Analyzing The Song 'Because Of You'

The song “Because of You” a very popular song which was originally written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940. It was used in the movie “I Was an American Spy” but it was also recreated by Les Baxter and Kenny Rankin, two different artists recorded the same song in different style by putting their unique spin to it.

There is a much greater difference in the two songs than the voices of the singers, each has its own style, rhythm and beat. Moreover, the two songs do not give you the exact feelings and the mood varies greatly listening to the two pieces. Therefor, the songs are very contrasting but also similar in some ways. One similarity I found is that both have dynamics. One difference I noticed is in the tonal element of the music. Also there are differences in the durations of the two. I believe one is pulsitile while the other is not. How ever there is a rhythm to both songs. …show more content…
Also, Baxter’s has a chorus and Rankin does not that’s why there’s a significant different in the sound of the two. Rankin’s song is mostly composed of the saxophone joined with lyrics and is very slow going in a soft tone with no loud sounds or change in the rhythm. I believe that is what makes the song sound more warmhearted. On the other hand, Baxter’s song uses the orchestration which is assigning the parts of the musical texture making it lively. It also contains an accent, the sound events are stressed. Instrumental music has different pitches, like beats and pulses giving the song cheerfulness. Another similarity is that both songs are metered and employs the diatonic scales for it’s pitch world, often stressing one of them as a foundation. The songs contain a sequence of pitches belonging to a scale giving it melody and tune that sounds attractive to the ear. There are time frames of drones where it is only instrumental and no lyrics keeping the same