernbrother1258
3 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time, and a 70s soft rock masterpiece!
@JosephFusco
3 жыл бұрын
Studio innovation aside, please don't forget how well written the lyrics are, where much of the power of the song resides as well.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agreed! That’s why we started with the lyrics, they are truly wonderful
@sarcasmo57
3 жыл бұрын
Now that I have my own studio I can finally spend time on my passion, bragging about having a studio.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing to hear
@bobblowhard8823
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I have always said that 70's music was the most ambitious music ever produced. There are countless examples. From Peter Frampton to Pink Floyd; The Doobie Brothers; Grand Funk Railroad; The Allman Brothers; The Moody Blues; ELO; Jethro Tull; Donna Summer's "I Feel Love"; Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein"; Blondie; The B-52's; Elton John's "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"; The Cars; DEVO; and so on and so on.
@FelishaWild
3 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I watched the documentary on how this song was recorded. I was then as I am now totally awestruck at the ingenuity and technical prowess that brought about this masterpiece.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agree! Amazing
@JayYarbroughMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Love the detailed breakdown, but..., in the end, it's the emotion the song spilled. The lyrics are the hook. Thanks Warren.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 200%!
@reeread
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought the background voices were a mellotron. I stand corrected thank you very much for the video
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!!
@2bteachable2
3 жыл бұрын
You nailed another one, Warren. "I'm Not In Love" is absolutely a song that changed music - forever. Thank you.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Birnie!
@marin4311
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about the choir part. These smart guys invented it on the spot.
@williamduddy9003
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest love songs of all time . How the technology of that time still produced such a melancholy and human sound that is timeless and belies the title . A classic !
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Yes, I live this band and this song!!
@PhilRichardson44
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff, never realised it inspired Billy Joel's just the way you are... Love both songs!! Went to see Graeme Gouldman's 10CC about 3 years back, some great songs and they were fantastic live, albeit without Lol, Kevin and Eric!! Great video :)
@gregsaltis1661
3 жыл бұрын
Great! You did the song. It came up in the comments a while back and we agreed the production was amazing. Glad you decided to analyze it.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg! Yes, masterpiece of a song!
@petesawchuk
3 жыл бұрын
I stumbled on 10cc as a kid via a full-page ad on the back cover of HIT PARADER or CIRCUS for their 1974 album, “Sheet Music”. It’s turned out to be my favorite album of all time, and my favorite song, “I’m Not In Love”, was to follow shortly thereafter. I was ripe to be musically branded for a lifetime, and that’s exactly what happened. And what a pedigree; Kevin Godley & Lol Creme [inventors of the Gizmotron guitar attachment & directors of rock videos like “Every Breath You Take”, “Girls On Film” & “Rockit”], Eric Stewart singing lead on “Groovy Kind Of Love” with the Mindbenders and Graham Gouldman writing classic British Invasion songs [“For Your Love”, “Bus Stop” & “Heart Full Of Soul”, among others]. They had that fantastic creative tension & high standards the best bands have [as well as the best comedy groups: Monty Python also included 2 writing teams]. The tons of bubblegum music they’d recorded @ Strawberry pre-10cc got their studio thing together much like the Beatles laying their groundwork @ Hamburg’s Star Club. Stewart & Gouldman’s part ownership let them grab the virtually unlimited unbooked studio time [“Sure we’ll work around McCartney & Wings recording “Red Rose Speedway”] so essential to what they achieved. And that custom Helios desk! And knowing exactly what to do with it! Also, thank you for citing the fact that “I’m Not In Love” is very much the vibe-father of Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are”. Two career-making songs born out of one. And from that same “The Original Soundtrack”, album “Un Nuit a Paris” [1974] is a lovely precursor/companion piece to “Bohemian Rhapsody” [1975]. Art rock, art pop...art, for sure. Warren, you guys have once again outdone yourselves. And given the amount of times I lobbied for this song, thank you for not considering a restraining order!
@seangibbons1131
3 жыл бұрын
Best thing to come out of Stockport.
@1973833
3 жыл бұрын
What a magnificent song!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Robert! Agreed 100%!
@kenlee5015
3 жыл бұрын
They picked a great band name; 45 years later and I'm still grabbing that song to listen to as it sits at the beginning of my alphabetical list. Song is pure genius, too.
@gimble8638
3 жыл бұрын
You really are picking out the gems Warren, loving the series :)
@gimble8638
3 жыл бұрын
Ps congrats again Warren, amazing work :)
@yens99
3 жыл бұрын
Really love this series. This is such a great song. What about something completly different like Yazoo - Only you or Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams, both minimalistic teknopop songs that really showed the power of the syntheziser in musicproduction.
