The Divine Comedy - Down In The Street Below (Part 1)

[@supercrass]

The words, "great" and "genius" are tossed around these days like leaves falling from trees, but Neil Hannon is both + more...A true poet and musical genius.

[@sh010272]

Back in 2020 folks who is with me and this magic...

[@braddersthemod]

iv only just descovered neil hannon this year through this album, i fell in love with it. he is an absolute genius, i have subsiquently bought all of his other albums and they are all blinding. I wish I had written all of his songs.

[@dbr74]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank...

[@red-eb3ty]

Utterly marvellous. The decision to made these films is to be thoroughly commended. And Neil's decision to open the album with such a musical and lyrical gem is to be celebrated. This album continues to move and delight me, and gaining greater insight into the thought and care that went into making it is truly appreciated. Thank you, Divine Comedy.

[@Avando11]

What a beauty of a "self-portait" this series! Writing musicals makes Neil a marvelous piano player. Pursuit of happines: Neil visiting Amsterdam 27 september(Melkweg) after 12 years: Chears!

[@gearoidwalsh8606]

brilliant

[@anthip.3192]

One of my favorite songs! we're expecting you in Greece!

[@eleniglinia2798]

Αμην κ πότε!

[@rafaelsantosx]

Well he is a gentleman.

[@imnothereactually]

I love the start of that song, just beautiful

[@veganvocalist4782]

nice

[@Thrillseeker8922]

Genius!

[@TheDasOnkel]

Oh please, don't ever stop making Albums *points at Bowies Album- Catalogue* Outstanding!

[@alexjocelyn.4254]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@callumbarlow9588]

can somebody explain what he means by second position - I say this not in ignorance of a second position, but it has never sounded 'mysterious' or 'what going to happen next'. It sounds like he has a bit of a 7th in there though? I play guitar but can form chords on a piano.

[@callumbarlow9588]

Fucking good song though - the lyrics are just poetry. Down in the streets below, how lyrical yet so obvious he is. We all feel like this.

[@stevesewall]

In music theory, a three-note chord has three positions or inversions. See Wikipedia "Inversion (music)". That should answer your question, but not in this case because believe it or not the 2nd position, four-note chord that Neil plays on the piano here - with the dominant note in the bass and mediant note on top - is not three note, first position organ chord that opens the recorded version of the song. Here the organ chord notes are B flat, C, and F. They are tonic, sub-mediant (not mediant!) and dominant. See Wikipedia "Diatonic scale". It's as if Neil Hammon has re-invented the opening of this absolute masterpiece of a song! Power to him!

[@danielatomaz9018]

Thank you! I was just commenting today on the power of minor chords on your masterpiece "lady of a certain age", chords that makes me cry. Is it the second position, the minor chords or specific key? Congrats for the profound work under a flame of disguised light easiness

[@geroffmilan3328]

Call it 2nd inversion rather than position? He seems to play the chord's 5th as its root - which, if I'm right & this is in Bb, would mean an F as lowest note.