Steve Schwartz ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>* Lennon's "Martha, My Dear" -- for its rhythmic twists; Berlin's "Puttin'
>on the Ritz" for the same reason

Far be it from me to be pedantic (!) but I believe Martha is by McCartney,
not Lennon.  Good Day, Sunshine is another example of a rhythmically
interesting Beatles song, as is I'm only Sleeping.

Then there's the good ol' Grateful Dead; there's a segment on their first
live album (Live Dead) in which they seamlessly go from 4/4 to 8/8 (3+3+2)
to 11/8 (3+3+3+2) to 4/4 (as 12/12) within the space of 15 minutes.

Or the second Soft Machine LP with all its bizarre time sigatures.

deryk barker
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