What are songs that act like a prequel or a sequel to their more popular songs?
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The Smashing Pumpkins- “1979” and “Perfect”.
People said “Perfect” sounded so much like “1979” that the music video was intentionally made to be a sequel to the latter.
EDIT: The Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band. If you can find a copy of Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991–2000) (a DVD collection of music videos and other goodies; acted as a companion to Rotten Apples), I recommend it. There is extensive audio commentary on the videos. For example, Stéphane Sednaoui who directed “Today”, claimed to had never listen to the song before the first day of filming. “1979” in particular had master tapes got destroyed after someone left them on the roof of their car, so the entire video had to be re-shot. “Perfect” commentary, Corgan makes the connection to the similarities with “1979”; all but one of the original teenage actors from the first video returned. There is a short film version of “Try” that featured a different ending to “Try, Try, Try”. A few live recordings are included, among them “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” from the final Metro show when they broke up and “Geek USA” (a special mix that utilized maximum volume on the audio system).
To this day I still haven't heard any of their songs, this might be the day I listen to their songs
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
360 and 365 from Brat By Charli xcx
Also, Haken's full albums Virus and Vector are prequels to the song Cockroach King from their album The Mountain.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Metallica has the unforgiven, unforgiven 2, and unforgiven 3
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To this day I still haven't heard any of their songs, this might be the day I listen to their songs
If you dive in, here's one that I love that I feel is a bit of a departure from their more typical formula with some very pleasant strings
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It depends if an ouverture counts, and how popular of a song.
Bad Religion has Ouverture before Sinister Rouge. They are different tracks but they merge together.
Also, one could argue that most of the songs on the album American Idiot by Green Day, are a prequel to the next one. The songs can be separated but they are parts of a story.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
The Unforgiven and The Unforgiven II by Metallica
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Destiny Potato - The Buildup. It establishes most of the motifs used in Indifferent one track later on the same album.
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Tool
Parabol - ParabolaSounds interesting, I shall listen to this
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Radiohead is good, now there's more to add to my list
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Dream Theater has a song called Metropolis Part 1. Originally they didn't plan to have any additional parts, but it worked out that eventually they decided to follow it up. Instead of a single song, they did a whole album: Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory. And I think it's their best work.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Rush: Cygnus X-1 books I and II. More of a two-part story, but kind of fits the question.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Primus has the four Fisherman's Chronicles songs.
- John the Fisherman
- Fish On
- The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon
- Last Salmon Man
Another thing that might count as an example is that Wings' Band on the Run and Helen Wheels both mention a character named Sailor Sam.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
The Prodigy - Omen(Reprise)
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Electric Six has a song called Gay Bar Part Two, the context was purely ironic but it still counts
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The suite on Wish You Were Here (album) is called Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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Didn’t they also have
The beginning is the end is the beginning &
The end is the beginning is the end?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]“The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” is an alternate version.
EDIT: The tracks on the single for “The End Is the Beginning Is the End” are all alternate versions.
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Primus has the four Fisherman's Chronicles songs.
- John the Fisherman
- Fish On
- The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon
- Last Salmon Man
Another thing that might count as an example is that Wings' Band on the Run and Helen Wheels both mention a character named Sailor Sam.
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It's post-Primus but Les also has Rumble of the Diesel about fishing. Dude just loves fishin
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
David Bowie wrote a continuation to "Space Oddity" ("Ashes to Ashes") and the original also inspired a few songs by other artists that directly reference it ("Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling, "Hallo Spaceboy" by Pet Shop Boys).
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The suite on Wish You Were Here (album) is called Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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coincidentally i think the actual wish you were here song is also a folksy one but more rock
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David Bowie wrote a continuation to "Space Oddity" ("Ashes to Ashes") and the original also inspired a few songs by other artists that directly reference it ("Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling, "Hallo Spaceboy" by Pet Shop Boys).
