The first I couldn't pick out any melody at all.

第一首完全听不出任何旋律

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When you've got only one microphone, as I did, this means stumbling around with your voice, challenging yourself to hit something that kind of sounds good with the track that's playing but that isn't the melody.

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As for tau, Erickson says he doesn't care for its melody.

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Mr. BACHARACH: Don't you love that--don't you love that melody?

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