musical term for this?

Sometimes in popular music we have the music and
lyrics going simultaneously in a given song. Then the music
almost stops and someone begins talking, then the music and
lyrics start again. What is the talking called? It can't
really be lyrics, or is it?

Anyone that wants to, can respond. -Stephen

Lyrics to rock song below. Near bottom of the song
Self-Medicated you will see some "lyrics" (ie. the talking)
in italics. There is some minimal amount of music in the
backround at that point.

MP3 file contains a extensive clip of song. There is no
need to listen unless you want to hear some Foghat or I
didn't explain myself well. Thanks.

http://www.foghat.com/fog_rec/joules.htm#11

http://www.foghat.net/MP3/Self%20Medicated%20Clip%20128st.mp3

Hi,

Maybe "RECITATIVE"?
From wikipedia:
"Recitative, a form of composition often used in operas, oratorios,
and cantatas (and occasionally in operettas and even musicals), is
melodic speech set to music, or a descriptive narrative song in
which the music follows the words"

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "stephenszpak"
<stephen_szpak@...> wrote:
> Sometimes in popular music we have the music and
> lyrics going simultaneously in a given song. Then the music
> almost stops and someone begins talking, then the music and
> lyrics start again. What is the talking called? It can't
> really be lyrics, or is it?
>
> Anyone that wants to, can respond. -Stephen
>
>
> Lyrics to rock song below. Near bottom of the song
> Self-Medicated you will see some "lyrics" (ie. the talking)
> in italics. There is some minimal amount of music in the
> backround at that point.
>
> MP3 file contains a extensive clip of song. There is no
> need to listen unless you want to hear some Foghat or I
> didn't explain myself well. Thanks.
>
>
> http://www.foghat.com/fog_rec/joules.htm#11
>
> http://www.foghat.net/MP3/Self%20Medicated%20Clip%20128st.mp3
>

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Leo Alves Vieira Caldas"
<leoalves2002rj@...> wrote:
>
> Leo

Thanks. It could just be.

Recitative can be conversational and improvisational, giving a
naturalness somewhere between speech and song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recitative

-Stephen
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>
> Hi,
>
> Maybe "RECITATIVE"?