By Dan Lasley Print this page Email to a Friend Bookmark this page This column is supposed to accompany David's Easy Songs column on the same song . As you will recall, this song has a simple driving bass line, with a couple of frills thrown in. Before we get to the charts, let's discuss the dynamics.
Dynamics is the art of changing the energy level during the song.
In the recording business, it is usually the job of the producer to take the songwriters chords, lyrics, and melody, and determine how to build a complete song out of it, and to make it energetic and fun to listen to often. In this song, the bass provides an indication of the energy level of the song. At the beginning, there is no bass at all. The guitarist sets up the rhythm and the singer starts to tell the story. Halfway through the first verse, the bass comes in fairly strongly, suggesting that this is not just another boring ballad.