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Thread #76299 Message #1351314
Posted By: PoppaGator
08-Dec-04 - 05:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Req: Da Doo Ron Ron
Subject: RE: Da Doo Ron Ron - need words and music
The "pay" sheet music provided through the first link mentioned in this thread says that it's for choral groups, so one would hope it provides good four-part harmony. Whether it's "the" authentic harmony from the Phil Spector arrangement -- well, that's another question.
If I may creep just a bit, let me venture the opinion that "Please Mr. Postman" is an especially interesting rock-vocal-harmony piece. The background-singers' part has different lyrics and a different rhythmic pattern for every verse, building in complexity from beginning to end. I suppose that this song is not, strictly speaking, a "doo-wop" number; "Motown girl-group" is probably a more accurate classification.