Showing posts with label Money Talks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money Talks. Show all posts
Friday, December 14, 2018
"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.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Gaudi
Backdated, archival post
[link to original on tumblr]
While listening to Gaudi earlier this week, I noticed a few lyrical/musical connections.
In "Standing on Higher Ground," some (but - interestingly - not all) of the "standing on higher ground" lines go upwards at the end. "Ground" has a melisma, and the second syllable is higher, apparently to reflect the difference in elevation. I actually didn't notice this until I tried to record a version of it yester-day.
In "Money Talks," after the line "You roll the dice," there are rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs in the guitar part, apparently to reflect the tumbling of the dice.
[link to original on tumblr]
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In "Standing on Higher Ground," some (but - interestingly - not all) of the "standing on higher ground" lines go upwards at the end. "Ground" has a melisma, and the second syllable is higher, apparently to reflect the difference in elevation. I actually didn't notice this until I tried to record a version of it yester-day.
In "Money Talks," after the line "You roll the dice," there are rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs in the guitar part, apparently to reflect the tumbling of the dice.
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