A little Birdie's Music

Tutti Frutti  Little Richard The name "Tutti Frutti" was not created with the song. Tutti Frutti is actually a type of tropical fruit ice cream. I went to a hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop and they still had tutti frutti. It has mixed fruit like pineapple, cherry, and banana in it and it's really good. It's almost like you get a surprise in every bite, kinda like this song. It starts with scat-like singing, and this is scattered all throughout the song as well. It has a very upbeat sound and there is a piano riff in the background that reminds me of an old-school jukebox song. There are also drums as well that rely mostly on the cymbals, so that is prominently heard in the song. A saxophone shows up near the end of the song which was fitting to the theme as it was upbeat. The actual lyrics are mostly repeated but he talks about a couple of girls that drive him "almost" crazy. I can’t tell whether he means it as a good or bad thing, but he does say that they ...

It's always a little hard to understand a song's intentions but I believe that this song was poking a little bit of fun. I think the meaning overall was just to get people up and moving and It does push a stress-free idea. The lyrics do tend to repeat quite a bit but it seems that they keep talking about stopping what you are doing, letting go, and dancing. Rosemary Clooney sang the song however, I am pretty sure she is not Italian so I think the writer picked her to sing this song because it showcased her vocal abilities. I love that the brass comes in at the end of each phrase to create an emphasis on the ending. Also, It is mostly Clooney singing and there are not really a lot of instruments except for percussion and some brass. It's not like most of today's music that relies on a variety of instruments and vocal backing. There is also the genre of computer-generated melodies (a.k.a techno songs). I think this song was meant to showcase Clooney's true singing tal...