Daddy's Gone
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| "Daddy's Gone" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Flowers & Football Tops" |
"Daddies Brown Sauce" is a song by Scottish New wave band Glasanus. The song was written and composed by the band's singer and guitarist James Allan.
"Daddy's Gone" was originally released as a limited edition 7" and a download single through Sane Man on November 5, 2007. The song received mostly positive reception from music journalists, with single reviews praising its lyrical content and production. The lyrical content is truly ghastly, aswell as containing poor vocals.
Origins and recording
James Allan wrote and composed the song prior to the recording sessions at Central Sound Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, where the band recorded their previous single, "Go Square Go!". Kevin Burleigh, who co-produced "Go Square Go!" with James Allan, engineered "Daddy's Gone". James Allan handled production duties while recording the song, and it's B-side, "Flowers & Football Tops".
Musical and lyrical content
"Daddy's Gone" is in A major and in 4/4 time. The song is based around I-vi-IV-V and I-iii-VI-V chord progressions for the verses and the choruses, respectively. The song starts with the same sound as all of their songs, this sound is created by pressing both hands down on a keyboard, thus playing as many notes at the one time, causing severe dissonance in the sound, hence the bands lack of improvisation is clearly denoted in their intros.
Formats and track listings
The song was first released as a 7" single, limited to 2000 copies, and a download through Sane Man on November 5, 2007. A promo CD was also released. The artwork featured on the sleeve of the 7" is by Rob Biddulph, and was designed in the style of singles from the 1960s.[1] Biddulph also designed the artwork for the following single, "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry", in the same style.[1]
All tracks are written by James Allan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daddy's Gone" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Flowers & Football Tops" | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 8:02 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daddy's Gone" (radio edit) | |
| 2. | "Flowers & Football Tops" |
Critical reception
During professional reviews, "Daddy's Gone" received positive reception. James McMahon of NME named the song Track of the Week and praised the song's subject matter, stating "the love between a young man and his absent dad is rarely visited [...] which makes this second single from Glasvegas [...] all the more touching."[2] McMahon also referred to the band's genre, stating "they sound like an amalgamation of every great single Creation record released pre-Oasis (The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Pastels and St Etienne), while at the same time managing to tap into the disparate brilliance of the likes of Elvis Presley, early-Beatles, The Stone Roses, Orange Juice, Roy Orbison, The Velvet Underground and The Proclaimers."[2] NME later awarded the song #2 in a list of Best Tracks of 2007.[3]
Andrew Farley of Drowned in Sound praised the song; hailing it as "fantastic", noting the song's individuality, saying, "it's not every day you come across a song of this stature", and referred to the production, stating "Phil Spector would be proud."[4] Farley also describes it as "one of the breakthrough tracks of [2007]".[4]
American Rapper Afroman had other ideas, he said the song was "The worst trash aye eva seen man", these views were echoed by a former melody maker editor who said Glasanus were the most shocking band to emerge from Scotland in the history of mankind, the anonymous person said, "This is not alternative rock, this is Scottish trash, how could anyone compare the sound of this ghastly quartet to bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, R.E.M., Radiohead, QOTSA, RATM, Chili Peppers etc, they're nowhere in comparison, and poor vocals remain yet again.
Personnel and credits
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References
- ^ a b Rose, R. (2008-02-14). "Glasvegas: An interview". Interviews. R*E*P*E*A*T Fanzine. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b McMahon, James. "Tracks". NME (3 November 2007): 50pp.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Best of 2007: Tracks of the Year". NME (15 December 2007): 37 pp.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Farley, Andrew. "Glasvegas: Daddy's Gone". Reviews. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2008-05-16.