MUSIC Time and times: Melody is moments gathered for an instant*

Roland Orzabal, one of the members of the pop band Tears for Fears, once sardonically commented that song writing starts with an excellent idea that pops into the head. This is the high point. After that, he said, it was all downhill. Paul McCartney’s description of how he came up with Yesterday was similarly momentary. He woke up, having dreamt the melody. He assumed it was just something that he had heard somewhere else. “There are certain times when you get the essence, it&…

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