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"You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh"

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"You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, ehUnder my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh"

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-Rihanna - "Umbrella"

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what monotones do to me

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This song is one that we are all familliar with. The chorus sings "under my umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh" in the same tone. This repetition and one-note singing is a catchy addition to the song. However, it starts to get annoying very quickly.

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Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JAY-Z

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A single note, as Ratliff described, is a "monotone." He says that a single note, in music, provides "authenticity." At first, I didn't understand the point he was trying to make, but reading on further helped me piece it together. I mean, how can one musical note ever even be called "music"?
Ratliff explains that "nobody else has played the single note exactly the same way." When I thought about this more, I thought of some of my favorite songs that included short, yet meaningful one-note somewhere in the song. I imagined what the song would be like without that excerpt, and I concluded that it's inclusion did, in fact, add something unique to the music.
So if we want to really define a single note in music, it would be:
A monotone sound that can be played an infinite number of different ways and usually adds some sort of meaning to a musical composition.

Quotes from: Ratliff's Every Song Ever, pg 71+72

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Do I agree with everything Ratliff says?

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Do I agree with everything Ratliff says?

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I would say no, not everything. On page 75, Ratliff writes, "A stubborn note takes the spell off of you." He means that it brings you back to the song instead of just absentmindedly listening. I don't agree with this statement. Any time I hear a part of a song with monotones, it puts me in a lull. I get bored very easily as I was blessed (ha) with a short-attention span when it comes to music.
(This is one of the reasons this class can be difficult at times, as I have to subject myself to listening to songs I wouldn't necessarily ever listen to on my own time. However, through this class and Ratliff's book, I am learning to accept more and more types of music.)
Except for this excerpt, the author and I's opinions are pretty much on par with one another. I appreciate the unique view on such a interesting topic.

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"And I hate that you don't think I belong to ya
Just too busy runnin' shit to run home to ya
You know that paper my passion
Bittersweet celebrations, I know I can't change what happened
I can't help it, I can't help it, I was young and I was selfish
I made every woman feel like she was mine and no one else's
And now you hate me, stop pretendin', stop that frontin', I can't take it"

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How does this Drake song exemplify the concept?

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How does this Drake song exemplify the concept?

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Drake's song "Furthest Thing" includes a brief segment where he sing-raps multiple phrases in the same monotone voice. It brings attention to this part of the song but also allows the listener to take a break from the complex bars he is laying on us.