Analyzing Maultsaby's Call-Response Song

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The first song that came into mind when brainstorming was “Candy” by Cameo (1986). This song does display a sort of timbre because of the very specific sounds you get from the saxophone. I find this true because the sound coming from this instrument was very distinct and played a key role in making this song sound unique.
In Maultsaby’s piece, he mentions a call-response song structure and a great example of this structure would be Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” (2005) which featured Ciara along with Fatman Scoop. The song has Missy rapping part of a verse and Ciara finishing the line. The song also has Fatman Scoop in the background calling out - with Missy answering back to him. Call-response structure allows two artists to directly interact

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