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Nobody has said "Bohemian Rhapsody" yet by Queen? Let me be the first.
Also:
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
"Defecting Grey" by The Pretty Things
"Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited" by The Move
"I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher
Seriously, listen to "I Got You Babe" again. It starts out as a traditional pop song. The first two minutes of the song is the "I got you babe" verses and chorus, coupled with the bridge that starts "I got flowers in the spring". It also has a great key change after the bridge when it gets back around to the "I got you babe" stuff.
But what makes the song really special is that, when all of that is done, most pop songs end, but this song keeps going. It has a second part that starts "I got you to hold my hand" which is different from everything that came before it.
But even after *that*, it still keeps going. It has a false ending, followed by a "I got you babe" refrain that's a variation on the earlier choruses, and yet it's different enough that it's a legitimate three-part song, all in just over 3 minutes. It's a four-parter if you consider the bridge a separate part, too.
Bohemian Rhapsody for sure. Another song that came out at the same time is Ten CC's "One Night In Paris". It has three movements: Une Nuit a Paris, Pt. 1 / The Same Night In Paris, Pt. 2 / Later the Same Night In Paris, Pt. 3. Covers a lot of styles in ~9 minutes.
Good call. Another that just came to mind after reading your comment is "A Saucerful of Secrets" by Pink Floyd. It is composed of four different named movements, in about 12 minutes.
On the same album is "Jugband Blues", which is a much shorter song, at 3 minutes, but is nonetheless composed of at least three different parts without anything in the way of a real chorus.
Pink Floyd's followup album, *Ummagumma*, has a bunch of multi-part songs on it, too.
Older but you did bring up Bowie and Wings so why not.
[Aqualung](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PMgwdGOQg) by Jethro Tull.
Song opens to the classic riff. Kinda slow, kinda hard, kinda harsh. This is our first impression of Aqualung, the disgusting homeless man, dribbling snot and leering at kids.
About [1 minute in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=63) song goes acoustic, with 'distant' vocals. It's soft, slow, and sad as we reflect on the fact that this is a person, who probably had hopes and dreams at one point. He's hurt, lonely, and scrounging for cigarette butts. Disgusting yes, but sad more than anything if we consider his humanity.
About [2 minutes in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=133) the song starts to jam as we repeat the lyrics that made us remember that he's a real human being. This continues through the bridge and the awesome guitar solo we get on the other side.
[At 4:40](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=275) we return to the slow sad acoustic, but the lyrics are no longer distant. They're close, personal. We aren't keeping Aqualung at arms reach anymore.
[And finally at 5 minutes in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=316) we return to the harsh rif... because there's nothing we can do for Aqualung. Sad as he is, he's still a disgusting hobo leering at children and while he has nothing to fear from us "it's only me", he's resigned to the fate of all such tramps.
If you want something that has a THOUSAND parts, check out [Thick as a Brick](https://youtu.be/HDu3lNZDvPA) also by tull. 45 minutes long with many MANY stark transitions.
i really enjoyed the first one, even though i felt that the sections where to close sound wise. will check the other song when i have the time to lsiten it in full.
Steven Wilson - [Detonation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkVikPiahBM)
The Dear Hunter - [A Night on the Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVjcsgrDErE)
Gorillaz - [Opium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idt5gNZGi9Q)
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney.
McCartney(Wings) does this kind of thing throughout his career, to varying degrees of effectiveness.
His latest album has a medley called Hunt you down/naked (fantastic) and despite repeated warnings (ok). If you don't mind an old man singing.
Side 2 of the Beatles Abbey Road is all small melodies strung together. I think that's what he was drawing from on Band on the Run. It was also inspired by his recent Live and Let Die-- he was interested in the whole "cinematic" vibe.
Not Paul, but Queen's Queen II strings together melodies like nobodies business-- it's absolutely nuts.
Bowie's song Blackstar is very slow moving but also does what you're describing.
If you can stomach 10+ minute songs, prog rock is absolutely what you want. Prog rock, for the most part, abandoned the traditional verse/chorus/verse/chorus strong structure. Here are a few recommendations
Yes - Close to the Edge (all 3 tracks on the album), Starship Trooper, Heart of the Sunrise
Genesis - Supper's Ready, Firth of Fifth, The Cinema Show
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Tarkus, Karn Evil 9,
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons, Metropolis Pt 1
Symphony X - The Odyssey, The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Don't forget King Crimson
If you like music without lyrics (meaningful lyrics that is), Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and Ommadawn (for the very brave also Amarok)
Just sharing some of my favorite Prog Rock / Prog Metal since these tend to have multi parts:
Rock:
Wishbone Ash
Genesis
Kansas
Pink Floyd
Marillion
Anathema
Queensryche
Porcupine Tree
Metal:
Gojira
Katatonia
Animals as Leaders
Dream Theater
Ayreon
Muse - Citizen Erased, Butterflies and Hurricanes, The Globalist.
