2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
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"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" is a song by Scottish
post-rock
band Mogwai
from their 2001 album Rock Action
.
s, bass
, drums, brass, and banjo
. The track also features indecipherable vocals, sang by Barry Burns
, ran through a vocoder
, as well as chanting towards the end of the song, performed by Charles Clark and Willie Campbell
of Astrid
, Gary Lightbody
of Snow Patrol
, and Gruff Rhys
of Super Furry Animals
. The banjo during the coda was programmed by The Remote Viewer. The song's title is a reference to the logical fallacy, "Two wrongs make a right
", and, quite commonly for Mogwai, has nothing to do with the actual song.
When played live, the song is often extended, through usage of cello (usually played by Luke Sutherland
) playing along to the vocoder
melody, and an electronic drumbeat-backed outro, which builds into a massive crescendo. Often, it is performed in a medley, preceded by "Secret Pint" and a brief version of "Punk Rock". A version of the song was recorded for Steve Lamacq
's show on BBC Radio 1
, in April 2001. The song was originally titled "Banjo".
This song is played in the US TV show Queer as Folk and is played at the end of episode 11 of the 5th season.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
from their 2001 album Rock Action
Rock Action (album)
Rock Action is the third full-length studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.-Overview:Rock Action brought with it some changes to Mogwai's sound that they would continue to develop later, including the use of electronic instruments...
.
Overview
"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" is a nine minute long instrumental song, featuring a wide range of instrumentation, including guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drums, brass, and banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
. The track also features indecipherable vocals, sang by Barry Burns
Barry Burns
Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.-Early life:Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking up a Bachelor of Education degree in teaching music. He did...
, ran through a vocoder
Vocoder
A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
, as well as chanting towards the end of the song, performed by Charles Clark and Willie Campbell
William Campbell (Astrid member)
William Campbell is a Scottish musician from the Isle of Lewis.He was the lead singer and guitarist with the now defunct guitar-pop band Astrid....
of Astrid
Astrid (band)
Astrid were a guitar-pop foursome from the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland.-History:In 2004, Astrid released their third album - One In Four...
, Gary Lightbody
Gary Lightbody
Gary Lightbody is an Northern Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol.- Early life :...
of Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
, and Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys
Gruffydd Maredudd Bowen Rhys is a Welsh musician, performing solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals who obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He also most recently formed the electro-pop outfit Neon Neon with Boom Bip. Their album Stainless Style was nominated for the 2008...
of Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...
. The banjo during the coda was programmed by The Remote Viewer. The song's title is a reference to the logical fallacy, "Two wrongs make a right
Two wrongs make a right
Two wrongs make a right is an English phrases and a logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that if one wrong is committed, another wrong will cancel it out.*Speaker A: You shouldn't embezzle from your employer. It's against the law....
", and, quite commonly for Mogwai, has nothing to do with the actual song.
When played live, the song is often extended, through usage of cello (usually played by Luke Sutherland
Luke Sutherland
Luke Sutherland is an English-born Scottish novelist and musician.-Biography:Sutherland was brought up in Orkney and Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross by his adoptive Scottish parents, who moved to Scotland from Lincolnshire in 1976. He was educated at Glasgow University, where he read English and...
) playing along to the vocoder
Vocoder
A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
melody, and an electronic drumbeat-backed outro, which builds into a massive crescendo. Often, it is performed in a medley, preceded by "Secret Pint" and a brief version of "Punk Rock". A version of the song was recorded for Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
's show on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
, in April 2001. The song was originally titled "Banjo".
This song is played in the US TV show Queer as Folk and is played at the end of episode 11 of the 5th season.
Personnel
- Stuart Braithwaite - guitar
- Dominic Aitchison - bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch - drums
- John Cummings - guitar
- Barry Burns - vocoder
- David Fridmann – producer
- Charles Clark – vocals
- Willie Campbell – vocals
- Gary Lightbody – vocals
- Gruff Rhys – vocals
External links
- "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" Guitar Tablature
- "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" at tunequest