Episode 14: Laughing at Life, track by track! "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
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IN THIS EPISODE:
Oded describes how returning to the source (in this case, Cole Porter's original sheet music) informs his arranging process as we discuss our version of the Porter-penned standard "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." Oded recounts how he was inspired by Schubert's marriage of music and lyrics and somehow we even wind up talking about couples therapy. We laugh, we listen, and we cover a rather funny, wide range of topics in this chat about a well-loved song.
Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" was introduced in the 1944 musical, "Seven Lively Arts." Since then, countless artists have covered the song, from Ella Fitzgerald to Rufus Wainwright.
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DEEP CUTS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Oded refers to Schubert's melodic word-painting, referring to this recording of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing "Die Krähe" from the Song Cycle "Die Winterreise" by Franz Schubert (Klaus Billing, piano).
Hear all that harmonic motion in the first phrases? We didn't do that...Oded stuck with Cole Porter's original chord changes, which are more static and revealing of the song's message.