Words of Love

Words of Love

One very Beatles-like song. But not a simple copy of 60s-sound. The arrangement is dominated by bass and drums - and vocals of course. In the middle there are two parts with short bass-solos.
There are the lines "Love and understanding, are seldom found together, together, together,...". Why the last two "together" are doubled and sound like many people together? I don't know, it was only an effect I used and I liked it.
This is a rhumba, but an electrified rhumba. The percussion section is synthesized. The percussion seems to speak, a filter effect. And the acoustic guitar has an effect on. The most interesting thing is the organ holding chords in the background. This is a breathtaking organ, that sounds like a wind going through a rosty old hammond. In the middle there is a bass with slaps and quints. I don't want to play bass the simple way, there should be something exciting. And the end of the guitar solo I made a musical joke by pitch-effect: the guitar dives down - and away it is.
The lyrics have 3 lines the same rhythm, the fourth line is different and starts earlier in the tact followed by the last, the fifth line in the verse.
I wanted to make something danceable for dancehall. We played rhumba in a dancehall music band like many other standard dances as well and so I wanted to bring up a new sound to rhumba.
The lyrics are very simple. I wanted to make it as simple as can be, give a clear message. Well, the four letter word is something that fits this criteria.

Words of Love

Ein sehr Beatles-artiger Song. Allerdings keine simple Kopie des 60s-Sounds. Das Arrangement wird dominiert von Schlagzeug und Bass sowie natürlich vom Gesang.
Ich wollte etwas Tanzbares machen. Und dieser Song ist im Rumba-Rhythmus.
Der Text ist sehr einfach. Ich wollte es kurz und knapp, also einfach halten. Nun LOVE ist ein Wort, das dieses Kriterium erfüllt.

Music&Text: Henk Freytag

ISRC: ATI241200020