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Best songs with no drums

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  1. A-Train

    A-Train Member

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    I was listening to "We Will Rock You" on the drive home from work yesterday, and it got me to think about some of the great songs with no drums in them. I'm having a hard time thinking of them, though. I know a couple of Led Zeppelin songs didn't have drums. "Glycerine" by Bush is a favorite of mine, and I think "Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins doesn't have any drums on it, but it's been a while since I've heard of it. STP also did a kick-ass version of "Plush" with only an acoustic guitar on Headbanger's Ball...

    What are some of your favorites?
     
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  2. Sonny

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    Does "Creep" by RadioHead have any drums in it? I cant' recall.
     
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  3. RocketMan Tex

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    "Yesterday" by the Beatles.
     
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  4. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    I know this doesn't really qualify as a classic or a great song or even as the original version....but I really like the acoustic version of "Times Like These" by the Foo Fighters.

    As corny as it sounds, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin was a huge hit back in the day and all of the instrumentation (I believe) was McFerrin's voice only.

    This is tough...I'll have to give it more thought...
     
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  5. wouldabeen23

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    if I'm not mistaken--both "Rain Song" and "California" by Led Zepplin have no drums. Both of those songs are freaking awesome!!
     
    #5 wouldabeen23, Jun 5, 2003
  6. A-Train

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    Man, I forgot about the Beatles...Eleanor Rigby is probably my favorite Beatles song of all time
     
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  7. ima_drummer2k

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    I resent the thread... :D

    Disarm has timpini and cymbals in it but I guess that's not really the same as drums. They do an "electric" version of that song with drums on Earphoria that rocks. I like it better than the original.

    Creep by Radiohead has drums.

    I'd have to say Butterfly by Weezer is one of my favorites.
     
    #7 ima_drummer2k, Jun 5, 2003
  8. BigM

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    rain song has a couple minutes of drums but it is awesome. none on going to california.

    i'd have to pick yesterday.
     
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    Something Corporate - Konstantine (if you don't count cymbals)
     
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    "My daydream" -- by the Smashing Pumpkins, I think thats the name of it -- the last song on Gish.
     
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    This isn't one of my favorite songs by any means, but what about "Time of Your Life" by Green Day?
     
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    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    I've liked that song once...during the Seinfeld clip show.
     
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    "Its So Hard To Say Goodbye" - Boyz 2 Men
     
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    Cigarette - Ben Folds Five
     
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    Not exactely a standard release, but the demo version of Lennon strumming along Strawberry Fields Forever has always been a favorite of mine.
     
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    Beatles:

    "Blackbird"
    "Julia"
    "I Will"

    "Life By The Drop"- Stevie Ray Vaughn

    Anything by Robert Johnson

    Bob Dylan:

    My Back Pages
    All I Really Want To Do
    It Ain't Me Babe
    Anything on "Freewheelin' or "BobDylan" (first album) or "World Gone Wrong"
     
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  17. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Adagio for strings
     
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    Paul Revere, Beastie Boys
     
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    Barber, one of my favorite composers.
     
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    Radiohead - Exit Music For a Film
    The Beatles - Rocky Racoon, Yesterday, Blackbird, I Will
    Ben Harper - Walk Away
    Cat Stevens - The Wind, Morning Has Broken
    Cody Chesnutt - Magic In A Mortal Minute (If you haven't heard this guy's CD, check it out!)

    I'm sure there are lots more..
     
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