Surfer Blood vs. Arcade Fire vs. Twin Peaks


Florida’s Surfer Blood put out a great debut album this year. There are a few parts on there that I just can’t shake. The following is for their track “Harmonix”.

The guitar harmonics part reminds me so much of Arcade Fire’s 2005 track “Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)”. Check it out:

Surfer Blood - "Harmonix" (2010)

Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" (2005)

I probably wouldn’t have posted this one but since one of Surfer Blood’s tracks is entitled “Twin Peaks” I figured there was something there. Here’s the ending half of “Harmonix” with a great part in the Twin Peaks theme. This is also the second time the Twin Peaks theme has made it to the site.

Surfer Blood - "Harmonix" (2010)

Angelo Badalamenti - "Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)" (1990)

NFL on Fox Theme vs. Sleigh Ride

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This is an odd one, but it’s been bugging me for years. Since 1994 NFL on Fox has used the same theme song produced by Scott Schreer (NJJ Music). Every time I hear it I want to sing “giddy up, giddy up let’s go” from the classic winter orchestral piece “Sleigh Ride” (Originally composed in 1948 by Leroy Anderson). Perhaps Schreer purposely incorporated this melody just for this reason. Below is a version of  “Sleigh Ride” by Bing Crosby.


Green Day “21 Guns” Sounds Like the Full House Theme

Another one for Green Day’s “21 Guns“. This time it’s the theme to the 80’s sitcom Full House. I love the television theme song comparisons.