Anatomy Of A Hit: Pop Music Dissected
Regardless of what they actually say their reasons for making music are for, All aspiring musicians want to be stars. The dream of stardom has been the fuel for many a music career for hundreds of years; Mozart and Michael Jackson are in that respect not as different as one would think, issues of respective talent and taste aside. All current and past pop music stars have one thing in common, though: a hit song that propelled them into pop stardom. The question that has haunted many songwriters and musicians since the dawn of popular music is: what makes a song a hit? I’ve had the privilege of working with many artists, producers and songwriters over the years who have created million-selling albums and singles, as well as hugely successful commercial jingles,...
