{"id":7483,"date":"2021-01-27T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/?p=7483"},"modified":"2021-04-28T21:37:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T04:37:29","slug":"composers-sketchbook-track-21-my-sweet-and-sour-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/composers-sketchbook-track-21-my-sweet-and-sour-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"A Composer&#8217;s Sketchbook | The 1970s Track 21 | Sweet and Sour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"7375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/composers-sketchbook-track-1-whats-so-wrong-with-suicide\/composers-sketchbook-background\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Composers Sketchbook Background\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background-300x155.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background.jpg 580w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Composers-Sketchbook-Background-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Track-21.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This one opens with some really unusual chords.  The beginning of the recording is slightly cut off, so don&#8217;t judge it by that &#8211; wait until the melody repeats itself a few bars later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t really read music (sure I can identify the notes, but I can&#8217;t play from sheet music, only by ear).  So, I don&#8217;t know for sure why this opening sounds so unusual, but I think it is because it doesn&#8217;t begin in a standard key of C.   Maybe you know?  In any event,  it sounds rather sweet and sour at the same time to my ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That odd opening should be enough to make folks ears perk up if it was ever recorded properly.  And then there&#8217;s a minor hook or two in the chorus as well &#8211; enough to keep the interest going,  in my estimation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This song has some very unusual words for me, as I recall, but unfortunately the recording is so muddy I can only resolve some of them.  Still, I can hear enough to know that, like my poetry, the lyrics create unusual perspectives and juxtapositions.  Perhaps someday someone will be able to decipher what I&#8217;m signing and send me a copy so I stuff in here and we can all appreciate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one opens with some really unusual chords. The beginning of the recording is slightly cut off, so don&#8217;t judge it by that &#8211; wait until the melody repeats itself a few bars later. I don&#8217;t really read music (sure I can identify the notes, but I can&#8217;t play from sheet music, only by ear). 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