(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether

"The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" is a 1976 single by The Alan Parsons Project which first appeared on their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination. The single made to chart at number 37 in the US Billboard Pop Singles.

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It begins with background voices fading in, followed by an electric guitar riff and then, drums and bass immediately follow. The soaring keyboards come in. John Miles sings the lead vocals. Arthur Brown sings, "Doo doo doo Doo doo doo Doo doo doo Doo doo doooo" and Jack Harris chants the line, "Just what you need to make you feel better/just what you need to make you feel". The first half of the song is played in C minor. The coda of the song shifts from C minor to D minor. It starts with a riff and applauding sounds, and then the overlaying riff from "The Raven" is played. Then the synthesizer comes in while playing the overlaying riff from "A Dream Within a Dream". However, "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Raven" are actually played in A minor. As the song fades out, a guitar lick is played amongst the rest of the instrumentation. The riff from "The Raven" is performed with a Wah-wah pedal. The bridge of the song sounds very similar to the chorus of "The Raven".

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Discography
Studio Albums: Tales of Mystery and Imagination \| I Robot \| Pyramid \| Eve \| The Turn of a Friendly Card \| Eye in the Sky \| Ammonia Avenue \| Vulture Culture \| Stereotomy \| Gaudi
Compilations: The Best of the Alan Parsons Project \| The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 \| The Essential Alan Parsons Project
Singles: "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" \| "The Raven" \| "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" \| "Don't Let It Show" \| "What Goes Up" \| "Damned If I Do" \| "Games People Play" \| "Time" \| "Snake Eyes" \| "Eye in the Sky" \| "Psychobabble" \| "You Don't Believe" \| "Don't Answer Me" \| "Prime Time" \| "Let's Talk About Me" \| "Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)" \| "Stereotomy"