Sunday, April 24, 2011

To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons

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The other day, Paul Simon was rehearsing a favorite song: his own “Darling Lorraine,” about a love that starts hot but turns very cold. He found himself thinking about a three-note rhythmic pattern near the end, where Lorraine (spoiler alert) gets sick and dies. More...

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