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What song do you believe has the best use of a woodblock in it?

Asked by john65pennington (29258points) March 29th, 2011

We’ve all heard songs that use a cowbell to keep the beat in songs, but what is your particular song that uses a woodblock to keep the beat? I have a personal choice in a song that I just love. “Fool, If You Think Its Over”, by Chris Rea on Youtube. All the instruments are in perfect sync, thanks to the woodblock beat. Question: cowbells are out and woodblocks are in and what is your favorite song that uses it?

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12Oaks's avatar

Oten Gleebin Glouten Globen! That’s gotta be “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard. Too bad they went way downhill since Pyromania.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I don’t think this is a woodblock.
It sounds more like my ex BF’s noggin.
Close enough,John! XD

12Oaks's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille sounds like a woodblock to me. Like all drums, there are many different kinds that create many different sounds.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@12Oaks Are you sure it’s not Bob’s head? ;)

john65pennington's avatar

Lucy, I listened to that song. It sounds like an electronic woodblock and not real wood.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@john65pennington :(
One last try
A friend of mine used to sell these
in his store.They were fun to play with! Much smaller than the monster in the video though.:)

Buttonstc's avatar

The Syncopated Clock.

Remember the theme from the old Midnight Movie from way back when?

(or was that only in the NY-East Coast area?)

I can’t do links from iPhone but just pop it into the Search on YouTube and click on it. You’ll recognize it instantly. A real classic.

Buttonstc's avatar

Seconded by “Lovely Weather For A Sleighride Together With You”

dxs's avatar

One song that we played in our highschool band was Kronos by Robert W. Smith. It has a good wood block part. It was my favorite of all the songs we performed.

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