Songs With An Unconventional Coda

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Jimi's outro solo in Axis: Bold as Love is my all time favourite.

[@tomrobinson5776]

It’s brilliant.

[@mattrobbins2268]

I also love the coda to "Seven and Seven ls". It's all about the tremolo guitar and it always will be, in my 'verse. Some choices of mine: "New Age" by the Velvet Underground. "It's the beginning of a new age..." with the organ into the fade. "Party Up" by Prince. "You're gonna have to fight your own damn war. 'cause we don't want to fight no more!" Hell yeah. I saw Prince and the Revolution play it on SNL in 1981. I was loving it until his trenchcoat fell open to reveal his black bikini panties. I wasn't quite ready for THAT, yet. But it didn't take me long.

[@ricjan58]

Love this video,Tom. By the way,Odds and Sods is in my top 3 Who lps, hardly a collection of outtakes to these ears. Just a couple tunes floating through my head, though I don't know if you would consider them codas: Dialogue by Chicago and the odd final bars of a couple of 45's I had as a kid, Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night and Tomorrow by Strawberry Alarm Clock.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Oh yeah, those are all great codas. I agree regarding Odds And Sods. How were some of those tracks not featured on particular albums? The CD reissue from years back adds even more gems.

[@dmk7700]

Excellent topic my friend - Spanky & Our Gang / Like To Get To Know You (hauntingly beautiful fade out) The First Edition / Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) The volume pulses in and out. TRAFFIC / Mr. Fantasy (from the "Heaven Is In Your Mind" album) The coda is called "We're Afade You Missed This", which is actually an excerpt from the song "Paper Sun" BTW: This album is the pure definition of "headphones required". The album has very subtle sound bites of other songs on the album between each cut -- no dead space. West, Bruce & Laing / Third Degree (3 minutes hard blues followed by 1 minute aggressive rock) The Great Pretender / Brian Eno (continuous track loop that locks the synthesized sound of crickets) Suggestion: Songs that end abruptly ---- I have quite a few.

[@jessem470]

Abrupt ending is a great idea One immediately came to mind

[@tomrobinson5776]

The Mr Fantasy album is magic. Speaking Of We’re A Fade You Missed This, The Damned Strawberries album employs this same feature between the songs. The fade out on I’d Like To Get To Know You is awesome.

[@russellkroeker2822]

Can't You Hear Me Knockin from Sticky Fingers is quite unconventional perhaps. A happy accident. The Stones finest moment for me.

[@herbcraven7146]

The first thing that came to mind on reading the title was (for good or ill) Layla by Derek and the Dominoes.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

I think he delibarately did not mention Layla, as that was one of the songs he said in an earlier video that he is ick of hearing now.

[@herbcraven7146]

@paulgoldstein2569 As am I.

[@gerardocarroll1158]

The 'California wine tastes fine" fade out on John Cales "Mr Wilson is really nice .

[@dmk7700]

One of my favorite Cale tracks.

[@gerardocarroll1158]

Pure and Easy, is one of the best songs The Who ever did, why they omitted it from Who’s Next is beyond me.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

It has appeared as a bonus track on the box set reissue. An inferior take appeared as a bonus on previous CD reissues of Who's Next. But The Who recorded so many great outtakes which have appeared on CD or box set reissues of their albums, that they could have released more albums. But maybe they felt after recording these outtakes that they can only release so many albums, as a lot of youngsters could not afford albums.

[@gerardocarroll1158]

@@paulgoldstein2569 From what I gather, there were a couple of versions of the song, one recorded in NY ,and one in the UK, have heard both, and reckon the NY recording has more punch and energy, think Odds & Sods is UK version.

[@tomrobinson5776]

I agree. It’s a stellar track.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

@@tomrobinson5776 At first I misread that as SELLER track. I then thought that had it been released at the time, it would have been just that.

[@keithkarlinsky6632]

A song that immediately comes to mind is 'Hello, Goodbye' by The Beatles.

[@Wayner71]

This is a great concept and also great examples of it. One of my favorite codas/outros is in "No 13 Baby" from 'Doolittle'. Cheers.

[@tomrobinson5776]

There was a period of my life where I listened to Doolittle constantly. Love that outro/coda on No. 13 Baby. That guitar is fantastic.

