Talk:One of My Turns

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"The song features one of Waters' most strenuous recorded vocal workouts, with him ending at one of the highest tones of his register, the A above middle C."[edit]

I would really hate to just remove that sentence from this article. While it is true that Waters does end on that note (as the ninth of a G minor ninth chord!) the sentence as worded is misleading. That A isn't a climactic "high" note, and, in fact, the majority of the song is sung on the note of B-flat, the next HIGHEST note. (The main chord progression is E-flat to B-flat, for which he sings the B-flat, followed by a D minor, for which he sings mostly the A.)

What I'm saying is, this sentence needs to be radically reworded. It's worth talking about Waters's unusual voice and high range (Ever notice that nobody who covers "Hey You" can sing "Don't tell me there's no hope at all" the way Waters did? That's getting into the relevant article when I get to it!) But he sings higher-pitched melodies than "One of My Turns", getting all the way to the 1st C above middle C in "Don't Leave Me Now", "Hey You", "Bring the Boys Back Home" and several parts of The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (this is not meant as an exhaustive list).

Oh, and how about this little fact? That A he ends on? IS THE SAME NOTE HE BEGINS THE NEXT SONG ("Don't Leave Me Now") ON! Wow, eh? Should that go in the articles?

--Ben Culture (talk) 09:31, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously, as many times as the whole "Isn't this where ..."/"... we came in?" thing gets put into Wall-related articles (it's in at least three, I believe), I think this high-A thing is worth a mention in both songs's articles. --Ben Culture (talk) 05:43, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]