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Bit of context before the post - this had been stewing in my head for a bit and sent it to a like-minded group chat. Figured it also suits my dumping ground of a blog.


Offloading late night ramblings before sleep. Not sure if this music element(s) has a name or not but below are a few off top of my head. Curious to listen to more songs like them cause they just feel good if peoples know of any. Basically when lyrics describe something and relevant thing happens in song, or if music is thematically relevant to the song

Royal Blood - I Only Lie When I Love You
Line "I only lie when I make a sound" is followed by lyrics and music briefly stopping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BermIHe03zU

Miracle Of Sound - Open Air
Song inspired by Metro Exodus, game focused around a train. Instrumental sounds like a train chugging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8gROjrSqY

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Line "I'm breathing in the chemicals" is followed by a deep breath in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Straight up tells you when instruments are about to be introduced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_4sZCLlr0

Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
A song about a fiddle contest features a lot of fiddle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7BZf7D5Bw

Queen - Bicycle Race
About 2/3 way through bunch of bicycle bells sound off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0V0_1MS0Q


The following songs were mentioned by the group with similar effects

Nickelback - When We Stand Together
But just like a heartbeat - The drum beat carries on
https://open.spotify.com/track/4bCOAuhvjsxbVBM5MM8oik?si=ae38008167c04e5c

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Sultans of Swing does it a bit too. Particularly the line about Guitar George
https://open.spotify.com/track/37Tmv4NnfQeb0ZgUC4fOJj?si=f2fc479f493e4f91

The Narcissist Cookbook - GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE
Starts with an alarm going off and vocals saying it's time to get out of bed
https://open.spotify.com/track/5DSOMmYhxEKPQXtkFdmDfH?si=ffaaa90e56e942dc

Rio Romeo - Dyltgir?
Mentions a baby grand (piano) in the background and sure enough there is one
https://open.spotify.com/track/2LoeqKJDHiMwWfnjrvOBIm?si=539d9d2dd5254944

SOFTPLAY - Mirror Muscles
Oh another new one in both contexts. On the lyric ‘Make the room go silent’ all the music cuts out and you just hear lyrics briefly
https://open.spotify.com/track/62i7ZpVSxDbgPe1JKHrPHu?si=b-gztCTHSiGQVSxu5kshRw