@petesawchuk
3 жыл бұрын
Great song ideas, Jens!
@liquidsolids9415
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen other videos on the production of this song, but this one was definitely the best. I also really appreciated the harmonic analysis. Well done! Thanks!
@jmwicked
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wow. Not because of the very interesting and creative process, but because I was really convinced (until now) it was an 80's song. When this came out, I was 1 yr old, yet I remember knowing this song from the eighties, which means it survived a long time in the radio playlists. For me, it was clearly ahead of its time, awesome ! Really good video, too, thank you so much, Warren, you bring a lot to us !
@angryshoebox
3 жыл бұрын
Great song, I remember hearing it on top-40 AM radio when I was a 1st-grader. Interesting about the song’s influence on Billy Joel; I thought the bossa nova version sounded an awful lot like “Just The Way You Are”. Who would’ve guessed?
@g-dzentri6740
2 жыл бұрын
This song definitely sounded like just the way u are by billy joel
@chrisboyer2984
3 жыл бұрын
I was a freshman in high school when this song came out. I also remember “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”, by Elton John and “Dream Weaver”, by Gary Wright being popular hits on the radio at the time. Between these three songs, plus many others, my freshman year was very memorable. I’m so glad I grew up when I did, not having to tolerate the garbage that passes for music today!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing Chris!!
@paradoxward2533
3 жыл бұрын
I feel you.., grew up in the same era. but as good as music was back then, we did have our share of crap.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@paradoxward2533 Indeed!
@RC32Smiths01
3 жыл бұрын
10cc have made so much cool music! A diverse range of songs and styles from them! Great work!
@kenstrayhorn5923
3 жыл бұрын
I was at university - a music student, no less - when this came out. I was mesmerized the first time I heard it and even today will stop what I am doing when it comes on the radio. It was obvious that this was something very different. You could listen to it as a pop tune but you could also dig deeper to try to understand what was going on. I've watched every "making of" video on this tune that I could find, but this video is succinct and clear. Thanks for taking the time to make this!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks ever so much Ken!
@willemmoller6736
3 жыл бұрын
this song soundtracked my teenage heartbreaks . . . still haunts me. what a song and production! all-time classic. thanks Warren!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much
@vmhanlon
3 жыл бұрын
I was in high school and my girlfriend had just broken up with me when this song came out. Oh how it spoke to my pain. I soon after found out she had been dating someone else and so another top song popular that summer, "How Long" (Ace) became the B side to my life. To this day both these songs remain on my top 10 list as they pull at my heart for a lost love... Thanks for this wonderful reveal.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
@@vmhanlon I love how the music we listen to becomes the soundtrack to our lives!
@DJCroGs
3 жыл бұрын
Great reminder on how much effort and time is required to get to the place where your vision leads you. Thanks for the reminder Warren! Song is just immortal.
@nunofernandes4501
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! When I was a teen in the 80s I considered this old folks' music, then I became a musician and I love this song, Roxy Music's Avalon album and all that silky smooth adult early 80s sofisticated stuff. Great video! OMD had a great song with choir tapes played with the mixer faders, it's Souvenir and it deserves a video for sure, no?
@gimble8638
3 жыл бұрын
i think any of us reading your comment got as far OMD and chord tapes and had sumised souveneir before we read 3 words further :)
@nunofernandes4501
3 жыл бұрын
@@gimble8638 Souvenir brings back my childhood, along with Classix Nouveaux and Abba . :)
@Valleedbrume
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible recording,remember when it first came out.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much AJ!
@EnigmaticCanadian
3 жыл бұрын
Again, this song just sends you back in time to 70s bars with that wooden bar and the smell of whisky and wine in the air with the cigarette smoke like a mist floating through the atmosphere. This song IS art. So beautiful.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much! Agreed, it is pure Art!
@BossLevelAudio24
3 жыл бұрын
I've gone back to college at the ripe old age of 51 to do audio and music production I remember being 14 and recording my first song in a studio I was fascinated by that ahh sound from this song and Billy Joel and McCartney used it too of course musical tastes have changed so much since then and my teenage fellow students want to rap and lay down beats I'll probably be to old when I get this degree but I'll never stop feeling the thrill of writing and producing
@jeffblack5024
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, I’m knocking on a bit myself, but you’ve got decades of music listening to draw upon. When everybody else zigs, that’s when you zag.
@BossLevelAudio24
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffblack5024 That's true. Over 30 years playing bars and clubs and recording. I'll be 55 with an honors degree. That's still a good ten years before retirement. I know one thing, the worst thing you can do with your life is nothing.
@caro_lam
3 жыл бұрын
i can easily understand why martin hannett liked working in strawberry studios!
