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rollmottle

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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2007, 02:13:07 AM »

satellite wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 21:44

jwhynot wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 18:40

It isN'T ironic....

oh wait...



It took me a minute, but... very good.


isN'TIT ironic...

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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2007, 02:37:58 AM »

rollmottle wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 23:13


isN'TIT ironic...





No it isn't, no matter where which syllable you stress.

Misused words may deserve a new thread, but one that gets me is John (ugh) Mayer:

"On behalf of every man looking out for every girl, you are the god and the weight of her world."

Does he know what "behalf" means?  Is he singing FOR every man or TO every man?  
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2007, 09:14:51 AM »

She's Scottish, that's normal pronunciation. Twisted Evil

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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2007, 10:48:20 AM »

Kendrix wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 15:10

What I find to be much worse is when a given syllable is stretched across two notes to make it fit.  ( I can't think of a good example at the moment).  This usually sounds very contrived.



Huh?

Here's a good example, if your American, you've probably heard this song, it's the opening from the Battle Hymn of the Republic:

"Oh say can you see...."

I'm not really finding this particular thing in music contrived, but I got a bias.
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #19 on: August 08, 2007, 11:46:29 AM »

Some American you are!  That's the Star Spangled Banner.

Battle Hymn of the Republic goes "Glory, glory hallelujah..."
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2007, 12:12:13 PM »

Duran Duran: James Bond theme - "...a view to A kill..."

This is what made GREAT writers work so hard. Trying to make ALL the parts make sense.
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2007, 12:31:57 PM »

satellite wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 14:54

Listen to anything by Chuck Berry or Paul Simon (except "Sounds of Silence") and they sing in a perfect conversational rhythm, which I think is one of the many hallmarks of good writing.  


When I saw the thread title, Chuck Berry was the first name that popped into my head.

I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back
And started walkin' toward a coffee colored Cadillac
Pushin' through the crowd tryin to get to where she's at
Campaign shoutin like a southern diplomat

Just say that out loud and you can hear the rhythm of the guitar.
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #22 on: August 08, 2007, 12:57:13 PM »

Joe Black wrote on Wed, 08 August 2007 15:48

Kendrix wrote on Tue, 07 August 2007 15:10

What I find to be much worse is when a given syllable is stretched across two notes to make it fit.  ( I can't think of a good example at the moment).  This usually sounds very contrived.



Huh?

Here's a good example, if your American, you've probably heard this song, it's the opening from the Battle Hymn of the Republic:

"Oh say can you see...."

I'm not really finding this particular thing in music contrived, but I got a bias.


Next to last line...
Oh say does that star spangeled BAA AA NNER still wave....

We've gotten used to this one - but it still aint "right" to my ears

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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #23 on: August 08, 2007, 01:29:14 PM »


It's "YET wave."  

Two Americans in a row who don't know the national anthem.  

Next!
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #24 on: August 08, 2007, 01:35:19 PM »

satellite wrote on Wed, 08 August 2007 11:46

Some American you are!  That's the Star Spangled Banner.

Battle Hymn of the Republic goes "Glory, glory hallelujah..."


Heh, I'm an idiot!
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #25 on: August 08, 2007, 02:05:54 PM »

satellite wrote on Wed, 08 August 2007 18:29


It's "YET wave."  

Two Americans in a row who don't know the national anthem.  

Next!



OK guilty as charged.  Thats what multitasking does to ya.
To fully correct my post the last line is better represented as:

Oh say does that Star Spangled BA-AA-NE-ER YE-ET WA-A-A-AVE.

My point stands.  Chuck berry gets it.






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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #26 on: August 08, 2007, 02:12:25 PM »

Ha ha, I guess you guys didn't go to elementary school in the south.  It was all flags and Jesus with me.  To this day I rebel:  I steadfastly refuse to say "under God" during the pledge of allegiance.


You know, if Chuck Berry would just write us a new national anthem, we wouldn't have these problems.
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #27 on: August 08, 2007, 05:04:51 PM »

Speaking of national anthems - at least the American one is pretty much the same as it always was.

Since I was a kid and singing the Canuck one in school, the lyrics have changed at least twice.

One result of which is, at a sporting event in Canada, only about 10% of the crowd knows the words.

At least the other 90% are sure they aren't offending anyone.

JW
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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #28 on: August 08, 2007, 05:15:22 PM »

Study some Sco'ish before ye judge, man, that's hoo we speak roon hier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q7t9AUuVSg

...and that's further education:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk0sS4IFGXA


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Re: matching syllables to rhythm
« Reply #29 on: August 08, 2007, 09:43:45 PM »

The Scottish weather report:

If ya canna see across the Loch, it's raining.
If ya can see across the Loch, it's aboot ta rain.

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