Saturday, July 4, 2026

"Work 'n' Play"

I was thinking about "Work 'n' Play" a couple days ago and realized that, in a very loose way, the guitar part illustrates the title.  If I'm not mistaken, the initial phrases in the "verse" are just a two-note ascent (B E) and then a two-note descent (B E).  The two E notes are an octave apart, so these two phrases are more-or-less exact opposites, and this contrast matches the difference between "work" and "play" in the title.