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Song Analysis; Bye bye love

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Song Analysis; Bye bye love

1. Bye Bye Love: Analysis table.

Title of the Songwrite Performer/Artist of Production year The overall form

song r the selected Recordin Releasing of the song

recording g

Bye bye love Felice and Everly Brothers March 1, March ABAC

Boudleaux 1957 1957 (Iersesetters,

Bryant 2010)

The song's overall form is ABAC. It can be noticed when one listen clearly to the music.

He/she can notice that section C starts off with a lyrically and melodically line similar to the B

section. (Bye bye love). It develops lyrically and melodically, which is marked by the line "Hello

emptiness" (Iersesetters, 2010).

2. Listening guide

This music is the words of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux and produced by Bleyer Archie

(Iersesetters, 2010). It arrived at no. 2 on Pop charts of the Billboard in the middle of 1957 (uk6);

also arrived at no. 1 on the Country's Billboard and charts in Western and number 5 on the blues

charts and the rhythm (Iersesetters, 2010).

FORM: The contrasting Chorus of the Verse, each Verse preceded with choruses, rather than

Following (Iersesetters, 2010).

THE SIGNATURE OF TIME: 12/8 (shuffle in four).

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INSTRUMENTATION: Snare drum and brushes played together, the upright bass and acoustic

guitars two of them, choruses having duet lead vocals and the verses having solo vocals

(Iersesetters, 2010).

0:00–0:06

The Introduction, 4mm.

The guitar featured is acoustic

0:06–0:32

Chorus, 19 mm.

Trademark Everly Bros. vocal duet, "Bye bye

love . . .” (Iersesetters, 2010).

0:32–0:55

The first Verse, 16 mm.

The vocal, which is solo, is used for contrast, "There goes my baby . . ." (Iersesetters, 2010).

0:55–1:21

Chorus, 19 mm.

As before.

1:21–1:44

The second Verse, 16 mm.

As before, "I'm 'a through with . . ." (Iersesetters, 2010).

1:44–2:18

The Chorus, 19 mm.+

As before with as it fades (Iersesetters, 2010).

Reference
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Iersesetters (June 2010). Bye bye Love by Everly Brothers. YouTube. Retrieved from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyrWN-fftE