JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Songwriter Message Forum Let's talk about instrumentals.

Don't go away sub. Still need your insight. Alan, I did know that "Suicide Is Painless" was the MASH theme (...suicide is painless, it brings on many changes, and I can take or leave it if I please..). It has lyrics, they are in the original movie.

I learned how to play the guitar from playing instrumentals. Bluegrass music, fiddle tunes. Instrumental songs are, and have always been instrumental (no pun intended) in Bluegrass. "Dueling Banjo's" was mentioned. Remember "Orange Blossom Special"? How about "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"?

Another piece of trivia. Ever hear the song "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band? The opening Fiddle break and Fiddle licks between verses is actually an old Fiddle tune called "Lonesome Fiddle Blues". An old Fiddle Tune instrumental.

I can't add anything to Subs assessment. I just have to agree. I'm glad that he had the time and knowledge of the music business for the last 40 years and to express what I believe.

I'm also a huge Pink Floyd fan. When they made the transition between the Syd Barrett Pink Floyd to the Gilmour Pink Floyd, they composed movie soundtracks. One of my favorite albums was "Atom Heart Mother". Side one is all instrumental. It was originally supposed to be the soundtrack for a Spaghetti Western. It didn't happen, so the music was put onto the album. It sounds familiar to "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" sountrack.