Response To Frutti

Fist Response Paper
The Tutti Fruiti a song originally sang and written by Little Richard, the song hit the airwaves in 1955. The word frutti can be interpreted as “Fruity” which is a slang word that has to do with gay acting. The original song leads people to question little Richard sexuality preference. The original lyrics say “A wop bop a good goddam, Tutti Frutti, good booty, if it don’t fit, don’t force it, you can grease it, make It easy”. During that period of time those kind of music was not acceptable by the society, the song had to rewritten to suit the listeners. The content of the lyrics was too suggestive. This led the producers to rewrite the song. Lines were replaced with the girl named Sue and Daisy. According to the class mates the new version of the song seems to be normal describing a normal girlfriend. In the new version it seems that the artist is describing his intercourse with the prostitutes. The line in the new …show more content…
One of the most well-known cover was done by Elvis Presley, who too numerous is considered the king of Rock and Roll. The rock and roll version by Presley sounds practically the same as the original version. Due to both of the songs being on the C minor key. There is the difference between the instruments used in the different style of the song. The songs follow the twelve bar progression. Instruments used were piano, saxophones, drum kit and a bass. While in the Elvis song there is the use of the rich electric guitar. Elvis version with a tempo of 114 bpm minutes I believe to be moderato. The R&B version is in slower tempo with 93 bpm which is andante. The rhythms show that both of the song were meant for dancing. The original version helped decreasing the boundaries between black and whites, it also helped in the reduction of the boundaries in the music world, in term of the lyrics that can be

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