![]() And that I think, is what pop bashers misunderstand no songwriter sits down to write a song with a hit mathematical formula written on a whiteboard, and then inserts random words and chords into it as if they were painting by numbers. Sound, as a physical phenomenon, is a mathematical wonder filled with the very formulas early musicians used to bring order to the music around them. Be it in the composition of a melody, the structure of the harmony, or the function of each section of the form. From Mozart (arguably the most famous pop star of all time) to Prince, from Bach to Britney, all music follows formulas. But that’s because ALL MUSIC is formulaic. And it all comes down to those very formulas pop music is charged with using.Īnd how does pop music plead to those charges? Guilty of course! Pop is formulaic. Every time you can’t stop humming a catchy melody, or stop yourself from singing along with Adele’s Hello while driving down the street, there is a scientific reason for it. It’s not your fault! You are helpless to resist. Maybe even you are one of those people, who don’t like what’s on the radio and think your eclectic, hip musical taste is too sophisticated to be satisfied by the “simplicity” of a Bibber, or a Gomez.īut admit it, every time Despacito comes on over the speakers at the grocery store while you are waiting in line, you bob your head and tap your toes (you might hate yourself for it, but god help you, you tap those toes!) I’m sure we’ve all seen those videos on youtube where the narrator runs through fifty different pop songs, and superimposes them on the same chord progression, just to prove that point. There are large segments of the population who look down on pop music, claiming that it’s formulaic, generic, uninspired and that it all sounds the same.
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