I'd Like That
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Album version, 3'50.
Released on Apple Venus Volume 1.
Demo version.
Released on 14 June 1999 as a B-side to the I'd Like That single in
the U.K.
Andy: “This track starts with the very first mumbled mono cassette sketch, here titled ‘I Like That’. As soon as I get an idea I slam it down quick, so as not to forget anything, onto the nearest tape deck to hand. All that exists of this early capturing is just under one minute's worth.
“We then cut to the eight track ADAT demo I made when the song was all written. Me slapping on my own legs because I wasn't sure of what the finished drumming should be. But hey!, both Haydn and Nick liked the self flagellation percussion so we kept the idea in, right to the end. I think for a long time I was a little embarrassed by the light whimsy of this song and would play the demo for people muttering a presage something like ‘Oh, it's the soundtrack of the Paul McCartney fan club barbecue, ha ha’. Well, I was right and I was wrong. Sure it has more than a smack of Macca about it, but that's nothing to apologize for. The man's been an enormous influence on me and is bound to surface all over the XTC catalogue, I guess he bobs up equally with Brian Wilson from time to time. Damnit, why did I have to grow up during the sixties?
“When my marriage fell apart in 93, I took myself to New York. For Erica's female solace, to drink (too much) and to co-write with Nicky Holland, I remember well, offering her the embryo of ‘I'd Like That’, but snatched it back when I realised it was coming to completion very quickly under its own steam. I recorded the main body of this demo back in England on the 22nd of March 1994, after completing the ‘Through The Hill’ album with Harold Budd and at least four songs for the film ‘James and The Giant Peach’. But that's another story.”
Instrumental version.
Released on 17 October 2002 on Instruvenus in Japan.
[Thanks to R. Stevie Moore]
cover of I'd Like That promo single |
I'd Like That promo single tray inlay |
promo picture used on I'd Like That promo single |
Album version:
I'd like that
If we could cycle down some lane
I'd like that
If we could ride into the rain
No macs, getting wet
I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, ha ha
We'd laugh because each drop would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
I'd like that
I'd like that
What would you like?
If we could lay before my fire
I'd like that
What would you like?
If you could slide me from this wire
Toasting fork, I'll be done
I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy, oh boy
We'd laugh because each flame would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
I'd like that
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two
Then you could fix it with your kissing glue
I'd like that
Yes, I'd like that
I'd like that
What would you like?
If we could float away in bed
I'd like that
What would you like?
If I could row your heart and head
With you laid on one arm
I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton, what fun
We'd laugh because each stroke would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
Let me hear you say it!
Say a sunflower I became
I'd be growing in your rain
Say it again
Sunflower
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I'd like that if we could cycle down some lane
I'd like that if we could ride into the rain
Our macks getting wet
I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, hah hah
We'd laugh because each drop would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
I'd like that
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If we could lay before my fire
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If you could slide me from this wire
Toasting fork, I'll be done
I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy, oh boy
We'd laugh because each flame would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
I'd like that
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two
And you could fix it with your kissing glue
I'd like that
Yes, I'd like that
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If we could float away in bed
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If I could row your heart and head
With you laid on one arm
I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton, what fun
We'd laugh because each stroke would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower (repeats)
I'd like that
Say a sunflower I became
I'd be growing in your rain
[transcribed by Joshua Hall-Bachner]
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 13:29:13 +0100
From: Howard Wright <howard (at) souzoukakia dot netscapeonline dot co dot uk>
Subject: chords for I'd like that
Message-ID: <38144D19.41C6 (at) souzoukakia dot netscapeonline dot co dot uk>
There are already a couple of versions of this song on your site, but I
don't think the chords in the others are quite right. Here's what i
figured out:
Howard
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I'd Like That - XTC
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From the album Apple Venus vol. I
transcribed by Howard Wright
howard.wright (at) physics dot org
This is a very nice one to bash out on an acoustic. There are
a few interesting/unusual chords, but most of them are fairly
straight forward. All chord shapes given at the end.
One thing to be aware of: for the intro and most of the verses
only the bottom three notes of the chord are played, so the
guitar part has a somewhat "minimal" feel about it. When the E
chord that comes just before each verse is strummed, all 6 strings
are played to give a contrasting "big" sound.