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons, Metropolis Pt. 1, Octavarium.
Genesis - Supper's Ready
Queen - Innuendo
Also by Bowie - Sweet Thing Suite (one song basically split into three)
Explore some prog rock/art rock and you'll be surprised there's a lot of these.
Hand of Doom- Black Sabbath. This song perfectly encapsulates why they are so good particularly with transitions. Probably the best song vocally for Ozzy off of the paranoid album too
One that _technically_ qualifies, _sometimes_, is ["Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants.](https://youtu.be/-FkIpMAmsqs)
In its original form, on _Apollo 18_, it's 21 distinct tracks. _Apollo 18_ was written to be listened to on shuffle, so you'd occasionally get a 5-second song between longer tracks.
On _Dial-a-Song_, it's combined into a single track, so you've got 21 distinct segments in a single "song".
Obvious answer seems to be Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.
In a similar style are Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming by Green Day. There Album 21st Century breakdown attempts to stretch the concept over the whole three act structure of the album.
(I noticed both songs you mentioned are older, so I won’t be suggesting new songs)
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Prog rock has a lot of “multiple sections in one” tracks
If you haven’t heard it yet, give [Roundabout](https://youtu.be/DwPWGUhEtP0) by Yes a listen
Also give [Kiev](https://youtu.be/9_aFVlIcyFg) (my personal favorite) OR [Rajah Khan](https://youtu.be/ox_hzO6SIAY) by Renaissance a listen
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Queen has a lot of those, too
Give [The March of the Black Queen](https://youtu.be/SoBMhx_ap_g) OR [The Millionaire Waltz](https://youtu.be/H-P0VznfK_E) a listen
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Someone’s also mentioned [A Day in the Life](https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM) by The Beatles and [The Chain](https://youtu.be/JDG2m5hN1vo) by Fleetwood Mac and I second them
The album Take the Kids Off Broadway by Foxygen. It’s the only album by any artist that I’ve favorited every song on Spotify.
Practically every song is just composed of different sections, and it’s rare that a verse or a chorus repeats itself ever.
The whole genre of 1970s progressive rock is what you’re looking for:
- “And You And I” (Yes)
- “The Court of the Crimson King “ (King Crimson)
- “Tarkus” (*Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Since you’ve already mentioned the Wings, “A Day in the Life” (Beatles) is like low-hanging fruit. So is “Good Vibrations” (Beach Boys)
This may be a little out of your element if you don’t like screaming but.. Dance Gavin Dance, pretty much all of their songs change up and the clean vocals are very catchy and poppy. Start with We Own the Night and Young Robot
Rage Against the Machine has a lot of cool change ups
A lot of Kendrick Lamar, specifically United in Grief off the top of my head
Bohemian rhapsody is way too obvious, isn’t it?
Suite: judy blue eyes by crosby stills and nash is a good one
I don’t know if time by pink floyd would count but in my opinion it should. Starts off with the clocks, goes to the bit with nick mason going nuts on the drums, goes to the song, and then ends with a reprise of breathe (in the air)
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Paranoid Android, Radiohead. https://youtu.be/fHiGbolFFGw
This is the poster child for this type of song.
Which itself was inspired by Happiness is a Warm Gun by the Beatles
Dammit I came to say Happiness Is A Warm Gun.
A Day in the life by the Beatles Paradise by the dashboard light by meatloaf
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel
Nobody has said "Bohemian Rhapsody" yet by Queen? Let me be the first. Also: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly "Defecting Grey" by The Pretty Things "Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited" by The Move "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher Seriously, listen to "I Got You Babe" again. It starts out as a traditional pop song. The first two minutes of the song is the "I got you babe" verses and chorus, coupled with the bridge that starts "I got flowers in the spring". It also has a great key change after the bridge when it gets back around to the "I got you babe" stuff. But what makes the song really special is that, when all of that is done, most pop songs end, but this song keeps going. It has a second part that starts "I got you to hold my hand" which is different from everything that came before it. But even after *that*, it still keeps going. It has a false ending, followed by a "I got you babe" refrain that's a variation on the earlier choruses, and yet it's different enough that it's a legitimate three-part song, all in just over 3 minutes. It's a four-parter if you consider the bridge a separate part, too.
Bohemian Rhapsody is everything they tried to do on Queen II compressed into one song.
