MUSC 143
Chuck Berry "Too Much Monkey Business" (1956)
-12 bar blues standard progression. -Each section ends with same 8 measure refrain:no contrasting material. -(not a chorus, that has its own section, it is a refrain). -Simple verse form -Final two lines are repetitive, when you hear the snare drum it is a dead give away to the chorus.<<not a chorus
The Chantays "Pipeline" (1963)
-Beginning of Surf Music Craze -Entirely Instrumental -Music is panned to create a "in the wave" feeling/sound.
Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love"(1969)
-Compound AABA form =Comprised of four distinct sections. =Each A section is made up of a verse and chorus. =The B sections or ("bridge") in the compound design distinguishes it from verse-chorus forms. -Contains a middle "freak out session", sort of like a bridge. -The middle section is important and lasts long. -Almost any Zeppelin song is in this form.
Chubby Checker "The Twist" (1960)
-Dawn of the "Dance Craze" -Very safe dance, not sexualized -He took the song and kept trying to add on more, limbo dance ect.. -the dance was very popular for teen girls. -form?
Little Richard "Long Tall Sally" (1956)
-Driving/Up-Tempo Song -Little Richard known for piano playing - he was a black, gay omnisexual man living in the south on an independent record label -Form? 12 bar blues chord progression maybe?
Marvin Gaye "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (1968) **lyrics**
-Form: Compound AABA; Verse and chorus based on contrasting music; pre-chorus at the end of each verse; moderate/slow tempo -Instruments: Drum, bass, lead vocals, tambourine, conga, backing vocals, electric guitar, tenor sax, elec. organ -shorter bridge than Gladys Knight version, more pop sounds, slower, more somber, relaxed tempo and singing style -Stereo image: left (drums, tambourine, conga, electric guitar), right (organ, strings, horns, bass, background vocals), and center (lead vocals) -The bridge is two lines shorter. -The lyrics go darker and a bit more back in the song creating a dark effect, which make it harder for you to hear than the pips version. -****issues between rock and juvenile delinquency, made teens bad, caused issues.
Gladys Knight and the Pips "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (1967) **lyrics**
-Form: Compound AABA; Verses and chorus based on contrasting music; pre-chorus at the end of each verse; uptempo -final two lines of each verse change musically. -Instruments: Drums, bass, lead vocals, tambourine, backing vocals, piano, electric guitar, tenor sax, electric organ -added saxophone and new piano melody for the bridge -instrumental bridge -organ added at the end -Was originally written by Marvin gaye, but the pips released it first so it is a cover. -As soon as the song starts it has all the instruments. -has a brighter harmony than the marvin gaye version
Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue" (1957)
-Form? -hell anybody can do it! -Buddy Holly learned to craft and write songs. -He gave ppl hope that they can make it to the music busi by his performance on the ed sullivan show. -Showed you don't have to be good looking to be in rock and roll.
The Beach Boys "Surfin' U.S.A." (1963) **lyrics**
-Form??? : Simple verse! -S urf Music -Ripped instrumental from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" Berry sued and won in court -Vocal harmonies was a defining element. -The idea of california and surfing was exotic thats how it spread beyond california borders.
Elvis Presley "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (1954)
-More upbeat/faster tempo than original -Changed from 3 beats per measure to 4 beats -Turned country song into a blues song -AABA form
Bruce Springsteen "Thunder Road" (1975) **lyrics**
-Music builds as the song goes on -The Coda at the end is the most important part of the song. This is because the focus of this track is his getting up and leaving. is this compound aaba? -This song is experienced by the song opening up and all the instruments just bust out. -The song is about busting out and breaking out of town. -The 5th verse we finally hear a song title corresponds to a chorus. -The 7th verse could be a bridge bc the instrumentation lack off a bit.
