Describe the structure of "Good Times" by Chic (1979).
What will be an ideal response?
Tempo: 108 beats per minute, 4 beats per bar; Form: Constant repetition of a 4-bar pattern, with lyrics often pairing with that pattern to make up 8-bar phrases; Features: Even beat subdivisions, Each beat is solidly accented by the bass, Drums and hand claps accent the backbeat, The harmonies avoid any sense of a cadence at a tonic chord, creating a feeling that the music could play on forever, A synthesized string section is used to play fills at the ends of vocal lines, The bass plays a riff in a Cuban-influenced rhythm; Lyrics: The lyrics celebrate the pre-AIDS "good times" of the late seventies associated with disco dancing and promiscuity; Charts: Pop, #1, R&B, #1 for six weeks.
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