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"God Gave Rock and Roll to You"
There's some really obvious alliteration in this that I'd missed. It's in the title line ("God gave rock and roll to you") and the second line of the first verse ("Love your life and love your labor"), which actually exhibits a sort of parallel alliteration.There's parallel structure in the line "Don't step on snails, don't climb in trees."
"Losing Hold"
There's some parallelism in different iterations of the chorus in "Losing Hold":I'm losing holdAnd later:
Let my fingers slide
I see you slowly close your eyes on me
I'll keep mine open wide
I'm losing holdTo some degree, this parallelism connects "your eyes" with "the day."
Let my fingers slide
I've watched you slowly take the day from me
I'll keep the night to hide
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I found a structure that connects "It's Only Money, Pt. 2," "Be Glad," and "Rosie." Each has a section where a line is repeated twice and then there's an-other line.
"It's Only Money, Pt. 2":
It's only money"Be Glad":
It's only money
It's only money
Ain't it funny when you want it you ain't got it
Be glad"Rosie":
Be glad
Be glad
Oh, be glad
Rosie—
Rosie
Rosie
What have I got to do?
Somewhat similarly, there's a lyrical connection between "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" and "Be Glad." "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" mentions that God "put [rock and roll] in the soul of everyone," and "Be Glad" continues that idea with "So throw the music in your soul to Heaven."
Like the similar structures in "It's Only Money, Pt. 2," "Be Glad," and "Rosie," including that idea of music in the soul in both "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" and "Be Glad" makes for a more unified album.
[I learned a couple parts too, and I'll get around to posting those in the next few days. I discovered something really interesting about "Christmas for the Free" that deserves its own post and audio example.]