Intro:
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A F#m7 E/G# D/F#
A F#m7 E
Verse 1:
--------
A F#m7 E/G# D/F# A F#m7 E/G# D/F#
I'd like that if we could cycle down some lane
A F#m7 E/G# D/F# A F#m7 E/G#
I'd like that if we could ride into the rain
F#
No macs, getting wet
B F# B A
I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, ha ha
C#7 E7/G# G#7/B# C#m
We'd laugh because each drop would make me grow up really high,
F#m
really high like a really high thing
E
Say, a sunflower
Note: the guitar chord(s) for the word "sunflower" are hard to hear
because the big vocal harmony kind of covers everything. I think a
basic E will work, but you could also try E B/E (E for "sun" and
B/E for "flower") which is the basic harmony of the vocal part.
A F#m7 E/G# D/F# A F#m7 E
I'd like that
Verse 2:
--------
(Same chords as verse 1)
I'd like that
What would you like?
If we could lay before my fire
I'd like that
What would you like?
If you could slide me from this wire
Toasting fork, I'll be done
I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy, oh boy
We'd laugh because each flame would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
A F#m7 E/G# D/F# A F#m7 E/G#
I'd like that
Middle 8
--------
F#/A# B Eb
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two
F#/A# B Eb
Then you could fix it with your kissing glue
A F#m7 E/G#
I'd like that
A F#m7 E/G#
Yes, I'd like that
A F#m7 E/G# D/F#
A F#m7 E
Verse 3:
--------
(Same chords as verse 1, exceot where indicated)
I'd like that
What would you like?
If we could float away in bed
I'd like that
What would you like?
If I could row your heart and head
With you laid on one arm
I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton, what fun
We'd laugh because each stroke would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
E(VII) B
Say, a sunflower
E(VII) B
Say, a sunflower
E(VII)
Let me hear you say it!
B E(VII)
Say a sunflower I became
B E(VII)
I'd be growing in your rain
repeat the B E(VII) sequence to fade, (with optional
fast flamenco-ish strums and hand-claps!)
Chord Shapes
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Note that for quite a few of these shapes, only the lowest
three notes are strummed - e.g the A chord is more or less
played as A5 (x022xx).
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0222x 2x222x 4x24xx 2x02xx
A F#m7 E/G# D/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 244322 x2444x x434xx
E F# B C#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
4x2x3x 8x6x7x x46654 244222
E7/G# G#7/B# C#m F#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
02444x 6x46xx x6888x 07999x
B/E F#/A# Eb E(VII)Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:51:57 -0800
From: music (at) telisphere dot com
Subject: I'd Like That transcription
Message-ID: <36FFE7ED.7942 (at) telisphere dot com>
Noticed the existing transcriptions for I'd Like That we're a bit off.
I took an exising transcription (Jeffrey Fariello's on the Chalkhills
site), and made the corrections, uploaded it to the Chalkhills site
last nite (Sun night).
"I'd Like That", by Andy Partridge
from "Apple Venus Vol.1"
trancribed by Rich Frers (music (at) telisphere dot com)
original transcription by Jeffrey Fariello (kingjeffe (at) aol dot com)
CHORDS:
A A/F# E D F# B Db7/F E7/G# Ab7/C C#min F#m E6 Emaj7 Eb
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
X X 0 2 2 X X X X 4 2 0 X 3
2 2 0 3 2 4 0 3 7 5 2 2 4 4
2 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 8 6 2 1 4 3
2 2 2 0 4 4 3 2 6 6 4 2 4 5
1 X 2 0 4 2 4 X X 4 4 2 2 6
X 2 0 X 2 X 1 4 8 X 2 0 0 X
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A lydian A/C#
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
X X
4 2
2 2
2 2
0 4
X X
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: A....A/F# .....E.......D....A....A/F#....E.....
A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that................... if we could cycle down some lane
D A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that............if we could ride into the rain, no macs, getting
F# B F# B A
wet I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, ha-ha... we'd
Db7/F E7/G# Ab7/C
laugh because each drop would make me grow up really
C#min C#min F#m E6 - EMaj7
high,really high..like a really high thing, say a sunflower...
A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that............................................
A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that............. if we could lay before my fire
D A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that.......if you could slide me from this wire, toasting fork,
F# B F# B A
I'll be done I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy..oh boy, we'd
Db7/F E7/G Ab7/C C#min C#min
laugh because each flame would make me grow up really high, really high...
F#min E6 - Emaj7
like a really high thing. Say a sunflower..
A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that....................
F# B Eb
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two....
F# B Eb
then you could fix it with your kissing glue....
A lydian A/C# E A lydian A/C# E
I'd like ......that................yes I'd like .....that...........
A....A/F#.....E.....D....A....A/F#....E.....
