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Thread #171120   Message #4139592
Posted By: MaJoC the Filk
19-Apr-22 - 02:11 PM
Thread Name: 'English folk music is odd'
Subject: RE: 'English folk music is odd'
> Most music is odd to someone.

Case in point: Jethro Tull's single "Living in the Past". Ian Anderson purposely composed it to be non-standard, including using five-four time. The very fact that it was odd was what made it stand out from the herd and made it a hit.