Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S.
University of South Carolina Lancaster
Song: “Aurora”
Artist: Jonghyun (Kim Jonghyun)
Album: 좋아 (She Is)
Album Release Date: May 24, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3WjWXDBlq8
Caption: Press Play to Hear “Aurora” by Jonghyun.
“Aurora” echoes…
Song: “Lady”
Artist: D’Angelo
Album: Brown Sugar
Album Release Date: July 4, 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmdUMwlrezs
Caption: Press Play to hear “Lady” by D’Angelo.
ELEMENTS OF NOTE:
- Clapping and jazz percussion
- Syncopated lyrics
- Lower vocal registers for stanza performance, falsetto for ad-libs and chorus
- Use of two- or three-part harmony
- Background vocals feature artist
- Both songs discuss willingness and confidence of being the best choice for the love interest and in turn, that the love interest represents his ideal (see English interpretation of “Aurora” lyrics)
TRADE OFFS:
- D’Angelo’s strong bass-line vs. Jonghyun’s use of bass drum and modulated guitars and bass.
- D’Angelo’s use of a catch-line (“I can tell they’re lookin’ at us”) to interrupt the traditional song composition vs. Jonghyun’s traditional lyric-chorus-lyric-chorus-bridge-chorus composition
- D’Angelo’s piano chords vs. Jonghyun’s synthesizers
See also: Dwele, Bilal, Ledisi
Happy Listening!
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