Composition Live to Tell









live tell pop ballad, background instrumentation keyboard, synthesizer, funk guitar , mix of synthesized , real drumming. according sheet music published @ musicnotes.com alfred publishing, song written in key of f major, set in common time , moves @ moderate tempo of 112 beats per minute. song starts instrumental introduction, performed synthesizer bass pedals set on d minor. key changes relative major, f.


madonna s vocal range spans 1 octave f3 d4. begins sing first verse, bass pedal changes c major, changes f during chorus, , d minor during chorus closure. process repeated during second verse , chorus, abruptly ends in silence, low , lifeless sound of synthesizer, set in d minor. madonna starts sing bridge (or middle part) — if ran away, d never have strength  — between tonal keys of d , f, closing repetition of chorus until song gradually fades out. original composition of song did not have background synths, instead leonard created basic structure on piano, , madonna added words on top of it. according leonard, madonna came bridge herself, extending music playing.


lyrically, live tell portrays complexity of deceit , mistrust. song childhood scars , had extreme emotional pitch. according book heart of rock & soul dave marsh, archetype of songs live tell platters song great pretender . in interview song, madonna said, thought relationship parents , lying went on. song being strong, , questioning whether can strong surviving.








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