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The trolly song - Coggle Diagram
The trolly song
Context
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Inspiration for the song came from a book in a library picturing a trolly bus with the caption "Clang clang clang went the trolly
Structure
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The refrain ("Clang clang clang" to "I could feel the car shake" follows AABA pattern with the B taking shape as a bridge
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The piece varies from high energy rhythms to slow ballads and quick swing with frequent tempo changes
vs Judy Garland
JG more cheerful and enthusiastic with a sense of innocence, CMS is much more unpredictable with much more jazz influence and freedom
JG, tight arrangement driving the song forward rhythmically
CMS much mroe depth in harmonics and interpritation with free flowing sections and reduced accompaniment in sections
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Arrangement
Very rhythmically complex full of fast train like drum patterns, syncopation and cross rhythms
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when vocals enter, they begin at a completely different tempo symbolising the trolly stropping
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Salvant's version is very colourful and complex while showing respect for Garland, she pokes fun at the concept slightly
The intro features semi quavers and parallel chords in piano displacing the beat to resemble the sounds of the trolly