Who Let the Dogs Out LAW

Listening Framework

(Who Let the Dogs Out by The Baha Men)

Listening Phase 1 (Rhythm)

Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]

The rhythm is kept by the drums and there is rhythmic chanting of dog sounds from the background singers.

Time/Tempo [guess at the time signature]

The time signature is 4/4 and the tempo is at a danceable pace.

Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]

The groove has a sort of Jamaican reggae vibe.

Listening Phase 2 (Arrangement)

Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]

Drums, bass, keyboard and acoustic guitar are prevalent in the song. It is driven mostly by the drums and chanting background vocals.

Structure/Organization [how is the song built?  Order, patterns, etc.]

It has a common pop song structure. Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, breakdown and chorus.

Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]

The song builds up to the catchy chorus but it is not reliant on the dynamics of the song. It is not a song that plays on emotion, instead it plays on catchiness.

Listening Phase 3 (Sound Quality)

Balance

-       Height [high and low of frequency]

The bass takes over the low end, the high frequency consists of the high hat from the drums and the vocals were in the mid range.

-       Width [stereo panning left/right]

The piano was on the right side of the ears subtly and everything else sat in the middle. There was not a lot of panning

-       Depth [layers of instruments]

There are not many instruments tracked for this. The layering was done mostly in doubling the vocals and background vocals to accentuate the lyrics.