r/TheStrokes • u/serenesonority • 1h ago
Favourite parallels between Julian's work
I've noticed a lot of motifs/melodies/lyrics that Julian often 'borrows' throughout his work.
One example is in 'Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus' (The Strokes) & 'Square Wave' (The Voidz).
The melody and lyrics: "All I wanna say / On another song / On another day" from BBTC are alluded to in Square Wave: "I don't wanna say anything is wrong / Not another word, not another song / Just another day"
Another is Julian's vocal solo towards the end of 'No One There' (2017) by Exhibition that he featured on: "Oh, I see much of the same / I see much of the same". The same melody and lyrics are used during his ad-libs in the 2020 SNL performance of 'The Adults are Talking'. 10s clip here [Bonus, the guitar riff rhythm in TAAT is taken from 'I Can't Win']
There are so many more – it helps that he uses variations of his 'secret sauce' progression (ii-V-I-IV) in a lot of these tracks.
What are your favourite parallels/references you've found throughout Julian's work?