okay, i'm no beatles or music expert (as in the mechanics of it), but it's all twisted. because, while the main part of wcwio is faster on the surface (rolling along), the bridge gets slower word wise, but the intensity of the notes below it seem to speed up and thicken. does that make sense?? jocelyn --- Eytan Mirsky wrote: > > ARticle: > The song "We Can Work It Out," for instance, has a > typical > McCartney optimism to it, until the bridge, thought > to be by > Lennon, becomes darker, more dubious, and more > hurried > on the bridge - "Life is very short, and there's no > time ." > Says Mann: "It's like the devil's advocate." > > Me: > I'm no Beatles expert, but (every one of my songs > has a bridge and) I don't > get this. Doesn't the bridge actually seem slower, > not faster. It even goes > into a kind of psuedo 3/4 time at the end of the > lines, kind of like it's > winding down, mimicking the lyrical idea that > "there's no time." > > Personally, I was never sure I really understood > this song anyway. I always > thought the lyrics had a deliberate irony to them. I > mean "We can work it > out" if you see it MY way, but if you insist on > seeing it YOUR way, then > everything might fall apart. Maybe this isn't > deliberate? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! > Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > ===== this surreal life: www.smussyolay.blogspot.com _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com