| Yes, I think I hear what you're getting at. The "A" sections of both songs begin with four sets of four-note phrases, occupying about four measures total in each case, and then four measures of something slightly different (with slightly more notes to the variation in "Our Language of Love" ["not a word need be spoken, in our language of love"] than in "I Remember It Well" ["ah, yes, I remember it well"]). Both then open out into releases that are more lyrical (less conversational) than the "A" sections before returning to restatements of the original phrases. I think it's those four sets of four-note phrases at the beginning of each "A" that account for the likeness between the two songs, as the melodies are not really that much alike. Of course, with thousands of composers composing thousands of popular songs and theater and movie songs in 32-bar formats over the years, there are a lot of songs that are similar to one another in structure! |
