BTW! Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life" is so hard to pitch when singing...

BTW! Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life" is so hard to pitch when singing because it is in D-flat Major (Five Flats), but the occasional accidentals bring to total of different pitches up to ELEVEN! (The song flirts with D Major and Ab Major as it goes along.)

Billy was only 16 years old, but he almost wrote a 12-tone "I'm Alone in a Bar" Ballad!

Just think about the pitch changes in the last vocal phrase...

"Rot with the rest of those whose lives are lonely too."

john

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Topic - The 12-Tone Country & Western Song we all have been waiting for!!! - John Marks 15:40:33 09/6/24 (13)

Merle's daddy was Elliott Carter ?!? Who knew !! - Feanor 03:51:04 09/10/24 (0)

BTW! Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life" is so hard to pitch when singing... - John Marks 09/8/2406:16:09 09/8/24 (2)

Flats. 5 Flats. Atonal 12 tone music - oldmkvi 07:42:06 09/8/24 (1)

Right, sorry. - John Marks 15:16:13 09/8/24 (0)

It's more Western than Country and... - musetap 13:37:36 09/7/24 (2)

And no mention of "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" either! - John Marks 14:22:08 09/7/24 (1)

Or mention of Tammy Wynette? - Rod M 15:57:27 09/7/24 (0)

As others have said, clever and well done - it also reminds me. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:59:25 09/7/24 (0)

RE: The 12-Tone Country & Western Song we all have been waiting for!!! - tomservo 08:41:16 09/7/24 (0)

John - What a fun song - Thanks. nt - G Squared 08:10:56 09/7/24 (0)

RE: The 12-Tone Country & Western Song we all have been waiting for!!! - Inmate51 06:24:50 09/7/24 (0)

RE: The 12-Tone Country & Western Song we all have been waiting for!!! - hahax@verizon.net 20:45:29 09/6/24 (0)

That was pretty good! * - Mike K 20:30:49 09/6/24 (0)

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BTW! Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life" is so hard to pitch when singing... - John Marks 09/8/2406:16:09 09/8/24 (2)

Flats. 5 Flats. Atonal 12 tone music - oldmkvi 07:42:06 09/8/24 (1)

Right, sorry. - John Marks 15:16:13 09/8/24 (0)

BTW! Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life" is so hard to pitch when singing...

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