{"id":3005,"date":"2016-03-29T17:23:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocc.org\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2016-03-29T17:23:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:23:04","slug":"song-of-the-day-brian-eno-kings-lead-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/socc\/2016\/03\/29\/song-of-the-day-brian-eno-kings-lead-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Day: Brian Eno &#8211; King&#8217;s Lead Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: King&amp;apos;s Lead Hat - 2004 Digital Remaster\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4kWkthAKzqYgI2tk0iHOqv?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brian Eno is one of the most prolific, innovative, and influential musicians around. His first four solo records are all fantastic, he was a pioneer in the field of ambient music, and his collaborations with Robert Fripp, David Byrne and Cluster are excellent. From &#8217;73 &#8211; &#8217;83, Eno was killing it with each and every release. He even developed a way to help\u00a0musicians break creative blocks, called Oblique Strategies. Now, you might think you&#8217;ve never listened to a song by Brian Eno. And\u00a0you&#8217;re probably wrong about that.\u00a0Eno collaborated with David Bowie for his entire &#8220;Berlin Trilogy&#8221; (<em>Low, &#8220;Heroes&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Lodger<\/em>). He also produced three Talking Heads records:\u00a0<em>More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, <\/em>and\u00a0<em>Remain In Light<\/em>, which are all fantastic. If you&#8217;ve ever aggressively sung along to\u00a0&#8220;&#8221;Heroes&#8221;&#8221; or &#8220;Once in a Lifetime&#8221;, you were belting out songs Brian Eno helped write.<\/p>\n<p>But I digress. I could go on about Eno for days, but if I had to pick one favorite Eno record it would be 1977&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Before and After Science.<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;King&#8217;s Lead Hat&#8221; is the lead single from <em>BaAS,<\/em>\u00a0and it&#8217;s a seriously great track.\u00a0&#8220;King&#8217;s Lead Hat&#8221; is an anagram for &#8220;Talking Heads&#8221;, even though Eno recorded this song before he had recorded with the Talking Heads. Still, as the name would seem to imply, &#8220;King&#8217;s Lead Hat&#8221; is very reminiscent of Eno-produced Talking Heads. This song is infectiously catchy, unique, and has a killer groove. Eno&#8217;s lyrics are sharp and clever, and the synth part at the end kills. Just listen to it, it&#8217;s really good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Eno is one of the most prolific, innovative, and influential musicians around. His first four solo records are all fantastic, he was a pioneer in the field of ambient music, and his collaborations with Robert Fripp, David Byrne and Cluster are excellent. 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