About Fizzlebot Expertise I`m a really big fan of BNL, not to mention an enthusiastic one. I`m always searching for and gaining new knowledge and nifty factoids about this superbly magnificent band. Feel free to ask anything about them. If I don`t know the answer right away, I`ll search for it like mad, and if I still can`t find it, I`ll try to send you in the right direction of finding it.
Experience Admittedly, I've only been a fan for a relatively short while, since early 1999, but I own all the studio albums, the Shoe Box EP, Rock Spectacle, their Greatest Hits, and several of their singles. I am also constantly keeping an eye out for news and info about the band.
Question Brian Wilson...I am doing a paper for my pop music class, and i have some questions i would like to be answered if you can. First who is singing this song. What are all the instuments that are in the song. If there is any texture in the peice, melodic montour, mode or scale, tonality, rhythm, meter, and beat, speed of the piece, amplitude, inflections, and what is the formal structure of this song. Thanks for the help
Answer Hi Matthew. I can't answer all of your questions as knowledgably as I'd like to since I'm not very familiar with technical musical terms like tonality and amplitude, although I can give you some general answers for some of the others you listed.
First of all, the song is sung by Barenaked Ladies, more specifically Steven Page, one of the lead singers and guitarists (with a very brief interlude by fellow lead singer and guitarist Ed Robertson towards the end). Assuming you are talking about the original recorded version on their 1992 album "Gordon," the instruments that are on the song include but may not be limited to: acoustic guitars, acoustic bass, piano, standard drum kit, and congas.
The rhythm and speed of the piece: It starts out very slowly and quietly, and about a minute in picks up speed very suddenly and continues at that pace until the end, except for another very brief moment of almost-silence near the middle.
I'm sorry I can't really answer the rest of your questions, as I am not a student of music. I could try to make something up based on what I think is meant by some of those terms, but I don't want to give you faulty information. I hope I was able to help you a little bit though!
