Did popular music run out of ideas after the first few decades? Last week I wrote about songs that sound the same. Today, we visit how we hear artists reaching back to sample from the musical buffet of the past. Sometimes it is because an artist is heavily influenced by a certain band, or likeContinue reading “Music Monday: What Goes Around Comes Around”
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Music Monday: I’ve Heard That Song Before
12 notes. How many combinations can you get? Quite a few. Most of the popular music we listen to is made up of 7, so that makes a few less combinations. Just a quick theory lesson: Western music – not Country and Western – which originated in Europe, is based on the major scale, whichContinue reading “Music Monday: I’ve Heard That Song Before”
Music Monday: You Oughta’ Tune – Yer Makin’ Me Cry
Sometimes a song will just grab you for several different reasons. Lyrics hit close to home, a melody moves you, or the rhythm makes you want to dance. I listen to a wide variety of music, as I wrote about in a previous Music Monday: Music Monday: So Many Genres. Here are a couple ofContinue reading “Music Monday: You Oughta’ Tune – Yer Makin’ Me Cry”
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