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| Name = More Than a Feeling |
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| Cover = MoreThanAFeeling(Boston).jpg |
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| Artist = [[Boston (band)|Boston]] |
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| Album = [[Boston (album)|Boston]] |
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| B-side = "[[Smokin' (Boston song)|Smokin']]" |
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| Released = September 1976 |
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| Format = 7″ |
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| Recorded = October 1975 – April 1976 |
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| Genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]<ref name="spreadit1">{{cite web|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |title=Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs |publisher=Music.spreadit.org |date=2009-01-01 |accessdate=2014-03-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |archivedate=2009-02-12 |df= }}</ref>|[[arena rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/more-than-a-feeling-mt0002527448 |title=More Than a Feeling - Boston |last=Sullivan |first=Denise |author-link=Denise Sullivan|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref>}} |
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| Length = 3:25 (single edit)<br />4:44 (album version)<br />5:03 (full version) |
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
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| Writer = [[Tom Scholz]] |
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| Producer = [[John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan]], [[Tom Scholz]], Rodney C. Thompson |
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| Last single = |
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| This single = "'''More Than a Feeling'''" / [[Smokin' (Boston song)|Smokin']]<br>(1976) |
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| Next single = "[[Foreplay/Long Time|Long Time]]" <br>(1977) |
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| Misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|t4QK8RxCAwo|"More Than a Feeling"}}}} |
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"'''More Than a Feeling'''" is a song written by [[Tom Scholz]] and first released by the [[rock music|rock]] band [[Boston (band)|Boston]] as the lead single from their self-titled [[Boston (album)|debut album]] on [[Epic Records]] in September 1976, with "[[Smokin' (Boston song)|Smokin']]" on the [[b-side|flipside]]. The single peaked at number five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The track is now a staple of [[classic rock]] and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref name="spreadit1"/> |
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==Content== |
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His biggest hit, "More Than a Feeling" took writer [[Tom Scholz]] five years to complete.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596345/more_than_a_feeling "More than a Feeling" profile], ''Rolling Stone'', 2004.</ref><ref name=max>{{cite news|title=The Rock Man|author=Aledort, Andy|url=http://www.gonnahitcharide.com/media-library/musician-magazines/266-the-rock-man-maximum-guitar?showall=&limitstart=|accessdate=2017-05-17|date=September 1997|newspaper=Maximum Guitar}}</ref> It is one of six songs, five of which eventually appeared on the ''Boston'' album,<ref name="satisfied">{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/articles/online-articles/523-feelin-satisfied-an-interview-with-tom-scholz-of-boston|title=Feelin' Satisfied: An Interview with Tom Scholz of Boston|publisher=thirdstage.ca|author=Wright, J.|accessdate=2012-06-05}}</ref> Scholz worked on in his basement in 1974 and 1975, before Boston got its record contract.<ref name=max/> The drum parts were originally developed by [[Jim Masdea]], although [[Sib Hashian]] played the drums on the official release.<ref name=satisfied/> The verses are in the key of [[D major]] while the chorus is in [[G major]]. The song is in compound [[AABA form]].<ref>Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, ''Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis'', New York: Oxford University Press, p.74-75, {{ISBN|0-19-517010-5}} .</ref> |
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''The Book of Rock Lists'' suggests that the chorus [[riff]] may itself be a subtle homage to the [[The Kingsmen|Kingsmen]]'s classic, "[[Louie Louie]]." Scholz credits "[[Walk Away Renee]]" by [[The Left Banke]] as the song's main inspiration.<ref name="The Rock Man - Maximum Guitar, A Revealing interview with Tom Scholz, guitarist and mastermind behind BOSTON'S classic-rock brilliance">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonnahitcharide.com/en/media-library/articles/musician-magazines/247-the-rock-man-maximum-guitar |title=The Band Boston Fan Site - Sound & Vision Review of Tom Scholz' Remasters |website=Gonnahitcharide.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/song-stories/more-than-a-feeling-boston|title=More Than a Feeling by Boston, Song Stories|publisher=Rolling Stone Music}}</ref> |
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Boston's website says the song is about "the power an old song can have in your life,"<ref>{{cite web|title=Boston|url=http://www.bandboston.com/html/album1_html.html|publisher=Boston|accessdate=2012-06-05|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608015621/http://www.bandboston.com/html/album1_html.html|archivedate=2012-06-08|df=}}</ref> with Tom Scholz elaborating that "it was sort of a bittersweet ballad."<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEzoa9-I8g&t=16m37s|title=Boston / Tom Scholz exclusive interview / More Than A Feeling|date=10 October 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Michael Gallucci points out that this is a common theme in Boston songs.