Thursday, September 26, 2024

"She Has a Way"

I noted some melismas in "She Has a Way" in my initial series of posts, but I found an-other one:  "Apart" in the line "The way she took me all apart" is sung with a melisma (B A B A), and this sort of disjointed articulation gives a sense of the word's meaning.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

"Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe"

Parts of "Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe" (roughly the second half of each verse) exhibit something that's at least close to the Bo Diddley beat.  I've been unable to find anything that defines it in precise musical terms, however, so I can't be very detailed about it.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

"It's No Use"

In the clause "And she will be ev'rything" in "It's No Use," "ev'rything" is sung with a melisma (F# C# C# B A#), musically giving something of a sense of its meaning.

Monday, September 23, 2024

"I Knew I'd Want You"

In the lines "I'd like to love you / With all of my heart" in "I Knew I'd Want You," the phrase "all of my heart" is sung to notes of all different pitches (C B A G), giving a sense of the breadth of "all."

Sunday, September 22, 2024

"You Won't Have to Cry"

I listened to Mr. Tambourine Man yester-day and noticed a handful of small features.

In the lines "Then, girl, you will see / That you won't have to cry / Anymore" in "You Won't Have to Cry," the "-more" of "Anymore" is sung with a melisma (E D#), giving a sense of its meaning.

Specific to the alternate version that's included as a bonus track on the CD, "strong" in the line "'Cause my love for you's too strong" is also sung with a melisma (in the harmony part:  B A), giving a sense of degree (for "too").