"Money Talks"

I'm pretty sure I noticed this before, but when I listened to Gaudi recently, I was reminded of the line "Park Lane, Boardwalk, money talk" in "Money Talks," which I believe is a reference to the board game Monopoly.  In the game, the two properties with the highest values are Park Place and Boardwalk; apparently Park Lane replaces Park Place in the UK version.

"Closer to Heaven"

When I listened to Gaudi a couple days ago, I also noticed a few small things about "Closer to Heaven."  The first line starts with "Rising and falling..." and the melody reflects these opposites: "rising" ascends (B C), and "falling" descends, sung with a melisma that emphasizes this (A G G).

When I made a note of this to myself, I remembered that sometime last year (I neglected to write down the specific date), I noticed that "heaven" in the recurring line "Closer to heaven than you and me" is sung to the highest note in that phrase (G), which musically indicates the height of heaven (although the "and" is also sung to a G note).

"La Sagrada Familia"

I listened to Gaudi two days ago and noticed a small feature in "La Sagrada Familia."  In the line "And for all those years our eyes and ears were filled with tears," the "tears" is sung with a melisma (D C# B F#).  That it's sung with a number of notes gives a sense of amount and of "fill[ing]."

"Separate Lives"

I listened to Vulture Culture yester-day and noticed a small feature in "Separate Lives."  "Go" in the line "The way we must go" is sung with a melisma (C# B A), which musically gives a sense of the movement of "go[ing]."

Eye in the Sky

I've been listening to The Complete Albums Collection box set, and this evening I listened to Eye in the Sky.  Then I figured out a cello part in the middle of "Mammagamma," so now I know at least a bit of a part in each song on the album.  This is the fifth APP album I can make that claim with.

"The Cask of Amontillado"

I listened to Tales of Mystery and Imagination this evening and noticed a small feature in "The Cask of Amontillado."  "Down below" in the line "Follow me now to the vault down below" descends (Eb D C), musically suggesting that depth.