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For information about the instrument itself, see Harpsichord .

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POPULAR MUSIC


''Editors are requested to date their contributions and add them in chronological order.''

  • Judy Collins ' 1967 recording of " Both Sides Now " featured harpsichord accompaniment prominently throughout the song.

  • Harpichord is used throughout Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies' 1967 hit "Different Drum"

  • Lalo Schifrin sometimes featured harpsichords in his jazz recordings during the '60s.

  • The Yardbirds used a harpsichord in their popular song "For Your Love." This was a particular bone of contention to guitarist Eric Clapton , and it was partly what pushed him to leave the group in 1965.

  • Jimi Hendrix featured a harpsichord in his hit "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" from the Electric Ladyland album. It is easily heard playing the same main riff as Jimi on the guitar.

  • On the Abbey Road album, The Beatles used the harpsichord on " Because " (track #8).

  • The Beach Boys used harpsichords on Pet Sounds and on Good Vibrations (1966).

  • A harpsichord was part of the ensemble for the Linda Ronstadt song "Long, Long Time.

  • British group The Stranglers used the harpsichord to lead their 1982 hit Golden Brown .

  • In 1996 Tori Amos featured the harpsichord on several of her songs of her album "Boys for Pele" - "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Blood Roses", "Professional Widow", "Talula", and "In the Springtime of His Voodoo". She has performed the songs live on Saturday Night Live , playing both a harpsichord and a piano in turn.

  • A harpsichord is used to provide the accompaniment to singer-songwriter Dory Previn 's song "Michael Michael".

  • The Japanese psychedelic band Ghost has used the harpsichord.

  • Warmen a melodic metal band uses Harpsichords in many of their songs.

  • Queen used a harpsichord on their song "Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" from their album Queen II

  • The Paula Abdul Top 10 hit "Blowing Kisses In The Wind" features the harpsichord.

  • Björk uses the harpsichord in her songs "Cover Me" (1995) and "Scary" (1997)

  • Many Heavy Metal bands like Stratovarius , Sonata Arctica and Imperanon use their Keyboard Synthesizer s to emulate the sounds of harpsichords.

  • Joanna Newsom used the harpsichord for the track Peach, Plum, Pear on her Milk-Eyed Mender album.

  • Jazz/Folk artist J.T. Ridenour uses harpsichords extensively throughout his earlier works.

  • Japanese gothic band Malice Mizer uses harpsichords in many of their songs.

  • In Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds , several times the use of the instrument is used for interesting effect.

  • Blur used a harpsichord in 'Clover over dover' in 1994's 'Parklife' album



OTHER FORMS OF POPULAR CULTURE


''Editors are requested to date their contributions and add them in chronological order.''

  • The jazz theme tunes to the '' Avengers '' and ''Danger Man aka Secret Agent TV'' programs from the 1960s both feature harpsichords.

  • The harpsichord was often used in the 1960's sitcom The Addams Family .

  • The harpsichord was a key component of the "sound" of recordings created for the popular 1970s TV show and albums of The Partridge Family , featuring David Cassidy .

  • William F Buckley once played the Harpsichord on an episode the late night talk show Late Night With Conan O'Brian

  • Pride And Prejudice (TV Serial) contains several pieces that make use of this instrument.

  • Danny Elfman often uses (and reputably plays himself) the Harpsichord in his soundtrack compositions; one recent example is Tim Burton 's Corpse Bride where the Harpsichord was used in nearly all tracks and filler music for gothic effect, and also in a few accompanying jazz pieces.

  • Heroes Of Might And Magic III featured the harpsichord in several of the musical tracks, most notable in the Campain music tracks. (Due to its ability to produce a magnificent medieval mood.)