MUS 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Love Me Do, Accordion
Reworkings vs. Covers
● “Love Me Do” - Matt Monroe 1957
○ From - 32 bar song form
○ Ending is revitalized w/ what’s played before
○ Uses A & B and adds to it
○ Ending is extension to 32 bar
○ AABA
○ Style = jazzy backbeat, sounds similar to Sinatra, 50’s sound
○ Mood = desperate
■ “Please be tender please surrender”
● “Love Me Do” - Lennon / McCartney 1962
○ Repetition
○ Reworking
○ Form = AABA
■ NOT 32 bar song
■ AABA = 13-13-8-13
○ Style - harmonica, drums, & tamborine in front of song
■ Guitar in back
■ pop/ rock
■ Shuffle ?
■ Jazz elements
● Cover
○ Focus on comparing lyrics, structure, and style
○ Covers often change instrumentation, tempo
● “Love Me Do” - Lisa Lauren
○ Style - blues, jazz, country
○ Cover of Beatles version
○ Guitar in front (replaces harmonica in Beatles version )
○ Woman singing
■ Gender doesn’t make big difference though
■ Makes it sound like an answer to Beatles song
● “Love Me Do” - Flaco Jimenez & Buck Owens
○ Accordion replaces harmonica
○ Cover of Beatles
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Document Summary
Love me do - matt monroe 1957. Ending is revitalized w/ what"s played before. Uses a & b and adds to it. Style = jazzy backbeat, sounds similar to sinatra, 50"s sound. Love me do - lennon / mccartney 1962. Style - harmonica, drums, & tamborine in front of song. Focus on comparing lyrics, structure, and style. Guitar in front (replaces harmonica in beatles version ) Makes it sound like an answer to beatles song. Love me do - flaco jimenez & buck owens.
