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'''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'''<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/kick-drums-red-wine</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the fifth track from their EP [[releases/days_of_thunder|days_of_thunder]].
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== Track info ==
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| name          = Kick Drums & Red Wine
| type          = Song
| artist        = [[The Midnight]]
| EP           = [[Days of Thunder]]
| released      = {{start date|2014|7|15}}
| length        = {{duration|m=6|s=21}}
| label        = The Midnight Music
| writer        = * [[Tim McEwan]]
* [[Tyler Lyle]]
| producer      = Tim McEwan
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'''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2014 |title=Kick Drums & Red Wine {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/kick-drums-red-wine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111081626/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/kick-drums-red-wine |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the fifth track from their EP [[Days of Thunder]].
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of six minutes and twenty-one seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:E-flat major|E-flat major]]. The synth solo on ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' was performed by [[people/oliver_mcewan|Oliver McEwan]].


A remix of ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' by Dezza can be found on [[releases/the_midnight_remixed|the_midnight_remixed]]. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of six minutes and 21 seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:E-flat major|E-flat major]]. The synth solo on ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' was performed by [[Oliver McEwan]].


A remix of ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' by Dezza can be found on [[The Midnight Remixed]]. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.


== Demo version ==
== Demo version ==
An early [[demos|demo]] of ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' was released as a prize during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]]. Titled ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine v2'', it is rather short and has little in common with the final version of the song. The instrumentation is completely different, having a more progressive house feel akin to [[WeMoveForward]]. The only vocals present in the demo are the first verse and chorus, which seem to be unchanged in the final version.


An early [[demos|demo]] of ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine'' was released as a prize during the [[lore/1991_txt_arg|Fall 2020 alternate reality game (ARG)]]. Titled ''Kick Drums &amp; Red Wine v2'', it is rather short and has little in common with the final version of the song. The instrumentation is completely different, having a more progressive house feel akin to [[songs/wemoveforward|wemoveforward]]. The only vocals present in the demo are the first verse and chorus, which seem to be unchanged in the final version.
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==


<blockquote>Some look to the sky for truth
<blockquote>
<poem>
Some look to the sky for truth
I look across the room
I look across the room
Katie's dress in full bloom
Katie's dress in full bloom
Yellows and blues</blockquote>
Yellows and blues
&gt;


<blockquote>But I prefer kick drums and red wine
But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine</blockquote>
&gt;


<blockquote>Some people find it with devotion
Some people find it with devotion
Some with gold and some with bourbon
Some with gold and some with bourbon
Some like praying to the blue sky
Some like praying to the blue sky
Some like putting on a disguise</blockquote>
Some like putting on a disguise
&gt;


<blockquote>But I prefer kick drums and red wine
But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine</blockquote>
&gt;


<blockquote>I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine</blockquote>
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
</poem>
</blockquote>
 
== Official versions ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Demos]]
 
[[Category:Days Of Thunder]]
[[Category:Days of Thunder]]
[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Songs]]‎</noinclude>{{TheMidnight}}

Revision as of 11:46, 18 April 2024

Days of thunder - ep.jpg
"Kick Drums & Red Wine"
Song by The Midnight
from the EP Days of Thunder
ReleasedJuly 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
Length6:21
LabelThe Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Days of Thunder track listing

Days of Thunder

  1. "The Years (prologue)"
  2. "Gloria"
  3. "WeMoveForward"
  4. "Days of Thunder"
  5. "Kick Drums & Red Wine"
  6. "Los Angeles"

Kick Drums & Red Wine[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the fifth track from their EP Days of Thunder.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of six minutes and 21 seconds and is in the key of E-flat major. The synth solo on Kick Drums & Red Wine was performed by Oliver McEwan.

A remix of Kick Drums & Red Wine by Dezza can be found on The Midnight Remixed. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.

Demo version

An early demo of Kick Drums & Red Wine was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Kick Drums & Red Wine v2, it is rather short and has little in common with the final version of the song. The instrumentation is completely different, having a more progressive house feel akin to WeMoveForward. The only vocals present in the demo are the first verse and chorus, which seem to be unchanged in the final version.

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Lyrics

Some look to the sky for truth
I look across the room
Katie's dress in full bloom
Yellows and blues

But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

Some people find it with devotion
Some with gold and some with bourbon
Some like praying to the blue sky
Some like putting on a disguise

But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

Official versions

Kick Drums & Red Wine

from Days of Thunder

Kick Drums & Red Wine (instrumental)

from Days of Thunder (the instrumentals)

Kick Drums & Red Wine (Dezza Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed

Kick Drums & Red Wine (Dezza Extended Mix)

from The Midnight Remixed

References

  1. ↑ "Kick Drums & Red Wine | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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