![]() On Steely Dan’s classic Peg it finds its way into the opening riff, played by Donald Fagen, alongside a Clavinet and brass. When it comes in in the choruses it provides as much of a hook as Albarn’s (2-D’s) famous lyric “ I ain’t happy, I’m feeling glad“.īrits aren’t the only ones with an appreciation for the melodica it’s made its way into American music, too. Here it gives the track some dub authenticity and fits brilliantly with Albarn and Del the Funky Homosapien’s voices. One of its most prominent features is on the iconic Clint Eastwood. Its use as a layer on top of other instruments is adept, as the melodica tames the sharp and precise sounds of the eBow and synth with its more human tone.Ĭoming out of the other corner of the Britpop battle, Damon Albarn has used the melodica all over the Gorillaz discography. ![]() In both cases, the off-kilter sound of the melodica adds to the disorienting feeling of what is one of Oasis’ more druggy tracks. It actually has two uses in the song: at the beginning of the track, where it is layered with a drone on an eBow, and as one of the main hooks in the refrain after the choruses, where it sounds as if it is being layered with a synthesiser (or perhaps the eBow again). In one of the most legendary songs to come from Britpop, Oasis’ Champagne Supernova, the melodica plays a starring role.
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