TMT Special! Nominations: Uncommon Time Signatures

[Glüc]

Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive

4 spots left

[Gjermund Higraff]

Sandra - Maria Magdalena

[Glüc]

Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

2 spots left

[Gjermund Higraff]

I figured we'd need something Swedish in this category, so as my last nomination I of course chose this:

Agnes - Fingers crossed

[Glüc]

Gala - Will Grigg's on Fire Freed From Desire

(I think that means we're full)

[Gjermund Higraff]

I suddenly had this urge to go to a football game and sing. I'll restrain myself though.

[Glüc]

We move way from a category that's entirely in common time almost by defition to the complete opposite:

The third category is Songs that include unusual time signatures

Nominations are now open.

We are looking for 25 nominations.

Each person may nominate two songs, with a deadline of 72 hours. (Please include a youtube link)
If we're not full after 72 hours everyone gets another nomination 24 hours after their previous nomination.


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(This would be my interpretation anyway. I hope @Gjermund Higraff , who nominated the category, agrees, but if not we can make some rule changes of course.)

I'm mostly going with the wikipedia definition of unsual time signatures, so anything thats not in 2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 6/4, 6/8, 6/16, 9/4, 9/8, 9/16, 12/4, 12/8, 12/16. Additionally also including 8/4 and 8/8, because they are likely uncommon notations of a very common pattern. Generally if a song is clearly in a common time signature but the official notation just uses an uncommon notation for no particularly reason that probably shouldn't count.

Its ok if only part of the song is in a uncommon time signature, but it needs to be a signficant part, not just a couple of bars. (Just try to stick with the spirit of the category.)


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We are voting on the written combination artist (or composer) + title, rather than the specific version that is being linked to, in case people do not like that version.

If you can, please include a link to YouTube or some other video or audio file of the song. Otherwise I will find a link myself, but I might not always find the best version.

Nominated so far:

[Gjermund Higraff]

I agree with the rules.

[Gjermund Higraff]

My nominations, and I'll just include time signatures in case I'm mistaken and someone can correct me (in case I'm hearing things that aren't there😂)

1. Nick Drake - River man (5/4)

2. Ásgeir - Nýfallið regn (7/8?)

[Danihel Txechescu]

Here's Inti Illimani's take on Guillén's Sensemayá:

And the much earlier composition by Silvestre Revueltas [1] of the same Sensemayá:

[1] I've seen in the score that it's in 9/8 (3/4 + 3/8) and 7/8, but have also read that it's occasionally 7/16).

[Glüc]

Genesis - The Battle of Epping Forest

Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb - Routine

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

bill wurtz - i wanna be a movie star

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Opening Theme)

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

Dave Brubeck - Take Five

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

Radiohead - Pyramid

https://youtu.be/3M_Gg1xAHE4