The Making of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love"

[BigV]

thirty-four years of airplay, back to back to back, for a song made thirty-four years ago?

Coincidence? I don't think so.

Epic song indeed and an excellent analysis. How in the world did they get the studio tapes I wonder. Thanks UT.

[glatt]

That was really interesting.

After watching it, I went to youtube to listen to the final version of the song again to refresh my memory. And that's when I was reminded that this was played in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I really enjoyed that movie, and I think in hindsight that the soundtrack deserves a significant amount of credit for that.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by glatt

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I really enjoyed that movie, and I think in hindsight that the soundtrack deserves a significant amount of credit for that.

I feel this way about most of Quentin Tarantino's films.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Pink Floyd went through studio tricks and tape loops and spoken words, but they never wrote a love song. What if you put all that into a love song?

"I'm Not In Love" hit the top of the charts; two months later, Queen went into the studios to record "Bohemian Rhapsody". Where did they get the idea of using more vocal tracks than were available on tape machines?

And two years later, Billy Joel would record "Just the Way You Are" with a nearly identical layering-vocals technique.

10cc man. You didn't know. Innovators, geniuses.

Originally Posted by BigV

thirty-four years of airplay, back to back to back, for a song made thirty-four years ago?

Coincidence? I don't think so.

Epic song indeed and an excellent analysis. How in the world did they get the studio tapes I wonder. Thanks UT.

If you liked the breakdown of the process of making the song, and like me you wondered how in the heck that happened and what other songs have been dissected, you'll like this:

Song Exploder.

A podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.