Yes Philadelphia

Yes Philadelphia

Lyrics

la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la our bodies they move
la la la la la la la la oh-oh oh-oh
la la la la la la la la they move and they sing oh-oh

in Illinois we might have parted ways --but we stayed together
given the choice again in my heart, I say yes to Philadelphia

la la la la la la la la in my heart I say yes
la la la la la la la la so we sing so we sing
la la la la la la la la we sing alleluia

in Baltimore by way of New York our friends work their jobs and they live together
our Christmas cards won’t travel far once they depart for Philadelphia

the galaxy rolls out her arms, shows us her stars, how they’re joined together
the universe has many parts, tonight we say yes to Philadelphia

to Philadelphia

Music

Chords

It's in C major.

Structure

intro verse chorus bridge verse chorus chorus outro

comments

oh, oh i had been waiting for you two to write and play together, and now it's happening, or at least it has happened, and that makes me beyond happy.

this song is lovely. and lively. i like how fast it is. i am dumbfounded by the "lalalala"s a "whoa-oh"s. i can't remember the last time i heard someone do that type of thing.

intital impressions after two listens:

• the bridge arpeggiation is amazing, especially the second half with speedy changes and inversions. it's gorgeous.
• love making "philadelphia" four syllables--and then five again at the end!
• diminisheds, minor fours (the glam chord!), yay.
• i really like the combination of acoustic and piano.
• i would love to hear a few overdubs (strings on the chorus?) on this some day. the guitar part makes me think of violins and cellos there. how often does that happen?
• i fantasize about percussion of various types.

i need to listen to this a million more times. thank you, thank you. if you're really making an EP every month this year, it's going to be the best year of my life.

Gabemcelwain 10:06, 23 January 2008 (PST)