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, which originally appeared on the ''

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'' EP in 1997, then later on the

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'' in 2000.

Overview

"Now You're Taken" is the first song to feature

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on guest vocals for Mogwai; he later wrote lyrics and sang vocals on the song "

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" from ''

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''. It is one of the few early Mogwai songs to feature vocals. It was only performed live a few times in 1997 with Aidan Moffat as a live guest on vocals in

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and at the Duchess of York pub in

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(amongst other cities).

Musical composition

The song begins with a guitar playing a quiet harmonic-laden melody, with an additional guitar playing a soft counter melody first audible at (0:13). At (0:27), the main melody of the song begins, being played by guitar and bass: with a ride cymbal keeping the beat. After repeating the melody, a simple drumbeat enters at (0:51). The melody is repeated, until (2:21), when Aidan Moffat begins singing. A (2:41), (on the line "Will he be in the pub tonight?"), the drumbeat ends. At (3:34), the drums enter once again, and all the instruments repeat the main melody until (4:42), when the drums stop, and Moffat sings the final lines of the song ("Like a bird, a feather bed, my sister says, and we'll get wed/And I should tell you that I adore you, but I'm sure that I'd just bore you"). The bass continues to play the main melody, while the guitars play separate counter-melodies. At (6:00) the bass stops playing the melody, leaving the guitars to play the counter-melodies, until (6:51), when the song ends.

Personnel

* Stuart Braithwaite – guitar * Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar * John Cummings – guitar * Martin Bulloch – drums * Aidan Moffat – vocals * Jamie Harley – producer, mixer

External links

"Now You're Taken" Lyrics"Now You're Taken" on Last.fm
{{Mogwai Mogwai songs 1997 songs Songs written by Aidan Moffat