A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that................. if we could float away in bed
D A A/F# E D A A/F# E
I'd like that............ if I could row your heart and head, with you laid,
F# B F# B A
on one arm. I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton,what fun we'd
Db7/F E7/G# Ab7/C C#min C#min
laugh because each stroke would make me grow up really high, really high
F#min E B E B
Like a really high thing Say a sunflower................say a sunflower.....
E B E B E
Say, a sunflower......say a sunflower....... (let me hear you say!)
E B E B E
.....Say a sunflower I became....I'd be growing in your brain (repeat to fade)Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:50:41 EST
From: KingJeffe (at) aol dot com
Subject: chords to "I'd Like That"
Message-ID: <5d7a1dea.36c9e831 (at) aol dot com>
"I'd Like That", by Andy Partridge
from "Apple Venus Vol.1"
trancribed by Jeffrey Fariello (kingjeffe (at) aol dot com)
CHORDS:
A A(F# bass) E D F# B E(G# bass) Cdim C#min F#min E6 Eb
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
X X 0 2 2 X 0 X 4 2 0 3
2 2 0 3 2 4 0 4 5 2 2 4
2 2 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 2 1 3
2 2 2 0 4 4 2 4 6 4 2 5
1 X 2 0 4 2 X 3 4 4 2 6
X 2 0 X 2 X 4 X X 2 0 X
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A lydian chord (or Ebmin7b5 (no 3rd)) ????? | A (C# bass)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
X X | X
4 4 | 2
6 or 2 | 2
7 1 | 2
6 0 | 4
X X | X
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intro: A....A(F# bass).....E.......D...A....A(F# bass)....E.....
A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
I'd like that................... if we could cycle down some lane
D A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E F#
I'd like that............if we could ride into the rain,no macs,getting wet
B F# B A F#
I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, ha-ha... we'd laugh because each
E(G#bass) Cdim C#min C#min F#min
drop would make me grow up really high,really high..like a really high thing
E6 - E A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
Say a sunflower... I'd like that............................................
A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
I'd like that............. if we could lay before my fire
D A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
I'd like that..........if you could slide me from this wire, toasting fork,
F# B F# B A F#
I'll be done I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy..OH BOY, we'd laugh
E(G#bass) Cdim C#min C#min
because each flame would make me grow up really high, really high...
F#min E6 - E A A(F#bass) E, etc....B
like a really high thing. Say a sunflower..I'd like that....................
F# B Eb F#
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two,then you could fix it with your
B Eb A lydian - A(C#bass) - E A lydian - A(C#bass) - E
kissing glue..I'd like that................yes I'd like that...........
A....A(F# bass).....E.......D...A....A(F# bass)....E.....
A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
I'd like that................. if we could float away in bed
D A A(F#bass) E D A A(F#bass) E
I'd like that............ if I could row your heart and head,
F# B F# B A
with you laid on one arm.I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton,what fun
F# E(G#bass) Cdim C#min C#min
We'd laugh because each stroke would make me grow up really high,really high
F#min E6 - E B E6 - E
Like a really high thing Say a sunflower................say a sunflower.....Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:19:14 +0000
From: Tim Harris <wordsrus (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
Subject: chords for I'd Like That
Message-ID: <rUHBaAAiiui0Ewcf (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
I'D LIKE THAT
(capo 1st fret)
A A/F# E (E/C#) E rpt
A A/F# E (E/C#) E A A/F# E
I'd like that if we could cycle down some lane
A A/F# E (E/C#) E A A/F# E
I'd like that if we could ride into the rain
E7sus4 E7 F#
Our macks getting wet
B F# B A
I'd be your Albert if you'd be Victoria, hah hah
Ab Ab7
We'd laugh because each drop would make me grow up
C#m C#m7 C#m C#m7 C#m C#m7 C#m
Really high, really high like a really high thing
B7 E6 E
Say, a sunflower
A A/F# E
I'd like that
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If we could lay before my fire
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If you could slide me from this wire
Toasting fork, I'll be done
I wouldn't Hector if you'd be Helen of Troy, oh boy
We'd laugh because each flame would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
Say, a sunflower
I'd like that
F# F#7 B Eb
I'd smile so much my face would crack in two.....
F# F#7 B Eb
And you could fix it with your kissing glue......
A E
I'd like that
A E
Yes, I'd like that
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If we could float away in bed
I'd like that (What would you like?)
If I could row your heart and head
With you laid on one arm
I'd be your Nelson if you'd be my Hamilton, what fun
We'd laugh because each stroke would make me grow up
Really high, really high like a really high thing
B7 E6 E
Say, a sunflower (x2)
B7 E6 E (repeats over final words to fade)
I'd like that
Say a sunflower I became
I'd be growing in your brain
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