[Fmpro] Soaring

[Jim Chase]

Okay, another distraction,

     At work, we listen to Jazz (KPLU) sometimes.  An avid fan of  
club (bump bump)  music asked "Why do they play all those other  
notes?"  I assumed he was referring to the sax around the melody of a  
familiar Howard Arlen tune that was airing.

"Your ear gets bored with the same thing" I explained.

"What's with all the crazy notes?  Why can't they just play the song."
   This guy is a hard case, but it got me thinking: What is 'SONG'?

   Did he mean 'melody"?  There were no lyrics, but anyone over 40  
could sing them.  "One For My Baby"  C'mon.  "Set 'em up Joe..."

    Crazy notes?  Slur a melody once, it's a mistake.  Slur it twice,  
and it's art.  No lyric?  Then what makes it a "Song"?   Maybe my  
misguided friend was missing a  hook, ala John Fogarty, or Tom  
Petty.  Maybe I think too much.

Jim Chase