Surprised no one mentioned branding in this. People connect with songs when they can identify with something in themselves. Metal, Pop, Classical, whatever. People are drawn to the brand.
I have to disagree, nearly every single pop song is about love, and the reason they become pop hits is not because of some "secret recipe" or because they are original but because they follow a familiar recipe that everyone already knows so they can get into the song the moment it's started because it is so similar to all of the other pop songs, so it is in fact how unoriginal and familiar the songs are that make them so popular.
Lots of songs about love recorded by huge artists that never even make it to the top 20. Also many huge successful songs about other topics. I mean California girls for instance isn't about love. It did pretty well.
To me most rock songs sound the same, certainly less variety in vocal and musical styles, and before you call me vapid im a classical musician for 15 years
AS SOO AS I START LISTENING TO A SONG, I CAN EASILY TELL WHERE IT IS GOING IF IT IS ANY AT ALL GOING ANYWHERE... SONG WRITING DEFINATELY DEPENDS ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND CREATIVITY. THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THE DOTS IN SOMEONES LIFE... EXAMPLE , YOU JUST MET SOME, JUST BROKE UP WITH SOMEONE, SOMEONE JUST LEFT YOU, ETC.. I am LYRICIST AND WOUL LIKE TO HEARE FROM ANY ONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR SUCH TO WORK FOR THEM. I AM ALSO GOOD AT PUTTING MY TWIST ON LINE. WHAT I DO MEAN IS ...SUBSTITUTING WORDS/LINES THAT CAN PRODUCE A MORE SPOT ON EFFECT.
These days it’s all about a distorted song sounding kinda thing. Where it gets weirder by the day. And people find it as something diffrent. So that’s why. U don’t need to have a good vocal or a good instrument skill. It’s all about the song.
@@haaazzziiim you got me there. Thats a good point. Lets say for it to be either 1.A good song 2.A real song It needs to have good vocals and instramentals
It’s hard being creative, what do you do? Go pop and go for the cash, or work hard being original and go for glory. Like, Calvin Harris, you can’t take away his pop credentials, but it isn’t original or insightful, chords from 90’s dance with more modern beats, with an ear for a good hook - but nobody is going to be talking about him like he is Bowie or Prince in the future. And if anyone does then they need to get a life. Also, Max Marin, more hits writer then Lennon/McCartney and produced more hits than George Martin, but it’s all a bit of the same, good solid pop tunes, but nothing truly beautiful, brilliant or game changing - he is rich, I guess that is what counts in his world.
5:30 It is brainwashing. That's exactly what it is. Pop is simple, consumable, repeatable songs that chant in your head like a Disney lullaby. Repetition. Over an over. Get it stuck in their head with repetitive, simple 4 measure beats and hooks, power chords tuned to the c5 octave, quick simple words, enough for them to repeat. Its genius. Makes quick cash. Let's face it. Nobody listens to those songs for more than a season. Its empty, but it's soo money.
if you have one favorite song- let alone one that's surfaced as yiur singular in this generation - you have neither listened or lived long and adepthed enough
