In terms of chords and melody, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) has complexity on par with the typical song, having near-average scores in Chord Complexity, Chord Progression Novelty and Chord-Bass Melody and below-average scores in Melodic Complexity and Chord-Melody Tension. About...
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His humanity walked me through the toughest times of my life: my father’s suicide, coming out during the AIDS crisis, the hand injury that changed the course of my life. Chopin was always there with me. Where to start with Chopin Préludes / Piano Sonata No. 2 Martha Argerich, piano...
Eventually I thought to ask myself: if I were just arranging this as a song with no thought of style requirements, what would I do? And the natural chord choice revealed itself immediately. For sure, it was one of those permitted-but-less-conspicuously-ringy chords that the style guideline...
"'The Ladder Of Love' was such a beautiful song. I changed the chords a little and made it build, because when Nate first gave it to me it was bland. As the only musician in the group, it fell to me to do the arranging, and this was my first time really arranging the harmonies...
Being able to physically morph your vocal chords, and the rest of your respiratory tract, makes it super easy to do spot on impressions every time. “That was so good! Where did you learn to do that?” She asks. “Stick around, and you’ll see how deep the rabbit hole goes.” I ...
Did I email him and say, “I’d love to have you on my podcast because you’d be a great fit?” No. I made the email all about him… from an economic standpoint. Let’s look at another example. Example #2: The Social Incentive The economic incentive was a bit self-explanatory,...
With its opening piano chords, bombastic drum pattern and the soulful harmonizing of Bocelli and guest vocalist Giorgia, "Vivo Per Lei" sums up the rousing melodrama of vintage Italian pop. The other big smash off theBocellialbum, it was written by Gatto Panceri and Valerio Zelli,...
There are very few records whose influence can be so strongly felt after 45 years as the Kinks You Really Got Me. At the controls was Shel Talmy, who tells us the story of a song that changed pop music.
fifteen years inside and having to get on with your life under the supervision of Probation and inside their hostels; looking back now and wondering whether prison changed you for the better; and the heart-breaking stories of family members left outside when their loved ones are locked up, an...