Heart of the Matter [Brainy Records / MAIN Records Remix]
///*****/// [Intro, four-man British beat group vocal chant, dry close-mic, tambourine count-in feel, clipped guitar stabs entering underneath] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, whoa [Pre-Chorus Intro, lead vocal enters alone with light rhythm guitar, bass walks in on line two, tight dry snare pickup before chorus] What's a guy gotta do? What's a guy gotta say? To keep a hold of you Not for a moment... but every day [Chorus, full Merseybeat lift, two-part male harmonies, tambourine backbeat, organ hook answers each vocal phrase, tiny band stop before final word] You're the heart of the matter You make my body stagger You're the heart of the matter Your love hit me like a... Sledgehammer [Verse 1, band pulls back, clipped electric rhythm guitar, melodic bass counterline, dry close vocal with playful frustration] When we're together Our love is so intense You invaded my heart And I put up no defense [Verse 1 Lift, organ enters softly, snare becomes more active, bass walks upward into pre-chorus] But something here lately Just doesn't make much sense I guess the grass looks greener When you jump right over that fence [Pre-Chorus, tighter vocal build, backing vocals echo “gotta do” and “gotta say,” tambourine lightly returns] What's a guy gotta do? What's a guy gotta say? To keep a hold of you Not for a moment... but every day [Chorus, full band returns, bright harmony stack, handclap accents, short clean guitar fill after “matter”] You're the heart of the matter You make my body stagger You're the heart of the matter Your love hit me like a... Sledgehammer [Verse 2, sharper vocal attitude, rhythm guitar more percussive, organ answer phrases, bass moves like a second melody] I see you flirt Give other boys the eye I'm right there beside you Don't even try to deny [Verse 2 Lift, drums tighten, backing vocals hum lightly underneath final two lines] You made me feel Like the apple of your eye But now you treat me Like any other guy [Pre-Chorus, band dips slightly, lead vocal push-and-pull phrasing, group backing builds into chorus] What's a guy gotta do? What's a guy gotta say? To keep a hold of you Not for a moment... but every day [Chorus, stronger chorus lift, tambourine forward, two-part harmony backing vocals, band stop before “Sledgehammer”] You're the heart of the matter You make my body stagger You're the heart of the matter Your love hit me like a... Sledgehammer [Middle Eight, classic 1960s bridge, lighter drums, organ chords, bass descends, call-and-response backing vocals, more lamenting tone] Every day Every day I feel you start to go astray Every day Every day I pray your love will stay Every day Every day I feel your love fade away [Pre-Chorus, final build, lead vocal more urgent, backing vocals answer each line, snare/tambourine push toward final chorus] What's a guy gotta do? What's a guy gotta say? To keep a hold of you Not for a moment... but every day [Final Chorus, emotional payoff, full group harmonies, handclaps, tambourine, organ hook, slightly heavier snare] You're the heart of the matter You make my body stagger You're the heart of the matter Now our love is just a... Total disaster [Outro, repeat and fade, lamenting group vocals, organ hook returns, bass keeps walking, tambourine gradually softens] You were the one... I kept running after You were the one... The heart of the matter Now you're gone... And nothing seems to matter What's a guy gotta do? What's a guy gotta say? When the one that he loves Keeps fading away [Fade Out, repeating group harmonies, dry 1960s studio fade, tambourine and organ fading last] Every day... (Every day...) Fading away... Every day... (Every day...) Fading away.. [End]
