Lanyards Four Descending Piano Notes

[tvstimmyg]

So … on Lanyards, there are these four descending piano notes (dah dah da da). I swear that I know it (or at least it’s familiar) from something else. I’m also pretty sure that the piece I’m thinking of repeats the notes two times (dah dah da da, dah dah da da).

Anyone else?

[muzzleofbees]

I'm pretty sure it remind me of something else too, but isn't those four the same four as the the first four in the descending guitar figure at the end of Stevie Nix?

[star18]

Wow, good ears, Muzzle! It's not exactly the same as the "Stevie Nix" guitar but they're similar, and both songs are in E.

If anyone's curious, the four specific notes that Tvstimmyg mentions (dah dah da da) are: B - Bb - F# - E.

[muzzleofbees]

Apr 22, 2021 8:55:28 GMT -5 star18 said:

Wow, good ears, Muzzle! It's not exactly the same as the "Stevie Nix" guitar but they're similar, and both songs are in E.

If anyone's curious, the four specific notes that Tvstimmyg mentions (dah dah da da) are: B - Bb - F# - E.

Hah, thanks. I think my ears are way better than my theoretical knowledge of music.

I've been thinking about this all day, and I have a distinct feeling it reminds me of something else too, something pretty well know. I'll come by the thread if I can remember what it is.

[tvstimmyg]

Wow guys! I had not picked up on the Stevie Nix resemblance. Thanks for that.

I realized half way through the day what it was. Being a 40-something dude from Minnesota, most of my music listening involves THS, stuff I still love from the 90s, the occasional T-Swift song and Prince. I think, aside from Prince (~100 shows), the Hold Steady are definitely in second place for the number of shows by one act that I’ve seen.

So, it makes sense that the two would have some crossover in my life.

The line I was thinking of was from Prince’s HitNRun Phase One album: This Could Be Us (2015).

Here’s an Apple Music link: music.apple.com/us/album/this-could-b-us/1440937466?i=1440937518

Which reminds me that there was a Weekenders remix. Have there been any other (official or otherwise) Hold Steady remixes?

Thanks again!

[muzzleofbees]

I had totally forgot about that The Weekenders remix! I must have heard it back in the day, but if somebody asked me yesterday if I knew about any THS remixes, I would have said no.

Four Descending Piano Notes would have been a pretty perfect album title for some ambient artist, by the way. Could totally imagine Max Richter releasing an album with that title.

[star18]

Nice! I'm glad for you, because there's few things more satisfying than figuring out something like that.

Also, had no idea about the remix! Checking that out now.