🔞BUT… What’s the point? (A maple leaf Rag)🔞

📺👉🏼https://bit.ly/3ZJrIoE © Copyright 1mmojunkie The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered on September 18, 1899) The Maple Leaf Rag is an early ragtime musical composition for piano composed by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, becoming the model for ragtime compositions by subsequent composers. It is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces Its success led to Joplin being dubbed the "King of Ragtime" by his contemporaries. The piece gave Joplin a steady if unspectacular income for the rest of his life. ------ [2/4 time signature][Syncopated rhythms][Ragtime structure with vocal elements][Traditional instruments- (piano); (bass clarinet)][Modern elements- (bebop vocalese); (crooning)][Vocal style- (rough-edged male lead)][Choral lyrics {}- bebop vocalese; layered harmony; call-and-response][Instrumentation- (piano); (bass clarinet); (subtle synth accents)][Atmospheric fx- (eery tones); (subtle reverb); (layered harmonies)][Final vocal mix][Final master] [START] [Intro][Solo piano introduction][Syncopated melody][Ab][Eb7][Ab][Eb7][Eery noises][subtle undertones][Choral hums]{La-da-da-da, ba-ba-ba, let’s begin!} [Section A][Ragtime piano melody][Choral harmonies][bebop vocalese counterpoint][Ab][Eb7][Ab][Eb7] I’m going out, I’ll have a beer But what’s the point? It’s never clear I’ll laugh, I’ll smile, I’ll fake the cheer But deep inside, it’s the same old fear [Chorus][Swing rhythm][Choral call-and-response]{What’s the point? Oh, what’s the use?} {Round and round, it’s the same excuse} {Dress it up or strip it bare} {Life’s a loop and I’m stuck there} [Section B][Flowing lyrical melody][Bass clarinet joins with chromatic lines][Db][Gb][Bb°7][Eb7][Ab] I’ll get dressed up, I’ll take some drugs I’ll dance in crowds, I’ll give out hugs The lights will flash, the bass will thump But what’s the point? It’s just a slump [Bridge][Descending chromatic piano][Choral scat singing][Dynamic crescendo]{La-da-da-da-da, ba-ba, we fall} {Through the rhythm, we hit the wall} [Section C][Playful, bouncing rhythm][Choral echoes][Db][Ab][Bb°7][Eb7][Ab][Eb7][Ab] I’ll wash my hair and maybe eat Pretend I’ve got the will to compete But all I feel is a dragging weight The same damn rhythm, the same old fate [Chorus][Swing rhythm returns][Choral harmonies]{What’s the point? Oh, what’s the use?} {Round and round, it’s the same excuse} {Dress it up or strip it bare} {Life’s a loop and I’m stuck there} [Section A Reprise][Syncopated melody returns][Choral bebop embellishments][Ab][Eb7][Ab][Eb7][Db][Ab][Bb°7][Eb7][Ab][Eb7][Ab] I’ll have a wank or get a shag But what’s the difference? Just a drag Pleasure fades and leaves me cold Another story, the same one told [Outro][Piano chromatic climb to final chord][Soft choral fade-out][Ab][Eb7][Ab]{So I may as well just stay in bed Watch TV, keep my spirit fed Skip the world, skip the noise Find some peace in simpler joys} [END]