name of composers
david paich, jeff porcaro
date
1981
key
majority of song is B major whilst all choruses are in A major
chord sequences
verse: B, D#m, G#m, B/F#, A/E, E/F#, G#m, riff A (A, G#m, C#m)chorus: F#m, D, A, E
how are the choruses/verses different to eachother
- verse 2 is shorter than verse 1!and contains a slight change to the melody in bar 33 as the singer leaps up to the pitches D# and C# on the words deep in- chorus 3 has 3 differences to the previous 2 choruses:1. a new electric guitar diff is heard in the last bar of each phrase (43, 48, 51)2. longer, 'i bless the rains down in africa' is repeated 5 times3. during phrase 3 a solo vocal improvisation is heard at the end of the first second and fourth repeats
dynamics
most of the song is mezzo-forte whist the choruses are forte
tenpo
moderately fast
instrumentation
rock band, drum kit, lead and bass guitars, synthesisers, male lead and backing vocals
texture
homophonic
structure
verse-chorus formintro: 1-4verse 1: 5-39chorus 1: 40-57link 1: 58-65verse 2: 14-39chorus 2: 40-57link 2: 58-65instrumental: 66-82chorus 3: 40-92outro: 93-96