Now You're Taken


"Now You're Taken" is a song by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, which originally appeared on the 4 Satin EP in 1997, then later on the compilation album EP+6 in 2000.

Overview

"Now You're Taken" is the first song to feature Aidan Moffat on guest vocals for Mogwai; he later wrote lyrics and sang vocals on the song "R U Still in 2 It" from Mogwai Young Team. 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 Stoke-on-Trent and at the Duchess of York pub in Leeds.

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. At, 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. The melody is repeated, until, when Aidan Moffat begins singing. A,, the drumbeat ends. At, the drums enter once again, and all the instruments repeat the main melody until, when the drums stop, and Moffat sings the final lines of the song. The bass continues to play the main melody, while the guitars play separate counter-melodies. At the bass stops playing the melody, leaving the guitars to play the counter-melodies, until, when the song ends.

Personnel