@davehall8584
3 жыл бұрын
An absolute gift to 10CC from the gods of music! crikey! all four of them must've been thrilled to bits!..awesome analysis so enjoyed this!
@ComputerScienceLessons
Жыл бұрын
Nice analysis and a great lesson too. I totally agree, beautiful song. Thanks for doing this. :)KD
@HiVoltish
3 жыл бұрын
This song, one of my top 20 faves,, was part of the "Mr. JAWS" mix I had on a 45. Great memory!
@MartinLuxen
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Warren! Never listened to the song this way, it is really really awesome production!
@marcusslade9804
3 жыл бұрын
10cc…my original favourite band from when I was a young teenager. My love of the band has never diminished. These four guys, all songwriters, singers and musicians (and inventors…remember the Gizmo?) created some lightning in the bottle. I managed to see them play live three times but, unfortunately for me, the first time was on the Deceptive Bends release at the long gone Wembley Arena in 1977, shortly after Kevin Godley and Lol Creme departed. And I say that only because I’ve never seen the original group with Lol and Kevin live . They were still good…really good but the original foursome for me were off the chart. Endlessly creative, lyrical, yet they could rock too (Second Sitting for the Lasst Supper/Silly Love). All their songs were different. One was never predictive of what the next would be. Great video. Thanks.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember the Gizmatron very well! Incredible talents! Thanks ever so much
@Bring_MeSunshine
3 жыл бұрын
As a young teen, my earliest of influences in the contemporary music scene, were sparked by a friend and his love of the band 10cc (he even gave me a home tape with 10cc's Original Soundtrack on one side and Queen's a Night at the Opera on the other). Before this, I'd heard of the band, but didn't know much about them. Even, back then, he told me stories of how they achieved the sound of INIL - most of which were borne out in later years documentaries - which I found magically fascinating. And so began my own love of the band. By the time the original band had split up, post 'How Dare You' album, my love and interest in the band had all but burnt out, and anyway, Punk had started to blow apart much of what I now saw as dated - I was young, remember, and Punk couldn't be ignored. So, it wasn't exactly 'cool' to like the soft focus, smooth, 'chocolate-box' sounds of 10cc. But, for about 2 years (a long time in the life of a youngster) they were for me, the coolest band on the planet. Add to this, they had great songs, clever lyrics, were all multi-instrumentalists, owned their own studio, and produced this masterpiece of great songwriting and studio craft, this made them a band apart from so many of their contemporaries. There is a great quote in one of the documentaries on this song, from Trevor Horn - no stranger himself to the arcane world of studio mastery - where he says (paraphrasing), when he started to get too enamoured of the work they were doing in the studio, they would listen to 'I'm Not in Love', to remind themselves of what great artistry really was, so they didn't get too big headed. Quite a compliment
@Topnikko
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time and it always hits me in the feels like no other.
@HeadacheMachine
3 жыл бұрын
the snogging song for the teenagers in the 70's...
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Haha indeed! Thanks ever so much
@kermitefrog64
3 жыл бұрын
He is in love he just can not admit it to himself.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@57Techboy
3 жыл бұрын
I've been a big 10cc fan since the beginning and I remember hearing Rubber Bullets and realizing they were not your average pop band. I was fortunate enough to see them live three times. Witty, saucy, and creative beyond their time. I still have all of their vinyl albums.
@chuckhuber5294
3 жыл бұрын
I literally listened to this record this morning. Une Nuit a Paris is soooo good. Sheet Music is an even better 10CC record.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Chuck!
@petesawchuk
3 жыл бұрын
+1 re “Sheet Music” - my favorite album, period.
@chuckhuber5294
3 жыл бұрын
@@petesawchuk A friend of mine played it for me a little over a year ago and I bought a copy right away and listened to it non-stop for about a month. Could not believe I had never heard it before. My first listen I was like “oh these guys liked Zappa... oh wait, they liked Queen... oh, they liked Harry Nilson...” eventually I figured out they liked doing whatever the hell they wanted! The production is fantastic and the song ideas are odd but captivating. Clockwork Creep quickly became a favorite. I am old enough to have started recording on tape, but I love hearing stuff that old and going “how the hell did they do that back then?!?”
@marcusslade9804
3 жыл бұрын
Their best and most complete. I bought it when it first came out. Still play the record regularly.
@marshallgoff2651
3 жыл бұрын
@@petesawchuk "It's crazy, A dog up in Beverly Hills". one of my favorite lyrics ever
@craigwestwood1
3 жыл бұрын
Another of my faves... really good breakdown of the production. Great job, Warren! Thanks!
@PaulSmith-mh2yq
3 жыл бұрын
The best intro bar none - as good now as when I first heard it in '75.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Paul!!
