Most of us today know Bing Crosbie for his extremely famous and popular Christmas songs, but also as equally unforgettable as those is "How Deep Is the Ocean?" written by Irving Berlin. Bing Crosbie's smooth voice flows so well over the instrumental and provides an instant soothing effect. This song details a man's feelings for his significant other by comparing it to the depth of the ocean, the distance from earth to a star, and other extreme measurements. Considering the deepest known part of the ocean is 36,200 feet and that the nearest star to ours is a whopping 40,208,000,000,000 kilometers away, its clear just how much Bing Crosbie loves this girl. One aspect of this song that is very notable is the "crooning," which is a softer, more sentimental way of singing as opposed to the traditional louder style of vocals. Crosbie uses crooning on this song to match the sound perfectly to the lyrics. To me this song is a perfect song just to sit back and chill to. It definitely isn't something they would typically throw on at a party, but when you're just looking for something more casual and soft to listen to this song is an absolute must.
Hey Ryder! This was an awesome blog post, thank you so much for sharing! I like your take on the post, with using factual sentences to help support Bing Crosbie's point throughout the course of this song. I think Bing really tries to portray his emotions through the lyrics, he really did change the music world! Thank you for taking the time to really analyze this song, I learned a lot!
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ReplyDeleteGreat review of this song. I really liked how you took the song and its meaning and related it to the physical depth of the ocean and distance of stars. It was a great way to emphasize the themes of the song. I also liked how you acknowledged the ideal "setting" to listen to this song.