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       Everything in this song is very smooth and floaty, and I like to think this was on purpose because of the idea of Heaven. Supposedly, Heaven is in the sky, helping to support the idea of the floaty feeling of the song. Gene Austin's voice is very calm and relaxed, and in one part of the song, he has this interesting part where he mimics the melody; I think this one little spot gives the impression that he can do whatever he wants to do in his Heaven. To continue to this idea, why is the song called "Blue Heaven" instead of red or green? Including "Blue" also adds to the idea that in his Heaven, he can do whatever he permits or wants.           However, "Blue" could be represented by the color of his house that he calls Heaven. He talks about his wife and a new baby, and hopefully, a this new baby wouldn't already be in Heaven, so I think his heaven is within the walls of his own home surrounded by his wife Molly and his baby....

 While listening to the entire song, the beginning starts a little gloom, but in contrast, the song completely changes tone, speed, and mood about half way through. I think this shift in tone symbolizes the idea of people not knowing what they want at first, but when they figure it out, it makes them excited and ready for the world. The contrasting tones also emphasize that Ethel Merman, the singer, supposedly has everything that she needs in this life.  In the intro, the brass sectional is played before the slow lyrics are played, and I believe this was done so people would recognize the song when it starts. The repeated brass part is the most catchy part of the song; therefore, to get people to remember and find the song with ease, the "hook" of the song introduces the song so people know this is I Got Rhythm . The amount of times she repeats the line "who could ask for anything more" can be taken as counter intuitive to some peoples goals. The people who stay suc...

 Hello! I'm Andrew Wilks, and my I love most genres, but my go to genre is country! My favorite country artist for some reason isn't very popular with most people; my favorite artist is Florida Georgia Line. My favorite song by him is This is How We Roll . I grew up in a musical family, so I've done choir all my life, I play guitar, violin, piano, and ukulele.