Coinciding with the lines "I see it all / The way we fall for one another's make believe" (that's how they're formatted in the liner notes), there's a descending phrase (I think it's a combination of synthesizer and strings: E Eb D Db A), and this mirrors the "fall" in the lyrics, although it's used more metaphorically.
Investigating the music of the Electric Light Orchestra while trying to learn all of the parts.
Saturday, October 2, 2021
"All My Love"
In "All My Love," some of the titular phrases are sung with melismas, giving a sense of the entirety of that "all." In the lead vocals, the "love" at the end of the bridge is sung to the notes G A Bb (and in the coda, it's sung to various other groups of notes), and at the end of each section, "all" in the backing vocals is sung to D notes an octave apart (this breadth also gives a sense of the entirety). At the beginning of each verse, "all" in the lead vocals is also held for over a measure, and this too gives a sense of the entirety.
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All My Love