I just think of "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers when I hear it now.
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It makes me think of pompous dinner parties hosted by nobility
There’s a punk band that used one. Can’t remember the song off the top of my head, but it has the line “in every single town every officer is down”.
I like the harpsichord, but don't really care much for most harpsichord music. I need more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGxnN8O4RE
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It makes me think of that I Spy CD-ROM game
Half A World Away by REM has a superb harpsichord part that comes in about the one minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWiBIrPMEWk
The arrangement in this song is so good... harpsichord, organ, violin, and the vocals... beautifully melancholy
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Whenever I hear a harpsichord all I want to do is snap my fingers.
Makes me think of the Warcraft 2 soundtrack
Music itself can’t be pompous or snobby, it’s just music
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