I chose Memory from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. I really enjoy musicals and this song holds a lot of meaning. The meaning is far beyond what the words tell you. You can hear the sadness in her tone as she sings. She tugs at your heart strings. She mostly uses Pathos and Ethos. You can tell she knows exactly what she is taking about. She has been there. She still is. She is descriptive in a way only those who truly know can be.
The music is also very descriptive. It starts in low soft tones, as if barely breaching the subject. It waits for you to come aboard and it gently adds more instruments in as you are pulled farther into it. It builds then drifts backs, then in the last stanza it builds and you can feel the ferocity with which she feels. You are completely swept up in the emotion she is feeling, and you can't help feeling that way either.
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I love this song too! You're right about the music itself being descriptive - just hearing an instrumental version is enough to convey the sadness to me.
ReplyDeleteI love that you picked a song that is rather misunderstood and described it well. Good job.
ReplyDeleteYou should include the situation of the song, what part of the story it is. I've never heard the song, so I can't make heads or tails of your analysis. Maybe you should pull focus away from how one will feel when they listen to it, to how that feeling is achieved. :D
ReplyDeleteThis old and moldy cat comes out in the midst of all these young felines singing and dancing and sings her song. The feeling is achieved through the music and lyrics... :)
ReplyDeleteIs this the song that iCarly tried to sing in School of Rock?
ReplyDeleteWhy yes Kevin...I think it is. You must hear the orignal broadway soundtrack to get the actual meaning from it though. ICarly does not do it justice.
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