[@ediblehorse]

Another great topic! Bike from Piper at the Gates of Dawn is an obvious great one. There are so many...

[@John-n9m7r]

“Ladies” by Jethro Tull (from “War Child”, 1974) has a nice preface, then the song (love the melody), and then a simple, perky coda (winsome contrast)

[@jimalaimo8467]

The run off groove at the end of Sgt. Pepper!😊

[@davidmencarini4446]

Wilco's California Stars off of the Mermaid Avenue album. Great track and it ends with a fade out by having each instrument on the track stop one at a time.

[@racc2]

On the song Bangladesh from the Concert for Bangledesh, I like the undescribable talk at the end.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend also Canada day is Monday where I live ❤😊

[@tomrobinson5776]

Awesome. Enjoy your weekend as well. 😉

[@adamfindlay7091]

Nice one, Mr Capo;The end of Bike fits so well. Unwell. Well, it's wrong/right. It's Floyd '67🍄!

[@tomrobinson5776]

Love the Barrett era. When are they going to release the doc Have You Got It Yet? on streaming services? Need to check that out.

[@adamfindlay7091]

It might be avail on KZbin even. I find piper goes into Jazz territory and that 50's era of instrumental space exotica.

[@GabrielSoma5899]

My add is from XTC who sometimes overstuff their songs with middle eights and unique outros but a couple of deep cut favourites are the "Londonium' coda from 'Towers of London', the beautiful Dave Gregory guitar outro / coda from 'Humble Daisy' and his church organ solo on 'The Ugly Underneath'' - they should have forgot about the 'ugly underneath' bits of the song and just stuck to the church organ coda.

[@tomrobinson5776]

I love that coda from Towers Of London. Really infectious.

[@daisywrabbit]

cool video. i think i will be more aware of codas in song structure. Seven & Seven is rules! Strawberry Letter 23 by Shuggie Otis is my choice for unconventional coda. ✌️😊

[@tomrobinson5776]

I need to check that out. 😉

[@dreammachine2013]

What a fascinating idea, Tom🎉 Great choices too. When I started to watch this video I instantly thought of "Strawberry Fields Forever", one of the first singles I bought on the day it was issued back in 67. Coming home I was in for a surprise: the coda didn't lconnect with the rest of John's slong. My first reactionl was to return the record as it obviously seemed to be a faulty pressing😅😂

[@tomrobinson5776]

It must have been incredible to hear Strawberry Fields when it first came out. Like something from another planet on AM radio.

[@dreammachine2013]

@@tomrobinson5776 that's right!

[@BrendanAshton]

I was waiting for Mr Blue Sky, brilliant.

[@EugeneNichols-b4f]

Thanks once again, Tom, for running well with an idea! Gene N.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Thanks Gene 😉

[@kevtruth]

On A Plain is also my favorite Nirvana song and that coda is really cool. Not sure if this counts but Costello's Man Out Of Time has this jarring intro that is similar to the outro (coda). I didn't describe that well, but i know you know what I'm talking about - totally insane arrangement

[@chrisboerger465]

Re Man Out of Time, apparently the song was originally written as a rocker, maybe thinking that Nick Lowe was going to produce, and the intro and outro are both from these sessions, at least that's what I've heard.

[@tomrobinson5776]

I agree. Totally unhinged. What a track!

[@cronejawford978]

Cool video. BTW - Over the Hills and Far Away; that's a harpsichord played by John Paul Jones.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Thanks for the clarification. 😉

[@roberttee9790]

Fun video. Made me think! I remember Paul also put "ho hey ho" from Mrs. Vanderbilt on the end of Picasso's Last Words. Wonder if Rick Wright's keyboard ending to "Shine on you crazy diamond" might count as one of these endings?

[@tomrobinson5776]

Absolutely 😉

[@stupendous9896]

Just subscribed. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Yes indeed. 😉

[@billobrien5140]

The end of side 2 of the ELP album is kind of frightening too.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Oh big time. 😉

[@AlterMann57]

Tom, thank you for mentioning Chicago's Beginnings song. The finale of that song was such a cool jam, with excellent latino inspired percussion, CTA was their best album, and they could have become on of the best jam bands, if they hadn't sold out into the smarmy MOR music led by Peter Cetera. I always liked the strange ending of Virginia Plain by Roxy Music.

