Stevie Wonder and his major hit ‘Sir Duke’ was released back in 1977 which had featured in the Billboard’s Hot 100, ranked in the top 18. The song ‘Sir Duke’ was also highlighted in the UK Singles Chart, performing so well that it reached number two. Bob Dylan’s song which he had written himself, ‘Times they are changing’ was also a major success. Released as a single back in March 8, 1965, Bob Dylan’s masterpiece had ranked number nine in Britain’s top 10, as well as becoming Britain’s hundredth bestselling single in that same year. These two musical singles are both similar and different, which will be evident when in turn discussing the meaning behind the two songs, structures, melody, harmony, tempo and finally dynamics.
In both songs, ‘Sir Duke’ by Stevie Wonder and ‘Times they are changing’ by Bob Dylan have had different meaning behind the lyrics. For example ‘Sir Duke’ was a tribune song written and produced by Stevie which had been dedicated to his well-known idol Duke Ellington, who had passed away back in 1974. In contrast, Bob Dylan’s piece ‘Times are…show more content… In Stevie Wonder’s song dedicated to his jazz legend idol Duke Ellington, the use of his tempo is simply moderately throughout the song with no variations. This is to create the steady movement of the song which is absolutely suitable as it provides the genre of the music more driven arrangements in the song. This is to keep the funky genre going at a simple pace without the audience getting bored because of the opportunities that they can fulfil in by the instruments. In ‘Times they are changing’ by Bob Dylan, the tempo is similar to Stevie’s arrangement but is instead basic folk tempo. This is to add the same ongoing feel to the deep song and its message behind it. These two artists share the same arrangements in how the lyrics and song is to be