Kramer: Wait, wait, wait... Sergio Mendes has a cult following.
Newman: They follow him like a cult.
Kramer: He can't even walk down the street in South America...
Ron: Look, that's his problem, alright? Now you don't like it, too bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnRxTW8GxT8
Loved Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 growing up. Both he and Jobim were remarkable composers.
Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66...”Mais Que Nada”...absolutely classic!
Great video. I am not big on pop, but I recall this song and have always liked it. I am big on prog rock, where there is a fusion of classical, jazz and rock. I love that complexity. I also love the complexity of classical and jazz on their own.
“...using it to illustrate the loss of complexity in modern pop songs...”
Listened to a pop song yesterday. The singer repeated a four-word refrain for two solid minutes. Four words!!!!!
I recognized the song immediately. It’s one of my favorites from that era. The chord changes all seem to work perfectly for that piece, because the storytelling duet are communicating their experience episodically, or in vignettes.
The most notable changes occur as one singer ends their statement, and the music provides a prelude or a spontaneous bridge in a new direction and in a new intensified pitch.
The rough, raspy and direct character of the male voice fits well with the jumps, pounces and fades. As opposed to the woman’s voice which provides a more steady and comforting consistency.
I like Beato, especially his analysis of songs. Despite finding music theory highly confusing, I always learn something.
Sure glad you posted this because I might not have known about it otherwise. Hope no bits were upset in the process!
I just watched that!
What a coincidence.
I love Rick!
Together--Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra (1928)
Night & Day--Paul whiteman & His Concert Orchestra (1933)
Kramer: Wait, wait, wait... Sergio Mendes has a cult following.
Newman: They follow him like a cult.
Kramer: He can't even walk down the street in South America...
Ron: Look, that's his problem, alright? Now you don't like it, too bad.
Is it really any more complex that, say, The Beatles’ A Day in the Life or The Beach Boys’ God Only Knows?
Watched this the other day. I remember this song when it was popular, but I didn’t give it a lot of thought then.
That is really cool. It’s the kind of jazzy progressions I’m working on these days.
That Cowsills long song was quite a work too...
The rain the park and other things
We’re talking real pop...
Not just top 40
Simple 4/4 time. Nothing complex about it.