[@tomrobinson5776]

@@AlterMann57 That first Chicago album is their best no doubt. What a band they were until they metamorphosed into Air Supply. 😉

[@AlterMann57]

@@tomrobinson5776 🤣🤣🤣Air Supply, that just cracked me up. They truly were dog-shite.

[@albarton7189]

Don’t know if this qualifies as unconventional, but the coda to Moonlight Mile gives me chills every time I hear it. They could have extended the coda an hour longer and I’d still love every second of it.

[@tomrobinson5776]

It qualifies. Amazing track. One of my top Stones tracks.

[@Cap683]

Regarding Crown of Creation at the end, Jack Casady is chording his bass C to B flat. It has an almost piano sound. The only thing that I figure out is that he is using the back side of his finger nails so the notes ring out. On another note, Paul Kantner borrowed heavily from The Chrysalids by John Wyndham lyrically.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

At genius level, the stunningly beautiful erotica of Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp (1970) by Laura Nyro. With jazz legends Alice Coltrane, Joe Farrell, Richard Davis (Out to Lunch, Astral Weeks). Nyro uses Phrygian Dominant, suspensions, Japanese motifs, exotic instruments such as the koto etc. Super creative and sophisticated gorgeousness.

[@tomrobinson5776]

That sounds awesome. I never owned Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat. I’ll have to check that out.

[@kso808]

I also think The Who would make great fodder for an episode about songs with unconventional codas. I remember hearing Wings’ “1985” track on the radio back in the day. Haven’t thought about that song in a minute.

[@duncanleith9172]

It's stretching the idea of the topic a little, but as a coda doesn't have to be exclusively musical in nature, I would throw into the mix the magnificent Bewlay Brothers from Bowie's Hunky Dory.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Love that coda. So bizarre. Incredible track.

[@LuxVivens9]

Great video! Don't know if you're into rockabilly but if you are how about rating 10 albums including modern stuff like the Blasters and Robert Gordon? Thanks.

[@jessem470]

Always love your selection of subject matter Glad for this one so i can talk about one particular track ( many people may not have reached Veterans Day Poppy : Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Its the closing track on Trout Mask Replica , hence comment about not reaching it A masterpiece on a masterpiece Veteran Day Poppy has a most beautiful melodic coda to end 2 hours of avant garde onslaught

[@tomrobinson5776]

I’ll have to check out that track. I had that album at one time. Couldn’t make it past side 1. 😉

[@kurt11110]

sign in stranger, steely dan the way i want to touch you, captain and tenille all the nasties, elton john holiday inn, elton john strange condition, pete yorn good day, sunshine, beatles maggie mae, rod stewart owner of a lonely heart, yes

[@tomrobinson5776]

Love that coda to Sign In Stranger. 😉

[@robgasper8521]

I’ve got the deluxe 2LP edition of Who Sell Out and the bonus platter is incredible, I almost enjoy it more than the album proper.

[@tomrobinson5776]

That’s my all time fave Who album. Those bonus cuts are stellar.

[@simonagree4070]

"...I buried Paul..." 😄 I'm not sure you're being consistent about what qualifies as a coda, but ok. I hate to bring up my favorite hobby-horse again, but I think there's a pretty nice coda to Van Dyke Parks' "The All Golden", on his Song Cycle album. The song fades out, and is replaced by a distant train sound, and the barely discernable voice of a brakeman (?), saying, "djagitit? awright". Works for me.

[@tomrobinson5776]

I have that album. Only listened to it once. Need to revisit.

[@simonagree4070]

I'm always bending people's ears about what a great album Song Cycle is. Most folks balk at the lyrics (think "Heroes And Villains") or Parks' singing (do NOT think Beach Boys). 'nuff said. There's a reason this guy has arranged so many film soundtracks.

[@SH-ud8wd]

Pure and easy is on Petes solorecord Who came first in a great version.

[@tomrobinson5776]

That is a great version. 😉

[@newspapertaxis1]

11:08....Speaking of "A Day In The Life"............

[@senatorjimdracula1603]

I'd love to see you do a deep dive on The Who!!

