Dream
Harmonious Dreams: Rediscovering Nostalgia Through Melody
Lyrics
Won't you play some simple melody
Request to play a simple melody.
Like my mother sang to me
Desire for a melody similar to what the singer's mother used to sing.
One with a good old-fashioned harmony
Preference for a melody with an old-fashioned harmony.
Play some simple melody
Reiteration of the request to play a simple melody.
Musical demon, set your honey a-dreamin',
Addressing a musical performer as a demon, asking to create a dreamy atmosphere.
Won't you play me some rag
Request for a ragtime music performance.
Just change that classical nag to some sweet beautiful drag
Suggesting a shift from classical music to a more pleasant and beautiful style.
If you will play from a copy of a tune
Asking the performer to play a tune that is lively and engaging.
That is choppy you'll get all my applause
Promising applause if the performer chooses a lively tune.
And that is simply because I wanna listen to rag
Expressing a desire to listen to ragtime music.
Play for me
Request for the musician to play a melody.
That good old-fashioned harmony
Desire for a performance with a good old-fashioned harmony.
Oh, won't you play for me
Reiteration of the request for a melody.
A simple melody
Request for a simple melody.
Play from a copy of a tune that is choppy
Reiteration of the preference for a lively and engaging tune.
You'll get all of my applause because
Promising applause if the performer chooses a lively tune.
I wanna rag it
Expressing a desire for ragtime music.
Ragtime melody
Desire for a melody with a ragtime style.
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