What makes Hamilton's "The Room Where It Happened" special? (ANALYSIS)

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Resumen

TLDRThis video provides a deep analysis of 'The Room Where It Happens' from Hamilton. The presenter highlights the intricate lyrics, clever callbacks, and rhyme schemes crafted by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Key points discussed include Aaron Burr's motivations, notable lines, and the significance of the chorus. The performance elements, particularly David Diggs's portrayal, are praised for adding depth and character. The structure of the song is examined, noting how it connects Burr's initial hesitations to his eventual admission of wanting power. Overall, the analysis emphasizes the creative blending of historical context and modern musicality.

Para llevar

  • 🎤 Clever use of callbacks to earlier songs
  • 🎼 Complex rhyme scheme enhances lyrical flow
  • 🕰️ Historical context is artfully modernized
  • 🔥 Burr's desire for power drives the narrative
  • 🎵 Chorus emphasizes key phrases akin to 90s hip-hop
  • 🎭 David Diggs brings character depth to the performance
  • 💡 Musical motifs connect different song sections
  • 🔄 Double use of phrases links ideas creatively
  • 📈 The bridge captures the song’s conclusion
  • 💥 Final moments highlight emotional intensity

Cronología

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    The speaker analyzes 'The Room Where It Happens' from Hamilton, noting Lin-Manuel Miranda's use of call-backs and melodic hooks in his lyrics. They highlight the clever rhythm and slant rhyme schemes, referencing hip-hop influences and the incorporation of historical context. The speaker appreciates the humor in the lyrics regarding Mercer and martyrdom, along with clever phrasing like 'hate the sin, love the sinner.' They also analyze Aaron Burr's character and musical motifs, discussing how the structure connects sections and ultimately leads to Burr's desire for power in the titular 'room where it happens.' The analysis culminates with a discussion on the concluding moments of the song and Burr's heartfelt delivery.

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  • What is the main theme of 'The Room Where It Happens'?

    The main theme revolves around power dynamics and the importance of being involved in decision-making.

  • Who is the main character in the song?

    Aaron Burr is the central character, expressing his desire to be in the room where deals are made.

  • What style influences the music in this song?

    The song incorporates hip-hop elements, showcasing intense rhyme schemes and rhythmic callbacks.

  • What significant phrase does Burr express in the song?

    Burr expresses his longing to be 'in the room where it happens'.

  • How does the song play with historical context?

    The lyrics blend 18th-century language with modern themes, making historical references relevant to contemporary audiences.

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    hi welcome back to my channel I got a
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    request from a subscriber recently and
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    they asked me to analyze the room where
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    it happens from Hamilton
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    so first we're going to talk about
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    lyrics right at the beginning of the
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    song we've got a little callback to
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    Aaron Burr that song and I like that
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    lin-manuel Miranda always does a lot of
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    callbacks in his music he always
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    mentions other songs in the lyrics and
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    he reuses melodic hooks in different
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    parts of the play right off the bat
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    Hamilton says Mr Burr Sir Mr secretary
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    Mr bird who got the same rhythmic thing
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    going on there with the Aaron Burr Sir
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    Mr Burr sir so uh yeah they talk about
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    did you hear the news about Good Old
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    General Mercer because it's lin-manuel
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    Miranda you have a really intense really
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    good rhyme scheme a lot of slanted
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    Rhymes which is when things don't match
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    exactly but it works is used a lot in
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    rap because there's more rhyme scheme
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    and more complicated rhymes demon wrap I
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    love the joke that they have in the
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    lyrics about martyrdom so they talk
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    about how General Mercer died and they
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    named Claremont Street after him so then
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    they say the Mercer Legacy is secured
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    and all he had to do was die it reminds
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    me even the Hunger Games in Mockingjay
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    when Katniss is like well the only thing
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    I have left to do for them is to die
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    another great line is hate the sin Love
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    The Sinner which that is like an 18th
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    century way of saying don't hate the
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    player hate the game so I like that he
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    knows exactly what era he's writing for
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    even though there's a lot of
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    modernization he still adds in stuff
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    that pertains to the time period that
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    the story is taking place another really
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    clever thing that he puts in here is
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    when Aaron Burr says Fiesta resistance
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    that is French sort of another reference
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    to like Jefferson's influence I think
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    and then the literal meaning of fiesta
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    resistance is says peace of resistance
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    or opposition and so it kind of matches
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    with Burr's moment when he decides to
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    break from Hamilton and the Federalist
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    and sort of strike out on his own which
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    is I think really a nice detail to add I
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    also love when the chorus emphasizes
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    important phrases of the song it reminds
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    me of Run DMC if you've heard any of
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    their stuff it was like a 90s hip-hop
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    band and they emphasize important lines
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    and rhythms by doubling the vocals
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    and that's what the course is doing in
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    this song I Love David diggs's
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    performance on let's hear what he has to
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    say
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    what he has to say there's so much
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    character there's like that little break
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    it's almost like in the style of a voice
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    actor that's what it reminds me of also
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    another detail that I like in the song
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    is this little musical Motif that plays
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    in between the sections
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    it reminds me of sort of like an 1800s
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    record scratch which I think is cool
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    another clever thing that he does here
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    is he doubles Burrs no as both the end
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    and beginning of a sentence so he's like
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    connecting this section so a lot of
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    times with musical theater songs I have
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    a hard time analyzing the structure
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    because I'm much more familiar with pop
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    music but with this song I think you
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    could say that the section of Hamilton
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    and Burr talking near the end not the
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    beginning could be described as a bridge
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    because it helps to connect the initial
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    thoughts of the song which is Burr
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    describing the way deals go down and the
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    conclusion which in a song the bridge
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    should answer the question basically the
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    end of the song should be the conclusion
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    and the conclusion here is like the
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    literal answer to a question because
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    Hamilton asks Burr what he wants and he
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    finally admits that he wants to be in
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    the room where it happened so the
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    opening of the song is just him
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    describing no one wasn't even where it
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    happens what happens in the room where
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    happens and then Hansen is like why do
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    you want to know and then Burr finally
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    admits that he wants to be in the room
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    where it happened not just that he wants
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    to be in on the deals because he wants
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    power to conclude the song they go back
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    to click boom and bird belts his heart
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    out and it's amazing
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    foreign
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    [Music]
Etiquetas
  • Hamilton
  • The Room Where It Happens
  • Aaron Burr
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • musical analysis
  • hip-hop
  • rhyme scheme
  • character performance
  • historical references
  • power dynamics