Music That Sounds Like The Lyrics

Word-painting (or 'prosody) is when the lyrics of the song are illustrated by the music. I take a closer look at some classic examples including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", Harold Arlen's "Over The Rainbow" and Cole Porter's "Everytime We Say Goodbye".

Watch my cover of 'Rose Window' by Pure Slabs: https://www.pureslabs.com/


Ray Manzarek talking 'Riders on the Storm':
https://youtu.be/3deQXzV-qTk
Bill Bailey interview with Classical FM:
https://youtu.be/AcPTFXzh0LQ
Ben Folds talking 'F10-D-A':
https://youtu.be/HD8eW_4mKnA

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