[@tomrobinson5776]

I’m planning on it. 😉

[@jessem470]

Can i also nominate the track Whats New in Baltimore : Frank Zappa The coda or outro solo is over half the total length of the track but if Axis is Bold as Love is a good example then this one is too Beautiful Solo

[@tomrobinson5776]

I’ll have to check that one out. There’s a few solos on Weasles Ripped My Flesh that are just phenomenal.

[@jessem470]

Some artist strive their whole career to play a solo this good Frank buries it on an album about the PMRC with long Synclavier passages and tape loops of congressional hearings Go Figure

[@patriceleformal3047]

Late as usual with only 3 Classic rocks songs : Led Zeppelin : "That's the way" on LZ III (1970). Crosby Stills & Nash : "49 bye-byes on their fantastic debut (1969). Derek and The Domino : "Layla" (1970).

[@tomrobinson5776]

@@patriceleformal3047 Love that coda in That’s The Way. 😉

[@simonagree4070]

I'd like to make a mix CD of songs that feature a year in the title or lyrics. So far, I've got "1969" and "1970" by the Stooges, "1984" by Bowie, "1985" by Wings, and "1999" by Prince. Any more nominees?

[@tomrobinson5776]

How about Oh What A Night (December 1963) by The Four Seasons?

[@simonagree4070]

Yep, that's good. And "Dominance And Submission" by Blue Oyster Cult (New Year's Eve 1963-64). 😆

[@simonagree4070]

Oh, and "Paris 1919" by John Cale. I have a feeling there's enough songs out there for this.

[@EugeneNichols-b4f]

@@simonagree4070 "1984" by Spirit; "(In the Year) 2525" by Zager & Evans; "Dayton, Ohio, 1903" by Randy Newman; "On Sunday Afternoons In 1963" by Rickie Lee Jones; "2112" by Rush; "1812 Overture" (although he didn't call it that) by Tchaikowsky.

[@simonagree4070]

Thanks, Eugene. The Zager and Evans track is the only one I don't think I can bear listening to again in this life. 😏

[@ghengismcgillicutty4695]

My ears have always been confused about whether the coda to “Over the Hills…” is Page’s guitar or John’s electric piano. Zeppelin fanatics please educate me!

[@tomrobinson5776]

That is a mystery. Always thought it was Jimmy, but could be John …

[@paulgoldstein2569]

A good future video subject would have been tracks that sounded a million times better without the drums, and in many cases, to more than compensate, you get the full unfaded endings for the first time, never before heard by the public. Here are examples by The Who where you won't hear Keith Moon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fl7QgZV3aJtsis0 Here, parts of Pete's guitar are also missing, and you get the full unfaded ending. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnSld5lmnKeKfdk Here, You also get the full end which was trimmed off in the Tommy double to make it join easier with the next track. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXq1aKl3aLFqhNU You once said The Who should have packed in as soon as they lost Keith Moon, when in reality, they should have carried on without a drummer. What about Dire Straits' immortal and evergreen Money For Nothing, which here, not only lacks the drums, but also part of the intro which was previously too long, but to more than compensate, you get the full unfaded ending with a previously unheard long guitar solo at the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKGmmnyLnd2amMU and Walk Of Life with no drums, but an extra long unfaded ending kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5acmZeLfLmla9U Here are three other examples, two from The Bee Gees, both also with full unfaded endings kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqaxg5ishrxoe7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5-6k36vj7KUbNE and T. Rex kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpncqKNnbJ2ohbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5nbgZSNZtqqm80 With all of these, you can hear the rest of the instrumentation better without those irritating drums. Did any group need a drummer apart from The Who and Cream. Here, you get The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter, not only drumless and with it's full ending, but Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton are brought upfront here, whereas on the previous mix, their vocals were buried as though they were shut out of the door, struggling to be heard. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npPFnYNrf6l_b5Y

[@tomrobinson5776]

Very cool Paul. A completely new way of listening to these tracks.

[@mirandak3273]

I thought about this many times and made a playlist years ago of some of my favorite codas. kzbin.info/aero/PLTkHJ3DxFNY3XqEaVjEMiR-CuQSFdYjEs&si=zOoplJd06hEKtXJu

[@tomrobinson5776]

Very cool. 😉