Re: [JPL] Shades of Felicano & Hendrix in the 60s. René Marie stirs it up

[EdBride at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/2008 10:48:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jaejazz at yahoo.com writes:

<<..What's ironic here is that the "poem"(anthem)...stood alone  initially 
and was later superimposed over a harmonic structure...taken from  another 
composition. By that point it took congress over 100 years after it  was written to 
decide if it should be our anthem.  Interesting..>>
 
If I recall correctly, the melody was taken from a popular drinking song  
that could be heard in British pubs. Now, a rendition with that kind of gusto,  
but the same melody and words...I wonder (honestly, I really do wonder) how 
that  would go over. Think about it. Originally sung with gusto, and now as a  
prayer.
 
This may seem way off-topic, but it is closely connected to the previous  
thought. I've been thinking a lot about two Cole Porter songs, and how the way  
they are sung delivers two polar-opposite impressions. The first, "Love For  
Sale," when sung slowly can be a mournful statement about a woman's situation;  
when sung way up-tempo, it's more brash and fresh, an eye-wink as opposed to a 
 tear.
 
The other is "It's Bad For Me." Play/sing this slowly, and it can be a  
painful statement about forbidden (or at least unlikely) love. Sung up-tempo,  it's 
ironic and playful.
 
OK, off my soap box and on to the soap-box derby,
Ed
 



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