[Smt-talk] Pop songs with metrically altered transistions

[Brian Kane]

Hi Adam,

You must include Rick James' "Super Freak" on your list. The song is  
entirely built on a single riff except for a brief 6 bar section,  
which begins with the lyric "She's alright." The last bar of that  
section, where Mr. James sings "He-hey hey hey hey," is a bar of five.  
Superfreaky!

Best,
Brian

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>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm collecting examples of popular songs in which the measure  
> preceding a
> sectional transition is extended or truncated by a small duration,  
> such as a
> beat or half beat.  An example that comes to mind is Mercyful Fate's  
> "A
> Dangerous Meeting," where the measure preceding the third verse is a  
> half beat
> shorter than usual.  I'd appreciate suggestions from any genre of  
> popular music.
> Thanks,
>
> Adam J. Kolek
> Doctoral Candidate
> University of Massachusetts Amherst
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