Song of the Night: The Flaming Lips "It Overtakes Me"

If you haven't noticed by now, I am a complete sucker for songs that evolve and really change over time so that it's a completely different song in the end, or at least a different variation. At around 3 minutes it really switches it up so much, you'll probably need a neck brace from the whiplash.

I would go on to describe more of this song, but there's some shows on tonight that I would like to watch tonight. I"ll update this more tomorrow.

Update:

The start of the song is this really peppy and quirky with just a touch of some funk. The percussion produces a mixture of clapping and really simplistic beats, not adding to the unorganized jazz stylings of everyone else. It's mostly used to keep tempo in this song while everyone gets to experiment. Even the vocals get experimental with some odd choices of voice filters. There's nothing too complex with the lyrics to encumber this test bed of sound.

And then everything slowly changes, though the change is gradual, it just feels abrupt because of the pace change. You're really expecting the song to end, when you're in the middle. But, this is where the real soul of the song resides. It goes from being a wonky extrovert to this reserved introvert. Everything uses softer chords and even the drums use softer drum taps that you can just barely hear. Then, towards the end of this journey, the bass and synth ease you into this acoustic guitar plucking that is reminiscent of a lullaby.

This song really reduces and reduces itself and showcases the refined experimentalism of The Flaming Lips.