Golden Slumbers
Listening notes on Golden Slumbers (Beatles, 1969): a lullaby from 1603 found on the music stand at home, the melody invented by someone who could not read notation, the voice straining over words that tell you to sleep.
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Eleanor Rigby: strings as the structure of loneliness
Listening notes on Eleanor Rigby (Beatles, 1966): the double string quartet arranged by George Martin, the E minor / C major oscillation, Lennon and Harrison's vocal harmonies on the chorus.
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