"This Diamond Ring" is a 1965 pop song written by Al Kooper, Bob Brass and Irwin Levine. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, The hit record (reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100) is attributed to Gary Lewis and the Playboys though none of the Playboys played their instruments on the recording and Lewis' vocals were heavily supported by Ron Hicklin's overdubs. Gary Lewis and the Playboys were a 1960s pop group fronted by Gary Lewis, son of Comedian Jerry Lewis. Gary Lewis (born Gary Harold Lee Levitch, July 31 1945) is an American Musician, who performed in the band Gary Lewis & the Playboys [1] The session drummer was Hal Blaine,[2] Carol Kaye played bass and Leon Russell both played keyboards and assisted with production. Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky 5 February 1929, Holyoke Massachusetts) is an US Drummer and Session musician Carol Kaye (born March 24, 1935) is an American musician best known as one of the most prolific Bass guitarists in history playing on an estimated Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter The song was carried through Snuff Garrett Records.
Stylistically, the song's recording features the then common "basic 'combo' instrumentation. . . (electric guitar, organ, bass, drums), modal (dorian) inflections in the harmony and melody of the verse and a basic rock beat pattern. Due to historical confusion Dorian mode or Doric mode can refer to two very different Musical modes or Diatonic scales Greek In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form. " Unusually the chorus features timpani and the transition between verse and chorus creates a daring modulation from C minor (dorian) to G-flat major. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are In Music, modulation is most commonly the act or process of changing from one key ( tonic, or tonal center) to another [3]
"The musical style", writes Brackett, "skims aspects from contemporary rock songs, and is then produced and arranged from the vantage point of 'easy-listening' music. " The song's harmonic progression resembles those of Beatles songs such as the G-flat/F/E-flat/D-flat descending bass line ("Bad to Me") and the vi-iii movement ("Please Please me", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "And I Love Her" and others). The melodic turn on "true" of "if you find someone whose heart is true" resembles those in "Please Please Me" ("Last night I said these words to my girl") and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" ("nobody knows, just we two"). [4]
Al Kooper has reportedly stated many times that he was unhappy with the record and had originally hoped the song would be recorded by a group like The Drifters, although it has been his biggest commercial success as a songwriter. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, The Drifters were a long-lived American Doo wop / R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962 though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today Kooper would later re-visit the song, recording a funky version for his 1976 album "Act Like Nothing's Wrong". Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul
| Preceded by "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 20, 1965 (2 Weeks) |
Succeeded by "My Girl" by The Temptations |
Notes
- ^ Brackett, David (1995/2000). " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. " My Girl " released December 21 1964, is a 1965 number-one single recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown) label The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Interpreting Popular Music. ISBN 0-520-22541-4
- ^ ibid, p. 5
- ^ ibid, p. 3-4
- ^ ibid, p. 4
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