I UNDERSTAND that folks like the Goo Goo Dolls, Mudvayne, Nonpoint and Machine Head, but in any consideration of "Best Song Ever," consider that the Gershwins gave us "I Got Rhythm," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "The Man I Love," "But Not For Me," "A Foggy Day," "Somebody Loves Me," "Embraceable You," "Love Walked In," "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and all the songs in Porgy and Bess, including "Summertime."
And I still haven't gotten to the choice for best of all, which - today, anyway - forces me to discard "Someone to Watch Over Me" in favor of "Love Is Here To Stay."
ROBERT S. PINGREE
Concord
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Especialy when you realize
By hummasbtahini - 08/19/2009 - 12:58 amEspecialy when you realize that the chord progressions for I Got Rhythm are used in thousands of songs.
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Yes, it's called 32 bar song form
By Hunter Dan - 08/31/2009 - 9:24 am. . . or AABA . . . or "rhythm changes" in the Jazz world. One of the most easily recognizable and often used chord progressions in pop music, along with the 12 bar blues form.
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