Play Me a Melody

Play Me

"Play Me" is a 1972 song by Neil Diamond from his album Moods. The song, the first single from Moods, was recorded in February 1972 in Los Angeles. It was released as a single in May 1972 and peaked at #11 in the United States in September of that year. It was listed by Billboard as #27 of his best 30 songs.

Melody

A melody, also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include other musical elements such as tonal color. It is the foreground to the background accompaniment. A line or part need not be a foreground melody.

play

Verb

1. To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
2. To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.

Noun

1. Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
2. Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.

melody

Noun

1. A temporally ordered, perceptually coherent succession of pitched sounds, heard as a unified musical line or idea.