<ref name=ultimate>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Boston songs|author=Gallucci, Michael|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/boston-songs/|accessdate=2017-03-23|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref> The lyrics express the author's discontent with the present and his yearning for a former love named Marianne, whose memory is strongly evoked by an old familiar song. In an interview Scholz was asked, "Who is Marianne?" He replied, "There actually is a Marianne. She wasn't my girlfriend." He explained that when he was 8 or 9 years old he had a much older cousin who he thought was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and that he was "secretly in love" with her (laughs).<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEzoa9-I8g&t=20m29s|title=Boston / Tom Scholz exclusive interview / More Than A Feeling|date=10 October 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> But he has also stated that the lyrics were inspired by his emotions after a school love affair ended, and were influenced by the lyrics of the [[Left Banke]] song "[[Walk Away Renee]]."<ref name=max/> ''Maximum Guitar'' author Andy Aledort pointed out that the [[guitar chord]] progression of G-D/F#-Em7-D that follows the line "I see my Marianne walking away" also comes from "Walk Away Renee."<ref name=max/> Aledort also explains that the guitar solo is unusual in that it incorporates [[mordent]]s and inverted mordents, which are more typically used in [[baroque music]].<ref name=max/> |
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''[[Guitar World]]'' states that when the radio plays "More Than a Feeling", "few can resist indulging in fits of fleet-fingered air guitar and a spirited falsetto sing-along."<ref>{{cite web|title=Boston: Feelin' Satisfied|publisher=''[[Guitar World]]''|date=October 2006|accessdate=2013-08-16|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/boston-feelin-satisfied|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140239/http://www.guitarworld.com/boston-feelin-satisfied|archivedate=2013-09-27|df=}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' critic Paul Evans states that "as slick as it sounds, 'More Than a Feeling' strikes an uncommonly resonant emotional note."<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|author=Evans, P.|editor=Brackett, N. |editor2=Hoard, C.|edition=4th|publisher=Simon & Schuster|page=96|year=2004|isbn=0743201698}}</ref> Gallucci rated it Boston's greatest song.<ref name=ultimate/> ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Dave Swanson rated it the #28 all-time classic rock song.<ref>{{cite web|title=No. 28: Boston, ‘More Than a Feeling’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|author=Swanson, Dave|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/boston-more-than-a-feeling-top-100-classic-rock-songs/?trackback=tsmclip|accessdate=2017-03-23}}</ref> |
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When performed live, the [[power ballad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/21-best-power-ballads/more-than-a-feeling/|title=The 21 best power ballads|publisher=}}</ref> is occasionally played after "[[Don't Look Back (Boston album)|The Journey]]", since "[[Don't Look Back (Boston album)|It's Easy]]" has rarely been played live. |
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==Single version== |
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Epic released an edited version of the song for the single with the first chorus and second verse removed, clocking in at 3:30 versus the album track at 4:45. That single edit can be found on the Rock installment of [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony's]] ''[[Soundtrack for a Century]]'' [[box set]] from 1999. |
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==Covers and samples== |
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* Several artists have covered "More Than a Feeling", including [[Ingram Hill]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (the similarities between the song's main riff and that of Nirvana's breakout hit "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" have often been noted, including by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain),<ref>{{cite journal|last=Fricke|first=David|title=Kurt Cobain: The Rolling Stone Interview.|journal=Rolling Stone|date=January 27, 1994}}</ref> [[No Mercy (pop band)|No Mercy]], [[*NSYNC]], and [[Sleater-Kinney]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Greil Marcus|title=The Best Band in the World|publisher=Esquire|date=April 1, 1999|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/man-at-his-best/Best-Band-Culture-0499}}</ref> |
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* Comedy band [[Ninja Sex Party]] covered the song on their 2017 album [[Under the Covers, Vol. II]] |
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* Australian group The [[Stafford Brothers]] covered and released the track in 2006. It peaked at number 90 on the [[ARIA Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140710-1217/Issue1271.pdf |title=Pandora Archive |website=Pandora.nla.gov.au |date=2006-08-23 |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> |
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* The song was sampled in "Totally Hooked" by DJ Peter Presta in 2005. |
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==2008 U.S. presidential race== |
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In 2008 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]] used the song "More Than a Feeling" to promote his campaign. Former Boston band member [[Barry Goudreau]] made appearances with Huckabee both live and on [[YouTube]] stating that he was then of the band Boston, though he had been out of the band for over two decades. In February 2008, Scholz wrote to Huckabee requesting that he stop using the song, stating: |
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<blockquote>While I'm flattered that you are fond of my song, I'm shocked that you would use it and the name Boston to promote yourself without my consent.</blockquote> |
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<blockquote>Your campaign's use of "More Than a Feeling", coupled with the representation of one of your supporters as a member "of Boston" clearly implies that the band Boston, and specifically one of its members, has endorsed your candidacy, neither of which is true.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13511/70354 "'More than a Feeling'" Writer Says Mike Huckabee Has Caused Him 'Damage'"], ''Rolling Stone'' website, February 14, 2008.</ref></blockquote> |
