Banjos And Xylophones In Popular Music

[scotchandcigar]

Banjos and xylophones are offbeat instruments for rock/pop music, but they show up in some notable songs. Here's a few

Banjo:

Neil Young – Old Man


Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen


BTW, I came across this 2nd live clip, that's easily one of the worst performances of any song by any group. This may explain their one-hit status.


Xylophone:

Gotye/Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know


Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone


If you know of others, post it here. And please, no Mumford & Sons. Yes, I know they have a banjo, but it's a part of their band, so it doesn't really fit the thread. Plus, they suck.

 

[Aaron]

Would you accept a Marimba solo?

"Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Would you accept a Marimba solo?

"Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck.

Good one. Sure, I'll accept a marimba, a vibraphone, or a glockenspiel.

 

[hyson]

Lest we forget about cowbell.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Lest we forget about cowbell.

More cowbell, always. But I'm on the fence about that, because then one could ask, "what about sitar, mandolin, bells, wood block, berimbau?" So maybe we should stick with things that look like xylophones, and banjos.

 

[scotchandcigar]

More xylophone: Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville (also has steel drums, which are banned from this thread too)

 

[JHDK]

i know i'm going back to the well yet again but i really love when phish decides to dabble in bluegrass. when that happens, the banjo is never too far behind.





edit: hmm...now that i actually read the thread and not just the title i guess this may be cheating because those songs are not rock or pop. but they are from a rock band, so i'll need a ruling scotch.

 

[sbv71]

 

[sbv71]

How about an accordion?

 

[sbv71]

 

[scotchandcigar]

Accordion and banjo, well played.

 

[scotchandcigar]

i know i'm going back to the well yet again but i really love when phish decides to dabble in bluegrass. when that happens, the banjo is never too far behind.





edit: hmm...now that i actually read the thread and not just the title i guess this may be cheating because those songs are not rock or pop. but they are from a rock band, so i'll need a ruling scotch.

You can post anything you want, but I think it's better if people come up with songs that everyone's familiar with from the radio.

 

[scotchandcigar]

How about an accordion?

I think the accordion needs it's own thread, perhaps combined with bagpipes.