What goes behind the process of creating a hit is something that fascinates me, but, something I never had the time to really research.
Also, I've always been kinda bipolar on this subject; sometimes I'm 100% convinced that most popular hit songs are fabricated and sometimes I want to believe that there is real talent and creativity behind them; not formulas.
I find the following to be true most of the time for hit songs:
- The singer (male or female) is young, and most of the time good looking.
- The first time you listen to the song you hate it, but after they play it multiple times on the radio you start to like it.
- At a given time, you can see the radio/popular mediums pump up a given singer. For example, I noticed a rise in Cardi B songs, previously it was Camila Cabello. This makes me think there is actually a force pulling the strings.
- A lot of time they are one hit wonders, new "artists" appear and dissapear all the time.
- They usually sing about current hot topics: feminism, be yourself, love thyself, don't worry if you're fat, let's enjoy life. And usually with very bland messages to appeal the masses.
- The music: of course the beats are familiar and following a known structure that arouses emotions.
To my point, a friend once shared with me the following "parody" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBDNvlvR8vA which expresses better what I'm trying to say.
Don't get me wrong, I love music. I love listening to all types of music, from Merzbow to the #1 hit they're playing on the radio.
But as a geek, I love to also analyze the pop music phenomenon. I'm not really familiar with the process behind them, and would love if someone who knows could share it! I mean the process behind actual hit pop songs: Post Malone, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Drake, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, etc.
- Do they write their songs? How much they get censored?
- Are they good singers? I know some of them are really talented.
- How to they rise to fame so quickly? Casting? Personal contacts?
- Do they really have a say on the structure of their songs and the music behind them?
These are some of the things that don't let me sleep at night.
Also, I've always been kinda bipolar on this subject; sometimes I'm 100% convinced that most popular hit songs are fabricated and sometimes I want to believe that there is real talent and creativity behind them; not formulas.
I find the following to be true most of the time for hit songs:
- The singer (male or female) is young, and most of the time good looking.
- The first time you listen to the song you hate it, but after they play it multiple times on the radio you start to like it.
- At a given time, you can see the radio/popular mediums pump up a given singer. For example, I noticed a rise in Cardi B songs, previously it was Camila Cabello. This makes me think there is actually a force pulling the strings.
- A lot of time they are one hit wonders, new "artists" appear and dissapear all the time.
- They usually sing about current hot topics: feminism, be yourself, love thyself, don't worry if you're fat, let's enjoy life. And usually with very bland messages to appeal the masses.
- The music: of course the beats are familiar and following a known structure that arouses emotions.
To my point, a friend once shared with me the following "parody" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBDNvlvR8vA which expresses better what I'm trying to say.
Don't get me wrong, I love music. I love listening to all types of music, from Merzbow to the #1 hit they're playing on the radio.
But as a geek, I love to also analyze the pop music phenomenon. I'm not really familiar with the process behind them, and would love if someone who knows could share it! I mean the process behind actual hit pop songs: Post Malone, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Drake, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, etc.
- Do they write their songs? How much they get censored?
- Are they good singers? I know some of them are really talented.
- How to they rise to fame so quickly? Casting? Personal contacts?
- Do they really have a say on the structure of their songs and the music behind them?
These are some of the things that don't let me sleep at night.