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The Story of... 'I'm Not in Love' by 10cc
SmoothRadio.com ^ | 11/11/2020 | Tom Eames

Posted on 04/22/2021 4:07:38 PM PDT by simpson96

Written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife of eight years asked him why he didn't say "I love you" more often.

He said: "I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning, so I told her, 'Well, if I say every day "I love you, darling, I love you, blah, blah, blah", it's not gonna mean anything eventually'."(snip)

Stewart spent three weeks recording Gouldman, Godley and Creme singing "ahhh" 16 times for each note of the chromatic scale, creating a 'choir' of 48 voices for each note.

Creme suggested they could keep the voices going for an infinite time by using tape loops. Stewart created 12 ft long loops by feeding them at one end through the tape heads of the stereo recorder, and at the other end through a capstan roller fixed to the top of a microphone stand.

Stewart played each loop through a separate channel of the mixing desk, turning the desk into a musical instrument. He also put gaffer tape across the bottom the channels, making it impossible to completely fade them down, creating constant background vocals.(snip)

After the song was finished, Godley felt there was still something missing...

Stewart said: "Lol remembered he said something into the grand piano mics when he was laying down the solos. He'd said 'Be quiet, big boys don't cry'. Heaven knows why, but I soloed it and we all agreed that the idea sounded very interesting."

Who provided the whispered voice?

"...the door to the control room opened and our secretary Kathy looked in and whispered 'Eric, sorry to bother you. There's a telephone call for you.'

"Lol jumped up and said 'That's the voice, her voice is perfect!'."

(Excerpt) Read more at smoothradio.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 10cc; music
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To: JudyinCanada

Ummm, should I tell you the origin of the band name, “Steely Dan”?


21 posted on 04/22/2021 4:59:28 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

There’s a bathroom on the right.


22 posted on 04/22/2021 4:59:28 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: simpson96

Was their nickname “centiliter?”


23 posted on 04/22/2021 5:01:47 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: lee martell

Had a couple of break-ups through the years. The song still makes me cry to this day.


24 posted on 04/22/2021 5:05:43 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

The Talk Box. Up until then only Joe Walsh had really used it as a soloing effect. It was a gimmick, but an interesting one.


25 posted on 04/22/2021 5:12:16 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

Show Me the Way is on my favorite playlist


26 posted on 04/22/2021 5:17:32 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: simpson96; All

Interesting. Thank you for the nice distraction from the daily pile of bad news.


27 posted on 04/22/2021 5:19:34 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will ever be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: simpson96

Thanks for the ear worm...


28 posted on 04/22/2021 5:20:45 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: Mom MD

“The Things We Do For Love” is a good song.


29 posted on 04/22/2021 5:21:08 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

I hate you...


30 posted on 04/22/2021 5:23:37 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: dfwgator

By the way so is baby shark. 😇


31 posted on 04/22/2021 5:24:39 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: JudyinCanada

There is a little Bevis & Butthead inside every Man,
#MeToo. It may (seem to) go away for long periods of time, but it is still there, sneering at all that is ‘respectable’ in society. Some women are the same way, in my opinion.


32 posted on 04/22/2021 5:28:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: simpson96

That is onehelluva song. Gets me in the ‘feels’ every time.

Thanks for posting. :)


33 posted on 04/22/2021 5:35:39 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: simpson96

I have always considered this song to be a masterpiece. The meticulous and compulsive engineering puts even Tom Scholz of Boston to shame.

This track has always made me feel as if I were floating on a cloud. It is ethereal. It is amazing...and it has a great backstory.


34 posted on 04/22/2021 5:43:21 PM PDT by diplomatic_immunity
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To: simpson96

Saw the video making of “I’m not in Love” a while back and it is very interesting.

There is a musician named Kelsey Lu that did a cover of this song (and made a video) in 2019. It is a cool cover and is even haunting.

The way I found this is there was an HBO series called Euphoria (your grand children watched this) There was a really strange scene in an episode and they played this Kelsey Lu version during the scene.

Give it a shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdbSt5mnRs


35 posted on 04/22/2021 5:47:18 PM PDT by greenishness
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To: NWFree

I was in my forties before I finally looked what they were saying in that line.


36 posted on 04/22/2021 6:00:45 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (. )
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To: dfwgator

My favorite, Bohemian Rhapsody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ


37 posted on 04/22/2021 6:03:04 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

What was the alternative? Bob Seeger? Kung fu fighting? The hustle?

It was fun.


38 posted on 04/22/2021 6:03:14 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (. )
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To: Mom MD

I just spent a half hour on that web site....


39 posted on 04/22/2021 6:04:24 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (. )
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To: Hazwaste

1976, Boston self titled debut album. It was the best selling debut album until Michael Jackson made his comeback. Didn’t come out until August though so I guess it would be the Autumn of ‘76


40 posted on 04/22/2021 6:26:02 PM PDT by Pollard
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