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Huckabee complied with Scholz's request, and videos featuring Barry Goudreau and the song were subsequently removed by the Huckabee Campaign. |
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==Personnel== |
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* [[Tom Scholz]] – [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and [[electric guitar|electric]] [[rhythm guitar]], [[lead guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]] |
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* [[Brad Delp]] – [[Singing|vocals]] |
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* [[Sib Hashian]] – [[drum kit|drums]] |
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==Chart performance== |
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===Weekly charts=== |
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!Peak<br />position |
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|Australian [[Kent Music Report]]<ref name="Kent">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |year=1993 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Belgian VRT Top 30<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/1075 |title=Radio2 top 30: 8 oktober 2016 | Radio2 |website=Top30-2.radio2.be |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/1075 |archivedate=2012-04-09 |df= }}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5142a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=3ehp66o7nur7jl5cau1pe4n793 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Dutch Top 40<ref>{{cite web|author=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 |url=http://www.top40.nl/boston/boston-more-than-a-feeling_10566 |title=Top 40: Boston - More Than A Feeling |publisher=Top40.nl |date= |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|German Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Boston&title=More+Than+A+Feeling&country=de |title=Most Wanter Charts|website=Charts.de |date= |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|15 |
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|align="left"|[[New Zealand Singles Chart|New Zealand]]<ref name="EU">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Boston&titel=More+Than+A+Feeling&cat=s |title=Boston - More Than A Feeling |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart<ref name="EU"/> |
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|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everyhit.co.uk/ |title=UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts |publisher=everyHit.com |date=2000-03-16 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19761204.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206180121/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19761204.html |archivedate=2015-02-06 |df= }}</ref> |
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===Year-end charts=== |
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|align="left"|Australian KMR |
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| style="text-align:center;"|95 |
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|align=left"|Canadian ''RPM'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=3ehp66o7nur7jl5cau1pe4n793 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|58 |
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|align="left"|Germany <ref name="INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20">{{cite web|url=http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu1977/deu_1977t.html |title=INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20 |publisher=Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de |date=2000-01-14 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|76 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/the-70s-archives/cash-box-ye-pop-singles-1976-2|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130118182410/http://cashboxmagazine.com/the-70s-archives/cash-box-ye-pop-singles-1976-2|deadurl=yes|title=Cash Box Magazine|date=18 January 2013|archivedate=18 January 2013|publisher=}}</ref> |
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==Downloadable content for rhythm and music games== |
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The song is a part of the soundtrack for the original [[Guitar Hero (video game)]] series released in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guitarherosongs.co.uk/guitar-hero-song-lists.php?versionid=1 | title=Guitar Hero Songs List}}</ref> |
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The song was made [[Complete list of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series|available to download]] on March 1, 2011, for use in the ''[[Rock Band]]'' music video game series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegamingvault.com/2011/02/eleven-legacy-rock-band-tracks-getting-pro-upgrades-on-mach-1st/|title=Eleven Legacy Rock Band Tracks Getting PRO Upgrades On March 1st|first=Kyle|last=Gaddo|date=2011-02-25|accessdate=2012-11-08|publisher=The Gaming Vault|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525005535/http://www.thegamingvault.com/2011/02/eleven-legacy-rock-band-tracks-getting-pro-upgrades-on-mach-1st/|archivedate=2013-05-25|df=}}</ref> |
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The song is also available as downloadable content (DLC) for the ''[[Rocksmith]]'' guitar learning game. The song is available individually or as part of the 'Rock Hits 70s' Song Pack along with "[[Jessica (instrumental)|Jessica]]" by [[The Allman Brothers Band]] and [[Deep Purple]]'s "[[Smoke on the Water]]."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rocksmith.ubi.com/rocksmith/en-US/downloads/ | title = Rocksmith™ DLC Official US Site Ubisoft® | accessdate = 2013-04-11}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://genius.com/Boston-more-than-a-feeling-lyrics Full lyrics of the song] |
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Revision as of 15:19, 11 February 2018
