Week Three: "Deed I Do"
Week Three Blog Post
Song Analysis: "Deed I do" By Ruth Etting
This week's song analysis was on the song "Deed I do" composed by Fred Rose with lyrics by Walter Hirsch and performed by Ruth Etting. This is considered a nice lovely jazz song and hit the top ten song list in 1927. This song is all about how she loves this person and she always wants to be around him. The song goes as follows "Do I want you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed I do!" with the verses going on about why she wants him and why he's "the best." I believe she isn't questioning her love about him at all, she's more stating her love, and beautifying the idea of him in her life. This song is just so soft and loving towards her love interest. The tone of voice she uses in this song is a crooning, loving type. The tone of her voice and of the song just reminds me of falling hard in love with someone and you can't stop thinking about them and all the things they've brought into your life. It's a very sweet love song with an upbeat tone, which I guess there couldn't have been very many of songs like this back in those days since this one had such a high standing in the culture.
Hello! Seth Cash, I am Kaleb Elliot. I think the song you have heard, Ruth Etting "Deed I do" is a very good one. I think the song"Deed I do" is a very perfect jazz song. Therefore, this song is about human love. And the lyrics of this song express that love should be romantic and beautiful. Moreover, I felt Ruth's desire for love and her pursuit of love. This song beautifies her own thoughts about her lover in life. Therefore, this song is so melting and gentle, it is a very beautiful love song with an optimistic music keynote. (101 words)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great love jazz song! I agree that you can really feel her justifying and stating her love for this man. I think her crooning style fits perfectly as the long drawn out notes that dip up and down make me feel like I'm falling with the song. falling in love to be specific
ReplyDeleteHey Seth, stellar analysis! I was a big fan of this song as well, it really does have a rich sound and nice meaning to it. I find the song has a soothing element to it as well. That's one of the rewarding things about his class is learning about and enjoying different time periods, styles and genres of music.
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