Something key is that for the 16th note repeating synth sound pattern, the tone or note that is playing changes subtly up or down OR a background sound changes which makes it feel like the note is changing. It is a key to the songs magic and often left off on covers or even live by the band themselves. It can be heard most clearly during the intro. The filter changes during the sound also which may be what makes it sound like the note is going up and down. I would love to hear the original part isolated.
Guys, I do not have a musical bone in my body (although I was an IT consultant at Zomba Records in the 90's) but these deconstructions of 70/80/90s tracks are gold dust! I am in my 60's so can relate to all of them and this one really hits home. I am from Leeds so the end of the 70s, early 80s was Yorkshire Ripper time, so why is 'Don't you want me' significant? Because when he was caught in January 81 the DJ at Foxes nightclub played it every other track for most of the night. Anyone can dance/sing to this and after years of the DJ bringing the lights up at 2:15am and saying "Ladies, remember the man you are with could be The Ripper - do not go home alone", when this was played the Saturday after he was caught brings back so many good memories. Keep deconstructing!!!
This was incredibly well done, your sounds are spot on! wow. I have re made this song using Jupiter 4 sounds as used in the original but this was so good!
The part you refered to at 3.42 was just the Arp, there is another part to this song that you missed out and that is the funky gated synth triggered by a guitar which is the one your mate was talking about, i'm currently doing my own versions of all the tracks on the Dare album and this is the one song where i can actually listen to each track individually as the stems are available, it's a masterpiece, so busy, so many little bits and bobs going on, Martin Rushent was a bloody genius 👍 great video lads, a good watch 👍😄
Still watching in 2022, The creativity in that track still holds a great big lantern to many dance and electronic music produced to this day. Iam sure it influenced many across all types of dance,and could well have had a big hand in the early Chicago house scene.
well, i for one feel the christmess when i listen to the words. ;) quite a dark track indeed. also THANKS for the excellent deconstruction. classic track
I've just found this video - nicely done, guys! I must add that those drum sounds aren't quite right, even though the patterns are. You say that's a NI Battery Linn kit? The kick, snare and toms don't sound like the LM-1, even though they're in the same ballpark. There's some awesome free TRUE LM-1 samples out there, and I myself would've used those for more authenticity. Still, it takes nothing away from your pretty damn good dissecting and reassembling of the song.
Totally amazing FFL i missed again... Guys, thank you for all those unvaluable moments, Merry Christmas to you too! (being as much drunk as you were here) I LOVE YOU ;D Serious mode on: Make an FFL every opened day = big success
OMG!!!!! I love you SOOO much for doing this!! 😍 Thank youuu!! I don't even know you, but I wish I was your cousin or brother to be able to say "someone related to me actually did this video"!!!! 😆 Fucking master stuff in here...! I just can't stop watching the whole thing over and over, and trying to learn from it... So pleasing!!!! 🤩 *RU-vid programmers: please, give me a BIGGER 'thumbs up' sign to congratulate these lads. Keep at it, guys; People like you make many of us have one more reason to put TV aside from our lives 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Always amazes me on how the separate components sound like nothing and then when combined there is complete magic...did they use a Jupiter 8 on the original for the pads and stab sounds?
This is brilliant! The only constructive criticism I would make is that the 5th on the Odyssey part on the choruses is too loud in relation to the main note.
I agree with Phil Oakey. The Overall sound the Dare album is quite dark but this song is a bit of an odd one on the album. I am bit curious to how the dark version of the song would have sounded like. It be cool if a version of that still exists in Virgin’s archive somewhere and get released. I can see why the record company decided to go with the lighter version as it became a big hit. But still a bit out of place on an otherwise darkish album.
Would love to hear the darker version too as this was my least favourite dare track.interesting to hear the funky guitar sound was in fact two separate sounds as I always wondered how they got that sound when no guitar is listed on the album.
Hi, Point Blank School. This is not the first time i find the links in the description are dead. Could you make some legacy Google Drive/Dropbox folder with the project files or other great content these links once provided? These songs and their recreators deserve it!
