Josh Groban - Remember When It Rained

In general, this piece is short in terms of the amount of lyric content but is lengthened by instrumental interludes and long drawn out oooos and whoahs. After an instrumental introduction, we are given one of the two verses. This one has simple accompaniment and my attention stays with the lyrics the for the entire section. Then comes the chorus, which is followed by a short instrumental transition section that leads into the second verse. This is probably the most interesting part of the song for me because I like the way the orchestra and vocal parts fit together. The orchestra adds more depth than with the previous verse. The beat is also layed out much more clearly by the constant percussive background. I'm not sure that I like this component of it in itself, but I guess when looked at as a whole, it adds to the idea of the section having a new sound. Another round of the chorus follows, but immediately after that we hear the words, "running down" repeated about 7 or 8 times. As monotonous as this may sound when explaining it, it really doesn't actually sound that way to me because it seems like a melody in itself and it gradually cresecendos. Another favorite part of mine is this next piano solo/orchestral section. The piano part plays with the tempo of the piece a bit and I think it's a refreshing change, a new sound that hasn't been heard at all up until this point. The remainder of the piece consists of 'ooooos' being sung in the melody of the chorus, then switching to actual words for the last couple lines.