Beemaidens turn "Mensforth Hill" inside out
"Mensforth Hill" has always been a track to test the souls of even the most intense lovers of Sandinista!: It's another song on the record played backwards. But Beemaidens have figured out how to do it new. Here's an explanatory note from, er, King Bee Kevin Turbitt:
Since "Mensforth Hill" is essentially "Something About England" played backwards with overdubs, I thought it would be fun to sing the lyrics to "Something About England" backwards — in reverse order, that is, not backwards sounding a la Twin Peaks (that's a challenge for someone else). So I recorded a stripped-down version of "Something About England," reversed it, added more sounds, and then tried to fit the reversed lyrics into something like a song. Words in reverse don't flow as easily as words going forward, so they barely fit. I ended up pulling a mini "If Music Could Talk" in the middle.
It's wild, wonderful, and weird. What more could a listener want?
Since "Mensforth Hill" is essentially "Something About England" played backwards with overdubs, I thought it would be fun to sing the lyrics to "Something About England" backwards — in reverse order, that is, not backwards sounding a la Twin Peaks (that's a challenge for someone else). So I recorded a stripped-down version of "Something About England," reversed it, added more sounds, and then tried to fit the reversed lyrics into something like a song. Words in reverse don't flow as easily as words going forward, so they barely fit. I ended up pulling a mini "If Music Could Talk" in the middle.
It's wild, wonderful, and weird. What more could a listener want?
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