Music-Culture IV

I chose Googoosh’s song “Do Panjareh”; at first because it was the first song that popped up on YouTube. After listening to it, I almost fell in love with Googoosh’s beautiful voice and could not stop myself from listening to “Do Panjareh” over and over.

The song starts with a soft guitar intro. Then enters the violin; creating a melody which continues throughout the song. Then the drums and piano enter a few seconds before the predominant voice of Googoosh takes over. The drums and violin make up most of the beat in the background in this polyphonic song. There are numerous cadences throughout the song which are obviously helpful to Googoosh because she uses a lot of her breath when singing as loud as she does. There is also a refrain which she sings a few times throughout the song.

The softness of the background melody and the sincerity and passion in Googoosh’s voice suggest that this is a love song. The instruments and singing style used in this song do not seem to be traditionally Iranian. However, it is not expected for this song to be traditional because Googoosh sings Iranian pop music. Because of the use of the piano, guitar, and violin, I would assume this song to be influenced by classical music. You can find this beautiful piece here.