Monday, March 16, 2020

"Untie Me"

In the line "And you don't want me anymore" in "Untie Me," the "-more" of "anymore" is sung with a melisma (B A G A B, I think), so while it's negated ("not... anymore"), there's a musical sense of continuation.

While referencing the recording in order to write this post, I also noticed that "ago" in the line "Not too long ago, you said you'd love me to the end" is also sung with a melisma (D F# E).  While this is also negated, that articulation gives a sense of duration or perhaps even degree (for that "too").