tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post3009392078815476900..comments2022-03-26T22:05:47.680+00:00Comments on the beats within madonna: holiday, celebrate – Bashiri Johnson speaksthebeatswithinmadonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804893488741739591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post-6714423429947172392011-06-11T09:07:19.137+01:002011-06-11T09:07:19.137+01:00Very good point and I agree with you, Peter. It de...Very good point and I agree with you, Peter. It definitely is one of the song's signature parts. And to loosely paraphrase your quote from Guy Sigsworth, what may sound simple on the surface can in reality be very difficult to do well. There's certainly no denying the scope of Bashiri's talent.<br /><br />Fantastic blog, by the way...I look forward to each new article you post!sonicboy19https://www.blogger.com/profile/01256167668385582501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post-71063751780081414862011-06-10T10:39:03.844+01:002011-06-10T10:39:03.844+01:00Hey Sonicboy - it's true that anyone can pick ...Hey Sonicboy - it's true that anyone can pick up a cowbell and shake it, but it requires a LOT of skill and musical talent to do it well - that's why Bashiri was hired by EVERYONE for his amazing percussion playing. That man sure has RHYTHM! <br /><br />Through all of my interviews I've discovered that there are often errors in the sleevenotes. In addition to that, it was also common for a session musician to come in and play on a song, only for another musician to come in later and play the same instrument on that song. Then, when the song was being mixed, the most suitable track would be chosen. <br /><br />This has led to some musicians being mis-credited and some not being credited at all due to a simple clerical error. <br /><br />Having heard his trademark percussion on countless amazing songs, and spoken to him at length, I have no reason to doubt that it's Bash we can hear on Holiday.<br /><br />The album credit is a bit confusing though. Jellybean - wanna clear this up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post-61208484963767713092011-06-10T00:34:25.951+01:002011-06-10T00:34:25.951+01:00Very intesting! One thing I wondered about though ...Very intesting! One thing I wondered about though - Bashiri talks about how the only thing he played on the album version was the cowbell. But if you check the album's liner notes, he is credited with percussion and Madonna, strangely, is credited with "cowbelle". With that odd spelling, I wonder if it was some kind of inside joke? I had always assumed by the credit that she did play the cowbell on the track (she did used to drum after all and this particular cowbell part doesn't exactly require a huge amount of skill so it wasn't too far of a stretch to believe it). Now that I've read this, I'm assuming she didn't play it but am more curious than ever about the credit.sonicboy19https://www.blogger.com/profile/01256167668385582501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post-22457427280053741632011-06-06T15:45:20.804+01:002011-06-06T15:45:20.804+01:00fantastic!fantastic!Pud Whackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330028293649667913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035985408493777644.post-86715419160229707852011-06-03T19:51:37.468+01:002011-06-03T19:51:37.468+01:00Bashiri is right! Holiday is definitely a brillian...Bashiri is right! Holiday is definitely a brilliant dance anthem in Rock because what Madonna is singing, crying and smiling about is this-Let's all love and take care of each other and strive for world peace! No wonder it has become an anthem and the encore at many of her concerts! I rest my case-Holiday is a brilliant and beautiful song<br />-MADONNA ROCKS!Rabbitbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708272499968640352noreply@blogger.com