Category: Tempo-Mapping

“Lorenzo” | Phil Collins | unclassified tempo map

‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ was a film with Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon about the same thing.

Lorenzo is the story of the true search for a cure for adrenoleukodystrophy in an oil invented by a 15 year old boy.

That boy, the child who refused to be a victim and instead became his own healer, sent lyrics to Phil Collins about his story and Phil wrote a song out of it. Phiil’s touring keyboardist the fantastically talented Brad Cole said, “Phil, these are some of the best lyrics you’ve ever written!”

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‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ was a film with Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon about the same thing.

spiron/matherton’
11/26/17

“Au Lait” | Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays | unclassified harmonic tempo map

Just a moment of perfection. Around the part of the song that Pat comes in after the major break. I had my walkman on, which was not a usual thing at that time. Yeah, passing the White House, listening to this at about 7 PM, finishing a post work beer.

Au-Lait . Pat-Metheny-Lyle-Mays
Au-Lait Pat-Metheny-Lyle-Mays

In 1984 I had a college internship in Washington, D.C.

After work, the bus used to pass in front of the East Lawn of the White House, and there was one night on hearing this song for the first time and looking out the window I had a DC “peak experience.” Just a moment of perfection. Around the part of the song that Pat comes in after the major break. I had my walkman on, which was not a usual thing at that time. Yeah, passing the White House, listening to this at about 7 PM, finishing a post work beer.

This song for whatever reason – I think it’s Nana’s Brazilian percussion – reminds me of the basic Chicago sound I grew up in during the 1960s. It was not music from rock music. Rather, it was Debussy, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart when my Dad studied then Beatles and Burt Bacharach when my dad went back to the hospital in Chicago to learn to be a surgeon.

matherton + spiron

Dave Matthews Band – Declassified tempo maps “#41”

“#41” was the forty-first song written by the Dave Matthews Band.

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“#41” was the forty-first song written by the Dave Matthews Band.
On the album Live from Luther College as he plays duet with Tim Reynolds, before they launch #41 Dave calls the title, in a joke self mocking way, “about as creative as the Dave Matthews band.”

matherton + spiron
november 26, 2017

PERFECT by Alanis Morissette and Glenn Ballard – bittersweetness in a diagram? Harmonic speed diagrams, video embed.

Alanis and Glenn wrote this song in ten minutes and the track on the album was the first take.

Alanis Morissette and Glenn wrote this song in ten minutes and the track on the album was the first take.

Modern tempo map PERFECT, by Alanis MOrrisette and Glenn Ballard Perfect[/caption
Perfect.
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spiron and matherton
November 26, 2017

“Having My Baby” | unclassified tempo map| recording by the ageless PAUL ANKA

In the 1970s, Odoea Coates sang to Paul Anna that she wanted to have his baby because she “was a woman in love.”

In the 1970s, Odoea Coates sang to Paul Anna that she wanted to have his baby because she “was a woman in love.”

PAUL: “What A lovely way of showing how much you love me.”

Paul Anka - modern tempo map
Paul-Anka-Having-My-Baby-contemporary-tempo-chart

Paul digs deeper, “Didn’t have to keep it – wouldn’t put you through it! You could have swept it from your life but you wouldn’t do it. No – you wouldn’t do it! [have an abortion].”

So in some ways the 1970s were a more liberal than the 2010s.

 

spiron/matherton

november 24, 2017

“I bought a toothbrush, some some toothpaste, a flannel for my face” TEMPTED, Squeeze, Unclassified tempo map

It was the first song I heard when I arrived at my college in 1981, and indeed, leaving my little town of Harrington Park behind I felt I had made a mistake, I always loved the part of the song where Squeeze’s lead singer sings what I wanted in November 1981 when he sings the classic, “I said to my reflection, ‘let’s get out of this place!’.

“Tempted” plays at a speed where one usually finds songs filled with enthusiasm.

It was the first song I heard when I arrived at my college in 1981, and indeed, leaving my little town of Harrington Park behind I felt I had made a mistake, I always loved the part of the song where Squeeze’s lead singer sings what I wanted in November 1981 when he sings the classic, “I said to my reflection, ‘let’s get out of this place!’.

Handle With Care George Harrison Traveling Wilburys
Handle With Care George Harrison Traveling Wilburys

 

The song Tempted by Squeeze was measured by J Matherton and me and the diagram of its speed is shown below

Tempted- SQUEEZE
“Tempted”

 

Spiron/J Matherton

11/20/2017

Carly Simon and Phil Collins – It’s Speed, Genius. Bummer, but true.

Wordpress singularity/complete loss of data rebound: one cannot cry over spilled milk and not look like an ass.

Carly Simon and Phil Collins

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Sussudio-Phil-Collins-modern tempo-map
Let-The-River-Run-Carly-Simon-modern tempo-map

The reclassified once declassified tempo maps are re uploaded. Nit trying to spam anyone! Just experiencing the WordPress singularity/complete loss of data rebound: one cannot cry over spilled milk and not look like an ass.

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Let-The-River-Run-Carly-Simon-modern tempo-map

WordPress: y’all spilled the milk. Worse things have happened. Thank heaven for wives who say, “are you backed up this month?” for eleven years. Helps!

yitb,
spiron