Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - Moby

Question 1

What album is the song from?

Answer 1

‘Play’

Question 2

When was the piece released?

Answer 2

1999

Question 3

What are the vocals from?

Answer 3

Samples from a Gospel Choir Recording

Question 4

What is the vocal in the verse?

Answer 4

Male

Question 5

What is the vocal in the chorus?

Answer 5

Female

Question 6

Describe the melody

Answer 6

Short phrases
Looped
Two/four bar phrases

Question 7

How does the chorus differ to the rest of the piece?

Answer 7

It is higher pitched

Question 8

How many pitches are there in the chorus?

Answer 8

Four

Question 9

What is the verse’s chord sequence?

Answer 9

Am-Em-G-D

Question 10

What is Chorus A’s chord sequence?

Answer 10

F-C-F-C

Question 11

How could the harmony be described?

Answer 11

Diatonic and simple

Question 12

How are all of the chords positioned?

Answer 12

In their root position

Question 13

What are the structure elements?

Answer 13

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Breakdown
Chorus
Outro

Question 14

How many times is the verse repeated at the beginning?

Answer 14

Four times

Question 15

How many bars is each part?

Answer 15

8 Bars

Question 16

What is the instrumentation of the piece?

Answer 16

Drum Machine
Sampler
Sequencer
Synth
Electric piano
Bass syth

Question 17

What technology is used in the piece?

Answer 17

Reverb
EQ
Panning
Telephone Effect
Delay

Question 18

Describe the texture in the piece

Answer 18

Homophonic
Layered
Call and Response

Question 19

What happens during the breakdown?

Answer 19

All parts drop out

Question 20

What is the rhythm in the piano part?

Answer 20

Syncopated

Question 21

Does the drum part change?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

What is the rhythm in the vocal part?

Answer 22

Syncopated

Question 23

What is different in the chorus?

Answer 23

Longer note values

Question 24

How does the texture build?

Answer 24

One instrument at a time