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WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? Moby
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WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD?

Moby

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About Moby

Born in New York City on September 11, 1965 as Richard Melville Hall.

Raised in Connecticut by his mother after the death of his father.

Started taking classical guitar lessons at school from the age of 9.

Attended the University of Connecticut, but dropped out in 1985 to pursue his music career.

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His work

“Go” is Moby’s biggest hit.

“Why does my heart feel so bad?” was his 2nd best selling track in the United Kingdom.

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“Why does my heart feel so bad?” Release Date: Nov. 17, 1999 Label: Mute Album: Play Length: 4:24 minutes Genre

Electronica Downtempo

Meaning Not very clear An anthem of sadness Feeling after a traumatic experience Moby tries to leave room for the song to suit any

hurtful experience the listener may have had

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“Why does my heart feel so bad?” (contd.) Structure of song

Intro Time signature 4/4 Key A-minor Tempo: 98 bpm Chord sequence 1, played on piano

Verse 1 4 repeats of chord sequence 1 1st vocal sample introduced with piano

accompaniment Untidy vocal sample Drum/percussion loop introduced

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“Why does my heart feel so bad?” (contd.) Chorus

Chord sequence changes Second vocal sample introduced Key changes from C major/A minor to definite

C major Verse 2

Echo effect on vocal sample Similar to verse 1

Break Breakdown for a single bar

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“Why does my heart feel so bad?” (contd.) Chorus

Vocal sample with reverb Drums re-enter at bar 81 Reverb on vocal sample reduced

Outro Texture returns to 1st vocal sample Accompanied by chord sequence 1

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Technology used for the songEquipment Purpose

Yamaha SPX990 Multi-effects unit

To apply reverb and delay to tracks

Roland TR909 drum machine

Sound source for drum loops

Emu Proformance piano sound module

Piano sound source (there are two piano sounds on the track, one from an old Yamaha synth and another from the Emu)

Roland Juno 106 Synth bass sounds

Yamaha SY22 and SY85 synthesisers

String/synth pad sounds

Akai S3200 sampler

Sampling the vocal sounds off the original record and any subsequent editing

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Official music video

Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6XCvDUUsU&ob=av2n


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