- The Frog Prince (song)
Song infobox
Name = The Frog Prince
Type =Song
Artist = Keane
alt Artist =
Album =Under the Iron Sea
Published =
Released = flagicon|UKJune 12 ,2006
track_no = 12
Recorded = Helioscentric Studios
Genre =Rock pop
Length = 4:21
Writer =
Composer =Tim Rice-Oxley Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Label =Island Records
Producer = Andy Green
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song performed and composed by Englishpiano rock andalternative rock band Keane, released as the closing track on their secondalbum , "Under the Iron Sea ". The song was composed in2004 and first mentioned by Tim Rice-Oxley on the Strangers DVD. A demo version also features Rice-Oxley singing on the lead vocals.Meaning
Rice-Oxley explains the song on the band's 6th podcast:
It has been suggested that the person described above is
Razorlight 's frontman,Johnny Borrell .Musical structure
Regarded by Rice-Oxley himself as a "corny" song, it follows a medieval-fairytale soft progression, with an identic piano playing of that of "
This Is the Last Time ". Sixteen beats drumming are introduced with 10 seconds of playback. Rice-Oxley often creates an impromtu during live performances with the entry of the chorus at 1:31, that would lead piano going quicker and stronger, leaving the electric in the background sound. Bridge requires Rice-Oxley's vocals and distorted piano to complete, followed by the last verse which lies before the magical outro, created with the Yamaha CP60 Chaplin plays during gigs, a succession of F-G-F-G-A-Bb-G-F. The song fades with the normal piano and the musicbox-fairytale riff fading out.Technical information on song
External links
* [http://www.keanemusic.com Official website]
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