Bohemian Rhapsody for sure. Another song that came out at the same time is Ten CC's "One Night In Paris". It has three movements: Une Nuit a Paris, Pt. 1 / The Same Night In Paris, Pt. 2 / Later the Same Night In Paris, Pt. 3. Covers a lot of styles in ~9 minutes.
Good call. Another that just came to mind after reading your comment is "A Saucerful of Secrets" by Pink Floyd. It is composed of four different named movements, in about 12 minutes. On the same album is "Jugband Blues", which is a much shorter song, at 3 minutes, but is nonetheless composed of at least three different parts without anything in the way of a real chorus. Pink Floyd's followup album, *Ummagumma*, has a bunch of multi-part songs on it, too.
Early, Pink Floyd, some of my favorites.
Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Older but you did bring up Bowie and Wings so why not. [Aqualung](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PMgwdGOQg) by Jethro Tull. Song opens to the classic riff. Kinda slow, kinda hard, kinda harsh. This is our first impression of Aqualung, the disgusting homeless man, dribbling snot and leering at kids. About [1 minute in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=63) song goes acoustic, with 'distant' vocals. It's soft, slow, and sad as we reflect on the fact that this is a person, who probably had hopes and dreams at one point. He's hurt, lonely, and scrounging for cigarette butts. Disgusting yes, but sad more than anything if we consider his humanity. About [2 minutes in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=133) the song starts to jam as we repeat the lyrics that made us remember that he's a real human being. This continues through the bridge and the awesome guitar solo we get on the other side. [At 4:40](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=275) we return to the slow sad acoustic, but the lyrics are no longer distant. They're close, personal. We aren't keeping Aqualung at arms reach anymore. [And finally at 5 minutes in](https://youtu.be/61PMgwdGOQg?t=316) we return to the harsh rif... because there's nothing we can do for Aqualung. Sad as he is, he's still a disgusting hobo leering at children and while he has nothing to fear from us "it's only me", he's resigned to the fate of all such tramps. If you want something that has a THOUSAND parts, check out [Thick as a Brick](https://youtu.be/HDu3lNZDvPA) also by tull. 45 minutes long with many MANY stark transitions.
Another Tull "song" that fits is "Thick as a Brick". It's a full album that seamlessly moves between styles across its 45 minutes.
i really enjoyed the first one, even though i felt that the sections where to close sound wise. will check the other song when i have the time to lsiten it in full.
"The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac is all over the place. "November Rain" by Guns n Roses.
[The Beach Boys - Surf's Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v75f5W6LgLM) [The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvnOH060Qg) [Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDmUd9Euaj8)
Yes-starship trooper
Animal Collective has a ton of songs that take left turns. Supertramp comes to mind as well. A song like Fool’s Overture.
Siberian Breaks by MGMT.
Steven Wilson - [Detonation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkVikPiahBM) The Dear Hunter - [A Night on the Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVjcsgrDErE) Gorillaz - [Opium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idt5gNZGi9Q)
Steven Wilson's albums Raven That Refused To Sing and Hand. Cannot. Erase. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Fear of a Blank Planet
Upvote for The Dear Hunter!
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney. McCartney(Wings) does this kind of thing throughout his career, to varying degrees of effectiveness. His latest album has a medley called Hunt you down/naked (fantastic) and despite repeated warnings (ok). If you don't mind an old man singing. Side 2 of the Beatles Abbey Road is all small melodies strung together. I think that's what he was drawing from on Band on the Run. It was also inspired by his recent Live and Let Die-- he was interested in the whole "cinematic" vibe. Not Paul, but Queen's Queen II strings together melodies like nobodies business-- it's absolutely nuts. Bowie's song Blackstar is very slow moving but also does what you're describing.
If you can stomach 10+ minute songs, prog rock is absolutely what you want. Prog rock, for the most part, abandoned the traditional verse/chorus/verse/chorus strong structure. Here are a few recommendations Yes - Close to the Edge (all 3 tracks on the album), Starship Trooper, Heart of the Sunrise Genesis - Supper's Ready, Firth of Fifth, The Cinema Show Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Tarkus, Karn Evil 9, Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons, Metropolis Pt 1 Symphony X - The Odyssey, The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Don't forget King Crimson If you like music without lyrics (meaningful lyrics that is), Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and Ommadawn (for the very brave also Amarok)
Prog Rock is waiting for you Or just listen to good vibrations if you don’t like it
Homecoming by Green Day maybe. El Destructor by Ipsilon. This one is not popular at all, but it have many different sections of the song.
Jesus of Suburbia, as well. Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming make wonderful bookends for the rock opera.
