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around the rhythm of the lyrics. It's so natural in fact, that by just speaking the lines,
"when I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help
in any way", you're practically singing the verse! This is a very important technique
because so many writers get stressed out over creating strong melodies.
Sometimes, it's better to let the words themselves determine the way the melody
sounds. People are used to speaking in certain patterns, so by emphasizing
those patterns, your lyrics will sound more familiar.
Normally, it's a faster song, but try slowing down and performing it, and you'll see
what I mean. It lends itself to a ballad very nicely because of the chord
progressions, especially the B minor to G major combination. B minor is one of the
chords that I like to refer to as the "magic chords" because it has a lot of emotion in
it and when it's used before or after some other chords, it can add that emotion to
your song, almost like magic.
and lines that are so catchy, they could have been the chorus. Right away, it's like
we are in the middle of the song, so it makes us want to hear more to fit all the
pieces together. Then, the verses are just as catchy, so it's easy to sing along with
the melody. "Easy" is the key word there because listening to songs shouldn't be
like work, so the less difficult it is to follow them, chances are, the more fun it will
be to listen to them. If a song is hard to figure out or you find yourself struggling to
follow it, you may not be in a real rush to hear it again. That's why catchy pop
songs are always going to be popular. All of these things contribute to how well a
song connects.
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those fun songs and then switch to serious ones also. And they would write about
serious issues in any format. A good example is "Help!" because it is about losing
the independence that was once there years ago, and getting to a point where the
realization of needing help is sinking in. Needless to say, this is not a very "fun"
topic, but the song itself is a very fun song to listen to. Because of the structure of
the melody (talked about in the first paragraph), the meaning of the lyrics aren't lost
in any complicated phrasing. So taking a serious issue and presenting it in a
different way than would be expected puts a whole new spin on things, which is
exciting for music fans. Looking at the wording more closely, it's not a desperate
last cry out for help, it's more of a light hearted commentary on how things have
changed. Obviously, this can't be done with every serious topic, but it works really
well here.
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