Individual Work For Assessment
When beginning to write my lyrics, I realised that the track I had selected did not reflect the idea I wanted to portray. I decided to change my track selection to an acoustic version of the song 'Crazy' by Gnarles Barkley. I have sampled this acoustic guitar track within my performance. The track does not sound anything like the original recording meaning that I am not tempted to sing my lyrics in the same style; I am able to put my own stamp on the performance.
When writing my lyrics, I took a lot of inspiration from the book titled 'Fragments' (Buchthal, S and Comment, B 2010) using poems and diary entries from Marilyn Monroe herself. I also used some very well-known quotes from her. I carried out a lot of research into Marilyn Monroe including her earlier life so I could get an insight into her thoughts and her feelings. Hopefully, my lyrics will capture her personality and my audience will understand the aim of my performance.
I have wrote the whole song including two verses and a number of chorus sections. All I have left to work on is the end section of the performance where I am going to include riffs and trills to communicate to my audience what I am capable of doing with my vocals. I am also going to use my improved ability to harmonise in various areas of the song to make it more entertaining and interesting to listen to for my listening audience.
The quotes I took inspiration from include;
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”
“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
“You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.”
(goodreads 2014)
I also took a lot of inspiration from the song 'I wanna be loved by you', performed by Marilyn Monroe herself, for the chorus section within my song;
My lyrics and rehearsal recordings are displayed below;
I have wrote the whole song including two verses and a number of chorus sections. All I have left to work on is the end section of the performance where I am going to include riffs and trills to communicate to my audience what I am capable of doing with my vocals. I am also going to use my improved ability to harmonise in various areas of the song to make it more entertaining and interesting to listen to for my listening audience.
The quotes I took inspiration from include;
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.”
“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
“You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.”
(goodreads 2014)
I also took a lot of inspiration from the song 'I wanna be loved by you', performed by Marilyn Monroe herself, for the chorus section within my song;
My lyrics and rehearsal recordings are displayed below;
Verse One
Beneath the
make-up and behind the smile,
I'm just a girl, who wishes for the world.
And I try to give them enough,
But they want too much.
I'm just a girl, who wishes for the world.
And I try to give them enough,
But they want too much.
Please don't
talk about me when I'm gone,
It's all wrong, that's not what I want.
So you think you know,
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
It's all wrong, that's not what I want.
So you think you know,
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Chorus
I just wanted
to be loved by you,
Just you, nobody else, just loved by you.
I didn't want nobody else, I just wanted to be loved by you,
You, only you.
Verse Two
Just you, nobody else, just loved by you.
I didn't want nobody else, I just wanted to be loved by you,
You, only you.
Verse Two
People change
so you can learn to let go,
Things go wrong, things go right, but then you know,
That you can trust no one but you,
Not everything you hear is always true,
This life is what you make it.
Things go wrong, things go right, but then you know,
That you can trust no one but you,
Not everything you hear is always true,
This life is what you make it.
I'm out of
control, I make mistakes,
There's only so many times a heart can break,
A wise girl kisses but she does not love,
She listens but she doesn't believe,
And before she's left she leaves.
There's only so many times a heart can break,
A wise girl kisses but she does not love,
She listens but she doesn't believe,
And before she's left she leaves.
Chorus
(sang a lot softer to range dynamics)
Final Chorus (including riffs over the original lyrics to showcase my vocal abilities)
End
When I next work on my individual performance, I am going to complete the recording process by recording the piece as a whole and then add in harmonies, sounds such as 'oo's and potentially incorporate elements of body percussion. I am going to use a trial and error approach to see what works and what does not and hopefully I will be able to make my performance the best it can possibly be.
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