"Reminiscing" is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It remains their greatest success in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #10 on the Easy Listening chart. The song is about a couple reminiscing about the past, with certain music (such as Glenn Miller or Cole Porter tunes) reminding them of certain memories.
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"Reminiscing" was given a BMI Five Million-Air award for five million plays on US radio – the highest achievement ever for any Australian popular song.
According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favourite songs. May Pang, erstwhile girlfriend of Lennon, said "Oddly, with all the fantastic music he wrote, "our song" was Reminiscing by the Little River Band."
The original Little River Band song was used for the 2010 film The Other Guys starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.
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ReplyDeletemellow rock instrumentation
jazz influences
repetitive melodic phrasing
chromatic harmonic structure
intricate melodic phrasing
a clear focus on recording studio production
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
major key tonality
string section beds
a vocal-centric aesthetic
an electric guitar solo
an emotional male lead vocal performance
brass instrument solos
electric pianos
prominent percussion
romantic lyrics
vocal harmonies
emphasis on instrumental arranging
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