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   Keithr to Mark Harriss   
   Re: Song I.D (bit of a long shot)   
   08 May 09 08:04:14   
   
   XPost: aus.hi-fi, aus.music, rec.music.collecting.vinyl   
   From: keith@nowhere.com.au   
      
   Mark Harriss wrote:   
   > Jeßus wrote:   
   >> I've run out of ideas on how to identify this song, short of stumbling   
   >> across it on the radio (not likely to happen). I've tried that   
   >> 'tunetapper' site, but no luck there either.   
   >>   
   >> -It's an instrumental, containing piano and electric guitar   
   >>   
   >> - Hard to fit into a genre... the guitar work is very rock in style   
   >> though, could be described as containing a guitar solo (of sorts).   
   >>   
   >> -I recall hearing it a lot on the radio in the early to mid 1970s   
   >>   
   >> -I'm guessing the song dates circa 1967-1973   
   >>   
   >> -I believe this was a fairly popular track in it's day (for some   
   >> years), may have been on the charts at one stage (I checked that but   
   >> no luck).   
   >>   
   >> Not much to go on, I know... but any help appreciated.   
   >>   
   >> TIA   
   >   
   >   
   > Classical Gas?   
      
   Hmm I don't remember too much piano in that one, how about Elton John's   
   "Funeral for a friend" on "Goodbye yellow brick road"?   
      
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