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19 May 2008, 10:10 am

I have long been fascinated with those songs that are always played together on the radio, that don't sound right if you play one without the other but are separate tracks on the LP or CD (or separate MP3s). Incidentally, for the ones in my collection which I have copied from CDs to my PC in MP3 format, I have used an audio editor called Audacity to fuse them together.

Anyway, since they are distinct songs but seem as if they should always be joined together I call them "Siamese Twin Songs." Most examples are from the 70s: Led Zepplin's "Heartbreaker" &
"Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)", Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" & "Eclipse", and Queen's "We Will Rock You" & "We Are the Champions." The only more recent example I can think of is from the South Park Xmas album where "Hitler's" rendition of "O Tannenbaum" is transitioned into "Satan" singing "Christmastime in Hell."

Does anyone else find this interesting? If so, can you think of other examples?



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19 May 2008, 10:31 am

I thought you meant the We are Siamese if You Please LOL.
and siamese cats.

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19 May 2008, 11:08 am

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I thought you meant the We are Siamese if You Please LOL.
and siamese cats.

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I do like Siamese cats. I only have a vague recollection of that song, though (It was from Lady and the Tramp, right?).



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19 May 2008, 11:54 am

Oh my gosh, I was just about to make this topic! :D

Anyway, here are some songs I think should always be played one right after the other:

"Million Tears" & "7 Years & 50 Days" by Groove Coverage

"Have You Ever Been Mellow" & "Forever Young" by Tune Up!



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19 May 2008, 12:01 pm

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Oh my gosh, I was just about to make this topic! :D

Anyway, here are some songs I think should always be played one right after the other:

"Million Tears" & "7 Years & 50 Days" by Groove Coverage

"Have You Ever Been Mellow" & "Forever Young" by Tune Up!

Cool! I knew there had to be someone else out there with this interest. Did you have a name for songs like this? It would be an amazing coincidence if you also called them "Siamese Twin Songs!" :)



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19 May 2008, 1:48 pm

archdude wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
Oh my gosh, I was just about to make this topic! :D

Anyway, here are some songs I think should always be played one right after the other:

"Million Tears" & "7 Years & 50 Days" by Groove Coverage

"Have You Ever Been Mellow" & "Forever Young" by Tune Up!

Cool! I knew there had to be someone else out there with this interest. Did you have a name for songs like this? It would be an amazing coincidence if you also called them "Siamese Twin Songs!" :)


I didn't really have a name for it; I just always felt that some songs on my iPod should be played together. For awhile, I thought I was the only one who felt that way.



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19 May 2008, 7:33 pm

Missconstrue,

You beat me to it! I was thinking the same thing! I love that song!



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19 May 2008, 7:35 pm

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Missconstrue,

You beat me to it! I was thinking the same thing! I love that song!


I had a feeling this thread would attract your attention. :)



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19 May 2008, 11:39 pm

We are Siamese if You Please....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxpN2XrYDLM[/youtube]


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20 May 2008, 12:43 am

Meow.


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20 May 2008, 12:48 am

"Bad Day" and "It's the end of the world as we know it" by R.E.M.


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20 May 2008, 1:02 am

OMG, I forgot all about REM. Great band!!


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20 May 2008, 11:37 am

I agree that R.E.M. is a great band and "Bad Day" and "It's the end of the world as we know it" are both great songs, but I wouldn't classify them as Siamese Twin Songs, since I have heard one played without the other many times. I was referring to songs where one transitions into another, and if the first one is played without the second one it sounds incomplete. They always appear as consecutive tracks on album.



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20 May 2008, 7:25 pm

Age of Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In



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20 May 2008, 7:50 pm

I was also thinking about the Siamese cat song, as well.


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21 May 2008, 4:19 am

archdude wrote:
I agree that R.E.M. is a great band and "Bad Day" and "It's the end of the world as we know it" are both great songs, but I wouldn't classify them as Siamese Twin Songs, since I have heard one played without the other many times. I was referring to songs where one transitions into another, and if the first one is played without the second one it sounds incomplete. They always appear as consecutive tracks on album.


I always play them one after the other, so I've gotten used to hearing them at the same time.


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