The song I have chosen for the My Favorite Song Assignment is “Crazy On You,” by the rock group Heart. It has been my all-time favorite song since I was in high school, and was one of the first songs I learned how to play on guitar. It is a stellar example of rock music that was popular in the seventies and displays the accomplished songwriting talents of lead singer Ann Wilson, her guitar-playing sister Nancy, as well as the contributions of the other members of the band: Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Michael Derosier. Composed by Ann one evening while being high on mushrooms, “Crazy On You” is played on several instruments and is sung by vocalist Ann with other members of the band providing back-up vocals at various intervals
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Back-up vocalists sound like a balanced mix of male and female voices. The quality of Ann’s voice is very clear and powerful, going from a mellow, warm tone in the verses to a more heavy rock style in the chorus. This type of music is definitely rock, or classic rock by today’s standards. Most would consider it “old” since it was released in 1976. Its volume changes from verse to chorus, with the verses being more mezzo-forte, and the chorus topping out at fortissimo. The tempo is primarily fast, with a ritardando at the end of the acoustic introduction. The mood set by the song could almost be described as fearful, mainly because of the minor key and the opening lyrics which discuss nuclear warfare and overpopulation, but there’s a message of hope as the singer goes on to tell about having a lover she can run to in times of distress. “Crazy On You” was written and recorded in the Wilson sisters’ hometown of Seattle, Washington sometime between 1975 and 1976. We have this music because of the musical climate of the seventies and was meant to be played for young rock fans of the decade. It’s primary purpose was for entertaining, but I believe it also conveyed a message about human emotion that may have been prevalent for many people during that time
Back-up vocalists sound like a balanced mix of male and female voices. The quality of Ann’s voice is very clear and powerful, going from a mellow, warm tone in the verses to a more heavy rock style in the chorus. This type of music is definitely rock, or classic rock by today’s standards. Most would consider it “old” since it was released in 1976. Its volume changes from verse to chorus, with the verses being more mezzo-forte, and the chorus topping out at fortissimo. The tempo is primarily fast, with a ritardando at the end of the acoustic introduction. The mood set by the song could almost be described as fearful, mainly because of the minor key and the opening lyrics which discuss nuclear warfare and overpopulation, but there’s a message of hope as the singer goes on to tell about having a lover she can run to in times of distress. “Crazy On You” was written and recorded in the Wilson sisters’ hometown of Seattle, Washington sometime between 1975 and 1976. We have this music because of the musical climate of the seventies and was meant to be played for young rock fans of the decade. It’s primary purpose was for entertaining, but I believe it also conveyed a message about human emotion that may have been prevalent for many people during that time