“They Just Keep Moving The Line”
Music By Marc Shaiman and Lyrics By Scott Wittman
Lyric Analysis
“They Just Keep Moving The Line” is a prime example of an individual dealing with pride. The vocalist is visualizing past events in his life in an attempt to see where he went wrong. Through this process he finds a new found happiness and proud in himself. He discovers that he is not in control of what happens in his life, but it is his perseverance that will allow him to find true success. The musical structure is composed in a series of sestets and octaves. Upon further analysis I discovered that the eight-line octaves, which appear twice in the song, could be broken down into two separate quatrains. After reviewing the lyrics, I found …show more content…
Instead of directly rhyming the first, third, and fifth lines, as he has in the past, he choses to pick words that I don’t believe rhyme organically but instead they all have the same endings. This was a smart way for him to find a way of using the words that this sestets calls for (i.e. “ambition,” “audition,” and “competition”) without veering to far from the original rhyme scheme. This variation I believe is a great example of how the art lies in the phrasing. Before my analysis I had never even notice that those words didn’t rhyme but with combining Wittman’s lyrics with Shaiman’s music disguises almost completely the variation from the …show more content…
This song is sang by a man who has been wronged. He has tried his best to work hard in hopes of success only to have the rug pulled out from under him. Despite paying his dues, he has watched people come up behind him and take his spot. He learns throughout this song that, although he has no control over the final outcome, he does have control over what he can do himself, which is just keep doing what he loves and knows he is great at doing. This song and course has taught me so much about myself as a performer. In the past, I would walk into the audition room feeling unsure of myself and worried about what the other person who has gone before has just produced. Now I know that it doesn’t matter what anyone can do in that room, the only thing that matters is that I am just as capable, if not more because I am the only person who can bring my personal self. I now feel ready to tackle my next song with that inspirational message of perseverance and the notion that I just have to “Keep Moving That
Music By Marc Shaiman and Lyrics By Scott Wittman
Lyric Analysis
“They Just Keep Moving The Line” is a prime example of an individual dealing with pride. The vocalist is visualizing past events in his life in an attempt to see where he went wrong. Through this process he finds a new found happiness and proud in himself. He discovers that he is not in control of what happens in his life, but it is his perseverance that will allow him to find true success. The musical structure is composed in a series of sestets and octaves. Upon further analysis I discovered that the eight-line octaves, which appear twice in the song, could be broken down into two separate quatrains. After reviewing the lyrics, I found …show more content…
Instead of directly rhyming the first, third, and fifth lines, as he has in the past, he choses to pick words that I don’t believe rhyme organically but instead they all have the same endings. This was a smart way for him to find a way of using the words that this sestets calls for (i.e. “ambition,” “audition,” and “competition”) without veering to far from the original rhyme scheme. This variation I believe is a great example of how the art lies in the phrasing. Before my analysis I had never even notice that those words didn’t rhyme but with combining Wittman’s lyrics with Shaiman’s music disguises almost completely the variation from the …show more content…
This song is sang by a man who has been wronged. He has tried his best to work hard in hopes of success only to have the rug pulled out from under him. Despite paying his dues, he has watched people come up behind him and take his spot. He learns throughout this song that, although he has no control over the final outcome, he does have control over what he can do himself, which is just keep doing what he loves and knows he is great at doing. This song and course has taught me so much about myself as a performer. In the past, I would walk into the audition room feeling unsure of myself and worried about what the other person who has gone before has just produced. Now I know that it doesn’t matter what anyone can do in that room, the only thing that matters is that I am just as capable, if not more because I am the only person who can bring my personal self. I now feel ready to tackle my next song with that inspirational message of perseverance and the notion that I just have to “Keep Moving That