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It Would Be So Nice is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of The Hollies and The Monkees. Those roots explain a lot about how It Would Be So Nice arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Point Me at the Sky, One of These Days, See Emily Play, Coming Back to Life and Seamus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Captain Sensible, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around It Would Be So Nice, reaching back through The Hollies and forward to Captain Sensible. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"It Would Be So Nice" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by the keyboard player/singer Richard Wright. It was the fourth single released by the group and the first to feature new guitarist David Gilmour, following the departure of founding member Syd Barrett.
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It Would Be So Nice connections
It Would Be So Nice grew out of The Hollies and The Monkees, shares an orbit with Point Me at the Sky, One of These Days, See Emily Play and Coming Back to Life, went on to shape Captain Sensible. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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