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Re: [microsound] song ID?



it rings a bell indeed...I believe it was a piece by Ken Nordine, no?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Sherburne" <psherburne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:38 PM
Subject: [microsound] song ID?


> someone just asked me to identify a minimalist composition. i've never
heard
> it, but perhaps someone here has:
>
> he writes:
> "I remember hearing a song about 8 years ago that you might know the title
> and artist of.  the song was entirely a capella, except the method was
> really fascinating.  A man's voice would be used at six or different
pitches
> of normal conversation and he would repeat the same sentence for about a
> minute until the next sentence was selected and the harmony of
conversation
> would build up anew.  The sentences were awkward; I only remember two:
> "There's a summer on the radio" and "There's a summer on the
refrigerator".
> Please take a minute to try to remember these songs, because they should
be
> unearthed if they have since been hidden."
>
>
> Ring any bells?
>
> thanks,
> Philip
>
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