VA - Applaud The Handclappers (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

 

HANDCLAPPERS

VA - Applaud The Handclappers (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Everyone knows how to clap their hands, but no one thinks clapping is cool. The sound dredges up unwanted memories of kid songs, campfire sing-a-longs, and hokey DJs that can’t stop playing “Cha Cha Slide.” Hand clapping is considered the unpopular cousin of whistling.  If hand clapping sounds old fashioned, well, that’s because it is. As a way to show applause, we’ve been doing it for centuries. And as a musical instrument, its earliest use is from the 1800s. But hand clapping didn’t really start to become ubiquitous until the 1960s and 70s, when Motown groups used it to enhance the catchiness of their songs and disco artists clapped to amplify snare drums.  Then, almost as suddenly as its popularity had grown, hand clapping fell out of favor. Perhaps it had something to do with counterculture snaps or the rise of punk and the collective exile of disco. Either way, hand clapping collected dust throughout the 90s.

There’s nothing cheesy about a little clapping. And by clapping, we’re not talking about applause on live tracks. We’re talking about the kind of deliberate claps artists use to punctuate, drive, shape, and form their songs. Admittedly, it’s not always done well, but when it is, it can elevate a humdrum song into an epic one. (medium.com)

Here are 60 tracks where artists have mastered the art of the well-timed hand clap. Of course, there are many more... 

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Track list

CD1

01 Meters Handclapping Song 2:56

02 Temples A Question Isn't Answered 5:11

03 Stealer's Wheel Stuck In The Middle With You 3:24

04 Monkees A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You 2:45

05 Neil Diamond Cherry, Cherry 2:42

06 Supremes Where Did Our Love Go (Single Version Mono) 2:33

07 Dave Brubeck Quartet Unsquare Dance 2:03

08 Elvis Presley Hound Dog 2:17

09 Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues 1:55

10 Shirley Ellis The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) 2:45

11 Beach Boys It's Ok (Alternate Mix) 2:11

12 Belle & Sebastian The Boy With The Arab Strap 5:14

13 Cars My Best Friend's Girl 3:43

14 Reflections [Just Like] Romeo And Juliet 2:19

15 Shirley Matthews And The Big Town Girls Big-Town Boy 2:31

16 Angels My Boyfriend's Back (Smash) 2:15

17 Rolling Stones Under My Thumb 3:40

18 Shadows Of Knight Shake 2:30

19 Routers Let's Go 2:22

20 Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand (Mono) 2:26

CD2

21 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes 3:29

22 Marc Bolan Bang A Gong - (Get It On) 4:27

23 Chordettes Lollipop 2:11

24 Robin Mcnamara Lay A Little Lovin' On Me 3:04

25 Tommy James & The Shondells Do Something To Me 3:18

26 Association Along Comes Mary 2:52

27 Van Morrison Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile 2:57

28 Martha & The Vandellas Jimmy Mack 2:52

29 Steam Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 4:11

30 Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove (Single Version) 4:14

31 Led Zeppelin Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 4:16

32 Steve Miller Take The Money And Run 2:48

33 Tremeloes Here Comes My Baby 2:49

34 Tom Petty Feel A Whole Lot Better 2:47

35 Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young 3:55

36 Cliff Richard Just Another Guy 2:06

37 Chris Montez There Will Never Be Another You 2:51

38 Rolling Stones Not Fade Away 1:50

39 John Lennon; Plastic Ono Band Give Peace A Chance 4:54

40 Beatles Eight Days A Week 2:43

CD3

41 John Mellencamp Jack & Diane 4:16

42 Beach Boys I Get Around 2:13

43 Cure Close To Me 3:40

44 J. Geils Band Centerfold 3:39

45 Santa Esmeralda Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 7:57

46 Johnny Rivers Memphis 2:33

47 Doors My Wild Love 2:52

48 Andy Williams Butterfly 2:23

49 John Denver Thank God I'm A Country Boy 3:13

50 Dixie Cups Iko Iko 2:03

51 Pharrell Williams Happy 4:06

52 Bee Gees Lonely Days 3:40

53 Magic Dirt Dirty Jeans 3:42

54 Temptations Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 6:57

55 Guess Who Clap For The Wolfman 4:18

56 Boston Long Time 3:05

57 Wallace Johnson Clap Your Hands 2:37

58 King Crimson One More Red Nightmare 7:06

59 Porcupine Tree Trains 5:56

60 Eva Cassidy Way Beyond The Blue 2:28

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