Monday, March 22, 2021

"Driva Man"

In the line "Don't you be so bad" in "Driva Man," both "so" and "bad" are sung with melismas (I think "so" is sung to the notes F D D C Bb and "bad" to the notes C Bb) giving a sense of degree.

That each verse ends with the lines "Ain't but two things on your mind / Driva man and quittin' time" illustrates the predominance of those two things.