Beatnik (song)
"Beatnik" is a synthpop song by the British synthpop group The Buggles from their second and final album Adventures in Modern Recording. It was released as the album's fifth and final single in 1982. It was the final single to be released by the Buggles. The song was written by Trevor Horn and was produced by Horn and John Sinclair.
Background and composition
"Beatnik" is a progressive rock-influenced song that is 3 minutes and 36 seconds long, and is played at a BPM of 104. Horn has stated that "Things like 'Beatnik' were me just messing around with gear and just having a silly idea. I was quite fascinated by Fairlight brass and all of those kind of things that Geoffrey and I had started messing around with before he went off to join Asia."
With limited involvement by Buggles member Geoff Downes, the Adventures in Modern Recording album featured much more involvement from Horn. However, Downes contributed to four songs on the album; "Beatnik", "Vermillion Sands", "I Am a Camera" and "Lenny". On "Beatnik", Downes played the Fairlight keyboard. Other instrumentation includes vocals, guitars, percussion and additional keyboards by Anne Dudley.
Song
A song is a single (and often standalone) work of music intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections. Written words created specifically for music or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs in a simple style that are learned informally are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers for concert performances. Songs are performed live and recorded. Songs may also appear in plays, musical theatre, stage shows of any form, and within operas.
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