@weschilton
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, great video... Oh to be standing in the back of the room when they were doing those tape loops! What an experience that would be!
@sschmidtevalue
3 жыл бұрын
I heard that song TONS of times on the radio as a teenager, but never knew any of the background. Thanks, Warren!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much!!
@monsterguyx6322
3 жыл бұрын
The combination of the otherworldly production with the ironic, melancholy lyrics create a uniquely haunting, atmospheric sound. I was a kid when it was released and it retains a strong nostalgia for that sci-fi-tinged post-Star-Wars era of pop culture. Which is why it was a brilliant choice to introduce this song to a new generation in Guardians of the Galaxy.
@ryanperrault8174
3 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting to watch / listen to. Thanks of making this and keep em coming. Love learning new stuff like this....I remember the first time I heard this I was like " That's where Daft Punk got that sample!"...
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much for sharing your insight!
@steverogers6340
3 жыл бұрын
That was great - very insightful, love the band - so so creative and funnily enough been listening to 10cc today.
@musictube250
3 жыл бұрын
I was there when they ripped out that original Helios. At some stage, there was a standard car cigarette lighter added into the desk. It was simply powered from the 12v rail of the desk power supply. It drew so much current, it basically shut the whole mixing board down every time someone tried to light a cigarette! You can just see it at 12:15 on the left side triangle, above the patch bay.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
That's crazy! Cigarette lighter? Haha
@alansouthall8221
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the work you put into this. Fascinating. Love the guitar too
@BerndThomasSchuller
3 жыл бұрын
That A/B to B chord change is the same as in Hall and Oates "She's gone"
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely! Thanks ever so much
@DavidLee07
3 жыл бұрын
It's also in "She's Leaving Home" by Paul McCartney on Sgt. Pepper's. It's such a great chord sequence!
@markesquivelarvizu6942
3 жыл бұрын
yup
@marfand7379
3 жыл бұрын
Also How Long by Ace
@rumginray
3 жыл бұрын
@@marfand7379 The Diminished link?
@rossdonald5026
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, covering arguably one of, if not, the most influential and memorable songs of the 70s, which is still fresh today. I was intrigued by the story of it's beginnings....... Nice.
@HitTheRoadMusicStudio
3 жыл бұрын
Another "Epicsode" of this series!!! Amazing to see the whole process and how they changed it from the Bossa Nova to this timeless Song, inspiring!
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much Ady!!
@ramonacevedo3663
3 жыл бұрын
thank you thank you for dissecting one of the best rock songs of all time! It's the song of choice when I want to show off my sound equipment XD
@jppagetoo
3 жыл бұрын
I am old enough to remember this all over the radio in 1975. I was a fan of harder material. But this song was undeniable, it just had a sound that made you like it. I still like it.
@antonellomascarello4698
3 жыл бұрын
Love this series! Amazing video as usual 😀 About the song ... One of my favourite ones. There are three things that make this song eve more special to me... 1. Never heard the song untill I watched Marvel movie "guardian of the galaxy"🤣 2. I'm not sure, but I believe that this song inspired Daft Punk for what concerns the song " Nightvision" from the Discovery album (love it!) 3. One of the most famous Italian song is "Diamante" by Zucchero Fornaciari (or Sugar Fornaciari as known worldwide). The song is pretty different from this one, but at some point there is a voice that says :" fai piano, i bimbi grandi non piangono" which literally means "be quite big boys don't cry"...It can't be just a coincidence !!! The song was dedicated to Zucchero's Grandmother (and the words are spoken by what seems an old lady voice, as if the words came from his grandmother ) such an emotional moment. Thank you for this video, absolute gem 😀 cheers from Italy 🇮🇹
@riddellthomas2185
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing song.. and the way they achieved it.. I wouldn't have had the patience or the light bulb moment in the 1st place.. total genius
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ever so much
@310765
3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful episode, this reminds of Lol Creme demonstrating the ‘Gizmo’ on ‘Tomorrow’s world’ back in the 70’s. 10cc! what a brilliant combination of talented, dedicated musicians. Thank you Warren.
@OrestisTrips
3 жыл бұрын
You reminded us this exceptional masterpiece in such a nice way that I have the vinyl behind me as I type now screaming "play me!". What a band...45 years later still jaw dropping.
@Producelikeapro
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks ever so much! Glad to be able to help!
@BBfanfun
3 жыл бұрын
musical self-indulgence that is the root of PUNK. it's musicians at their best, with marketing departments jubilation, as records companies behave like banks ... i do like it though , in small doses (...10cc) . it's the synth pop every '80s synth owner was after, that Alan Parsons continues to this day
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