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"More Than a Feeling" is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by the rock band Boston as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[1]
Content
His biggest hit, "More Than a Feeling" took writer Tom Scholz five years to complete.[3][4] It is one of six songs, five of which eventually appeared on the Boston album,[5] Scholz worked on in his basement in 1974 and 1975, before Boston got its record contract.[4] The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea, although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release.[5] The verses are in the key of D major while the chorus is in G major. The song is in compound AABA form.[6]
The Book of Rock Lists suggests that the chorus riff may itself be a subtle homage to the Kingsmen's classic, "Louie Louie." Scholz credits "Walk Away Renee" by The Left Banke as the song's main inspiration.[7][8]
Boston's website says the song is about "the power an old song can have in your life,"[9] with Tom Scholz elaborating that "it was sort of a bittersweet ballad."[10] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci points out that this is a common theme in Boston songs.[11] The lyrics express the author's discontent with the present and his yearning for a former love named Marianne, whose memory is strongly evoked by an old familiar song. In an interview Scholz was asked, "Who is Marianne?" He replied, "There actually is a Marianne. She wasn't my girlfriend." He explained that when he was 8 or 9 years old he had a much older cousin who he thought was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and that he was "secretly in love" with her (laughs).[12] But he has also stated that the lyrics were inspired by his emotions after a school love affair ended, and were influenced by the lyrics of the Left Banke song "Walk Away Renee."[4] Maximum Guitar author Andy Aledort pointed out that the guitar chord progression of G-D/F#-Em7-D that follows the line "I see my Marianne walking away" also comes from "Walk Away Renee."[4] Aledort also explains that the guitar solo is unusual in that it incorporates mordents and inverted mordents, which are more typically used in baroque music.[4]
Guitar World states that when the radio plays "More Than a Feeling", "few can resist indulging in fits of fleet-fingered air guitar and a spirited falsetto sing-along."[13] Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Paul Evans states that "as slick as it sounds, 'More Than a Feeling' strikes an uncommonly resonant emotional note."[14] Gallucci rated it Boston's greatest song.[11] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated it the #28 all-time classic rock song.[15]
When performed live, the power ballad[16] is occasionally played after "The Journey", since "It's Easy" has rarely been played live.
Single version
Epic released an edited version of the song for the single with the first chorus and second verse removed, clocking in at 3:30 versus the album track at 4:45. That single edit can be found on the Rock installment of Sony's Soundtrack for a Century box set from 1999.
Covers and samples
- Several artists have covered "More Than a Feeling", including Ingram Hill, Nirvana (the similarities between the song's main riff and that of Nirvana's breakout hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" have often been noted, including by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain),[17] No Mercy, *NSYNC, and Sleater-Kinney.[18]
- Comedy band Ninja Sex Party covered the song on their 2017 album Under the Covers, Vol. II
- Australian group The Stafford Brothers covered and released the track in 2006. It peaked at number 90 on the ARIA Chart.[19]
- The song was sampled in "Totally Hooked" by DJ Peter Presta in 2005.
2008 U.S. presidential race
In 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee used the song "More Than a Feeling" to promote his campaign. Former Boston band member Barry Goudreau made appearances with Huckabee both live and on YouTube stating that he was then of the band Boston, though he had been out of the band for over two decades. In February 2008, Scholz wrote to Huckabee requesting that he stop using the song, stating:
While I'm flattered that you are fond of my song, I'm shocked that you would use it and the name Boston to promote yourself without my consent.
Your campaign's use of "More Than a Feeling", coupled with the representation of one of your supporters as a member "of Boston" clearly implies that the band Boston, and specifically one of its members, has endorsed your candidacy, neither of which is true.[20]
Huckabee complied with Scholz's request, and videos featuring Barry Goudreau and the song were subsequently removed by the Huckabee Campaign.
Personnel
- Tom Scholz – acoustic and electric rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass
- Brad Delp – vocals
- Sib Hashian – drums
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Downloadable content for rhythm and music games
The song is a part of the soundtrack for the original Guitar Hero (video game) series released in 2005.[32]
The song was made available to download on March 1, 2011, for use in the Rock Band music video game series.[33]
The song is also available as downloadable content (DLC) for the Rocksmith guitar learning game. The song is available individually or as part of the 'Rock Hits 70s' Song Pack along with "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water."[34]
References
- ^ a b "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". Music.spreadit.org. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sullivan, Denise. "More Than a Feeling - Boston". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "More than a Feeling" profile, Rolling Stone, 2004.
- ^ a b c d e Aledort, Andy (September 1997). "The Rock Man". Maximum Guitar. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ a b Wright, J. "Feelin' Satisfied: An Interview with Tom Scholz of Boston". thirdstage.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis, New York: Oxford University Press, p.74-75, ISBN 0-19-517010-5 .
- ^ "The Band Boston Fan Site - Sound & Vision Review of Tom Scholz' Remasters". Gonnahitcharide.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
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