Thursday, February 17, 2005

Kate- Ben Folds Five

This has been my theme song since seventh grade, when I fell in love with Ben Folds and his music. His lyrics are so perfectly worded that you can't help but relate to them, and then of course love them.
The song starts out with a repetitive bass line, it almost has a feeling like a walking bass line is jazz, but like double the speed. Its bass guitar, piano, and strings that starts off the song. The bass line then repeats after the exposition which happens when Ben comes in with the lyrics, the same pattern repeats over and over again until the change to what would be like the consequent to that period, then the same melody\harmony repeats with new lyrics forever.
There is a bridge section that happens with just voice and strings that then leads into a transition that is piano solo, drums, and bass guitar, and then Ben comes in with the "Oooo la la la's" and the original form repeats itself all over until the end and it fades away. Its not really a typical pop form, I don't think just because there is a lot of transitional and added in types of instrumental things which is awesome, Ben is a big piano man and writes all of his own music so thats the best.
Here are the lyrics...
She plays wipeout on the drums
the squirrels and the birds come
Gather around to sing the guitar
Oh I...have you got nothing to say
When all words fail she speaks
Her mix tape's a masterpiece
Walks through the gardenso the roses can see
Oh I...have you got nothing to say
And you can see the daisies in her footsteps
Dandelions, butterfliesI wanna be Kate
Everyday she wars the same thingI think she smokes pot
She's everything I want, She's everything I'm not
Oh. I...Have you got nothing to say
She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
And she speaks and she breathesI wanna be Kate
Down by the Rosemary and Cameron
She hands out the Bhagaved Gita
I see her around every couple days
I wanna see her so thatI can say...hey Kate
She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
Oh oh...You can seeI wanna wanna wanna wanna beKate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate
No, no, no, no, no

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