Reading Assignments - Musical Examples
Wadhams (2001) - What the HITS Have in Common
Selected songs mentioned:
- Introduction
- Tina Turner - "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
- The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
- Dionne Warwick - "Walk On By"
- Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love for You"
- Friday Night "Power Bar"
(you'll notice these are fairly mellow; sign of Wadhams' age?)
- Fleetwood Mac - "Say You Love Me"
- Donald Fagen - "I.G.Y."
- Hangover Mender
- J.S. Bach - Partitas (this is the "Allemande" from Partita no. 1, BWV 825)
- Andres Segovia playing classical guitar (this is the "Gavotte en Rondeau" from Bach's Partita for Violin no. 3 in E, BWV 1006)
- Doobie Brothers - "What a Fool Believes"
- Doobie Brothers - "Minute By Minute"
- Instant Tears
- Beatles - "Yesterday"
- James Taylor - "I'll Keep My Heart Out of Sight"
- Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away"
- Preparing for Trauma
- Toto - "Africa"
- Beatles - "Hey Jude"
- Tom Rush - "The Circle Game"
- Detailed Analysis
- Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
Garofalo (2002) - Crossing Over: From Black Rhythm & Blues to White Rock 'n' Roll
Items listed in the table below in italicized grayed-out font are not available in the listening list.
[Please let me know if you locate a copy of any of these songs!]
| Song Title |
Original Artist |
Cover Artist |
| Crying in the Chapel |
Sonny Til & the Orioles |
June Valli |
| Sh-Boom |
The Chords |
The Crew Cuts |
| Earth Angel |
The Penguins |
The Crew Cuts |
| Don't Be Angry |
Nappy Brown |
The Crew Cuts |
| Gum Drop |
The Charms |
The Crew Cuts |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart (Well, It's Time to Go) |
The Spaniels |
McGuire Sisters |
| Sincerely |
The Moonglows |
McGuire Sisters |
| Dance With Me, Henry (The Wallflower) |
Etta James |
Georgia Gibbs |
| Tweedle Dee |
LaVern Baker |
Georgia Gibbs |
| Kokomo |
Gene and Eunice |
Perry Como |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll |
Joe Turner |
Bill Haley |
| Hound Dog |
Big Mama Thornton |
Elvis Presley |
| Money Honey |
The Drifters |
Elvis Presley |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy |
Lloyd Price |
Elvis Presley |
| Ain't That a Shame |
Fats Domino |
Pat Boone |
| I Almost Lost My Mind |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
Pat Boone |
| Tutti Frutti |
Little Richard |
Pat Boone |
| Long Tall Sally |
Little Richard |
Pat Boone |
| I'll Be Home |
The Flamingos |
Pat Boone |
| Hearts of Stone |
The Charms |
Fontaine Sisters |
| Little Darlin' |
The Gladiolas |
The Diamonds |
| I'm Walkin' |
Fats Domino |
Ricky Nelson |
| Party Doll |
Buddy Knox |
Steve Lawrence |
| Butterfly |
Charlie Gracie |
Andy Williams |
| I Hear You Knocking |
Smiley Lewis |
Gale Storm |
Harrison (1997) - After Sundown: The Beach Boys' Experimental
Music
- Example
2.1 - "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring," 1st 8 measures
(0:07 to 0:18)
- Example
2.2 - "The Warmth of the Sun," harmonic analysis (0:14 to 1:11)
- Example
2.3 - "Don't Back Down," harmonic analysis of verse & refrain (0:04 to 0:34)
- Example
2.4 - "Don't Back Down," end of refrain, leading back to verse
(0:30 to 0:38)
- Example
2.5 - "California Girls," harmonic structure of refrain (1:00 to 1:14)
- Example 2.6a - "God Only Knows"
-
Example 2.6a - 1st verse and refrain (0:17 to 0:42)
- Example
2.6b - break, refrain, & verse (1:12 to 1:52)
- Example
2.7 - Formal and harmonic structure of "Good Vibrations" (complete song)
- Example
2.8 - Formal and harmonic structure of an early version of "Good
Vibrations" (complete song)
- Example 2.9 - "Wonderful"
- Example
2.9a - formal, melodic and harmonic structures (complete song)
- Example
2.9b - opening melodic line (0:00 to 0:18)
- Example
2.10 - "Let the Wind Blow," formal structure (complete song)
Other Songs Mentioned
- "Surfer
Girl"
- "In
My Room"
- "Caroline,
No"
- "Meant
for You"
- "Our
Prayer"
- "Cabinessence"
Boone (1997) - Tonal and Expressive Ambiguity in
"Dark Star"
["Dark
Star " - complete recording of performance on February 27, 1969]
Covach (1997) - Progressive Rock, "Close to the Edge,"
and the Boundaries of Style