Neko Case "Look For Me (I'll Be Around)" (2002) **lyrics**
-No chorus =look for me is almost a refrain. =shifts from dark to lighter. =Verse, Verse, Bridge, Verse (AABA) =3 beats per measure Classic example of the 32-bar song form (AABA form) ...+The main feature associated with this form - there is not an independent chorus, but there is this independent portion of the song that is referred to as a bridge - a stark change in the music and the lyrics that contrast with the previous verse sections . ...+This form is very popular for jazz songs 32 bar blues.
Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA"(1984)
-Opening: drums and bass -Simple verse-chorus -same music through the entire song. -The only thing that changes about the music is that the first verse is sparse starting off with keyboard drums and bass. -Independent chorus section unlike Too much monkey business.
Bill Monroe "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (1947)
-Plucky guitar, all rhythm from strings. typical country style -Waltz song -Violin, double bass no drums, acoustic guitar -Simple verse =which is right? i feel like its simple verse bc it doesn't seem like it has a really chorus and the music seems the same throughout? =simple verse
Big Joe Turner "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1954) **lyrics**
-Question and answer technique dirty, sexual, sexist lyrics-- example of hokum style -Simple verse-chorus→ I've seen both V-C and AABA for this song, which is right?: It's V-C. It's a 12 bar blues, AABA is when there's no definitive chorus. -12 bar blues progression ( can someone explain the aaba form to me vs. like aaba? and what the 12 bar blues is??????? AABA is a standard in jazz; there's no repeated chorus, but a B (Bridge) section that's different (neko case song). 12 bar blues is V-C. Then why is Whole Lotta Love an AABA? Isn't that a chorus? That is COMPOUND AABA form, it includes a chorus and pre-chorus with a verse in the 'A' and the 'B' is the bridge
Fats Domino "Blueberry Hill" (1956)
-The Glenn Miller Orchestra -AABA form -Mainstream pop song written by a tin pan alley songwriter.
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup "That's All Right Mama" (1946)
-Urban blues song -Covered by Elvis which was Elvis first single. -Double bass, acoustic and electric guit ar, no drum set. -The instrumentation sounds like country music except that country would not have the electric guitar. -elvis countrified it. -form?? -It's simple verse-chorus
Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode" (1958)
-Verse-chorus form -Rooted in 12 bar blues -In terms of tempo, vocal delivery, and guitar sounds - more rock than R&B -Chuck Berry: creative songwriter -Began movement between R&B and Rock -showpiece for Chuck Berry's guitar skills -noticeably distorted guitar, fast tempo, heavy emphasis on guitar solos. -Guitar riffs/solos derived from other songs
Elvis Presley "That's All Right (Mama)" (1954)
-added country to blues -form?? : It's simple verse-chorus
The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965)
-contrasting verse-chorus form -distorted guitar, bass, drums, tambourine, acoustic guitar -chorus doesn't have the riff, only present in verse. -Jumps into the chorus right away, has an identifiable riff like smoke on the water. -Pre-chorus gets you all hype for the main chorus. -starts with the chorus
Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues" (1956)
-is this simple verse? -Classic folk/blues song (rockabilly style) -Made a name for Cash on Sun Records. -double, bass electric guitar, made an authentic feel to sell records.
Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water" (1972) **lyrics**
-lyrics= verse chorus. -Contrasting different music for the verse than the chorus. -Contrasting Verse-Chorus Form (contrasting refers to the musical relation between a Verse and a Chorus) -Simple cave man beat. -Narrative verse -Distorted guitar for first 8 measure, the chorus has background vocals, riffs, no riff in the chorus bc we are supposed to be listening to the vocals.
Les Paul and Mary Ford "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (1953)
-overdubbing - Where you record the baseline then takes tape and records over top of if----a lot of ppl picked up on idea---les paul did it first. -using recording techniques to modify sound was a big deal -AABA form -Tin pan alley song
Hank Williams "A Mansion on the Hill" (1947) **lyrics**
-simple verse throughout -uses a steel and fiddle -nasally style -song is about economic divide between him and his lover -no drums or rhythm instruments.
Bill Haley "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1954)
-simple verse-chorus -12 bar blues progression -more choruses -less dirty lyrics -more light and uptempo - makes it more acceptable for white, middle-class America
