![]() ![]() ![]() Nate: So keep that one in your mind as we move to the song that’s sitting at No. I think if the song works at all, it’s because of those nostalgic sonic references we heard and because of Kelly Clarkson’s powerhouse vocals.Ĭharlie: It’s running eight years long. Nate: And that was produced by Phil Spector, inventor of that wall of sound approach you were referring to.Ĭharlie: I’m just going to be a curmudgeon and say that I enjoy the original more than the Clarkson song it influenced. ![]() Nate: I hear that Chuck and I would suggest another Christmas classic as the reference point here: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” by Darlene Love.Ĭharlie: Oh my gosh, it’s the same chords. If you played this back-to-back with “Jingle Bell Rock,” I’d be like, Cool, same kind of deal. It’s got quarter notes on the piano, church bells, giant orchestration, and a sort of ’60s wall of sound feel with big reverberations. Charlie Harding: The first thing I noticed is that this is immediately drawing on all of the throwback sounds of Christmas. ![]()
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