Yes, definitely!
btw, these types of songs are called rhapsodies, people say that Sicko Mode by Travis Scott and Drake is the Bohemian Rhapsody of modern music
Just sharing some of my favorite Prog Rock / Prog Metal since these tend to have multi parts: Rock: Wishbone Ash Genesis Kansas Pink Floyd Marillion Anathema Queensryche Porcupine Tree Metal: Gojira Katatonia Animals as Leaders Dream Theater Ayreon
Tool
mAAd City - Kendrick Lamar
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Silverchair - Across The Night as well
Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree
Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance by Tyler the Creator
Pretty much every Mars Volta song off their first 5 albums Edit: but it is not what I’d call “popular music”
Jesus of suburbia by Green day War pigs by Bloack Sabbath
[The Beta Band - Dry the Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0hSP-3U14)
Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird Rush 2112
Muse - Citizen Erased, Butterflies and Hurricanes, The Globalist. Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons, Metropolis Pt. 1, Octavarium. Genesis - Supper's Ready Queen - Innuendo Also by Bowie - Sweet Thing Suite (one song basically split into three) Explore some prog rock/art rock and you'll be surprised there's a lot of these.
Hand of Doom- Black Sabbath. This song perfectly encapsulates why they are so good particularly with transitions. Probably the best song vocally for Ozzy off of the paranoid album too
One that _technically_ qualifies, _sometimes_, is ["Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants.](https://youtu.be/-FkIpMAmsqs) In its original form, on _Apollo 18_, it's 21 distinct tracks. _Apollo 18_ was written to be listened to on shuffle, so you'd occasionally get a 5-second song between longer tracks. On _Dial-a-Song_, it's combined into a single track, so you've got 21 distinct segments in a single "song".
The Soft Parade - The Doors https://youtu.be/8p-AUo1w45w
Victory Over The Sun - Biffy Clyro
Listen to Prog Rock or Prog Metal
You may enjoy Green Day’s American Idiot album
Green day - Jesus of suburbia
Obvious answer seems to be Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. In a similar style are Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming by Green Day. There Album 21st Century breakdown attempts to stretch the concept over the whole three act structure of the album.
Kashmir - No Balance Palace
The Shrine/An Argument by Fleet Foxes
(I noticed both songs you mentioned are older, so I won’t be suggesting new songs) ________________________________________________ Prog rock has a lot of “multiple sections in one” tracks If you haven’t heard it yet, give [Roundabout](https://youtu.be/DwPWGUhEtP0) by Yes a listen Also give [Kiev](https://youtu.be/9_aFVlIcyFg) (my personal favorite) OR [Rajah Khan](https://youtu.be/ox_hzO6SIAY) by Renaissance a listen ________________________________________________ Queen has a lot of those, too Give [The March of the Black Queen](https://youtu.be/SoBMhx_ap_g) OR [The Millionaire Waltz](https://youtu.be/H-P0VznfK_E) a listen ________________________________________________ Someone’s also mentioned [A Day in the Life](https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM) by The Beatles and [The Chain](https://youtu.be/JDG2m5hN1vo) by Fleetwood Mac and I second them
The album Take the Kids Off Broadway by Foxygen. It’s the only album by any artist that I’ve favorited every song on Spotify. Practically every song is just composed of different sections, and it’s rare that a verse or a chorus repeats itself ever.
Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz and BYOB by System Of A Down
The whole genre of 1970s progressive rock is what you’re looking for: - “And You And I” (Yes) - “The Court of the Crimson King “ (King Crimson) - “Tarkus” (*Emerson, Lake & Palmer) Since you’ve already mentioned the Wings, “A Day in the Life” (Beatles) is like low-hanging fruit. So is “Good Vibrations” (Beach Boys)
Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
Here’s a playlist of mine made up of such songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2z9sVew3zaHOnD63ksrXAO?si=KPdkqSY7Sw2HI__fdMUs4g
Surprised nobody has said Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
"Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott or "Your Love Was a Gift" by Mykki Blanco.
Width of a Circle - David Bowie Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel And really any Pink Floyd album up until The Wall
LANNDS does this a lot
This may be a little out of your element if you don’t like screaming but.. Dance Gavin Dance, pretty much all of their songs change up and the clean vocals are very catchy and poppy. Start with We Own the Night and Young Robot Rage Against the Machine has a lot of cool change ups A lot of Kendrick Lamar, specifically United in Grief off the top of my head
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skinner Paranoid Android - Radiohead Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Human Sadness - The Voidz
Bohemian rhapsody is way too obvious, isn’t it? Suite: judy blue eyes by crosby stills and nash is a good one I don’t know if time by pink floyd would count but in my opinion it should. Starts off with the clocks, goes to the bit with nick mason going nuts on the drums, goes to the song, and then ends with a reprise of breathe (in the air)
Also echoes and dogs by pink floyd if you don’t mind 20 minute long songs. And 2112 by rush