Pop Uncovered

Reaching over a billion views on YouTube , over a billion streams on Spotify, and charting at number 1 for over 11 consecutive weeks, it’s clear that “Closer” was a mega smash hit in 2016. But what is it about this song that made it so successful? That is the question folks, and I hope to somewhat answer it today. The first thing to note in this song is the BPM. It’s slow by pop music standards. In a world where pop music is heavily influenced by EDM, the 95 BPM of “Closer” should sound out of place and even wrong to a certain extent. However, it doesn’t. Although it’s not the first more mellow dance tune to be released, it is certainly the most successful. The slower tempo sounds fresh and innovative, a welcome change from the usual 128 BPM we are so accustomed to hearing. This most definitely is a factor to its’ success. Moving on to the introduction of this tune folks, we hear what will become the main melody of the chorus before any singer even opens their mouths. Music...

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Hello to all of you lovely readers, and welcome to my new blog, "Pop Uncovered"! You may be wondering who I am and what exactly this is, so I am here to tell you all of that fine stuff. So the basics about me...my name is Marion and I'm 17 years old. I love all things music; listening, playing and also studying it. I especially love the piano, I've been playing it for over half my life! Soooo I've combined my love for both a good pop tune and the few amazing analytical skills I have acquired over my 9 years of formally learning music to give you Pop Uncovered. I'm planning to nerd out and go into all the details of the hits and see what exactly it is that changes a song from just another pop tune to a charting smash hit. If you're into that, I'd highly recommend sticking around with me for the next while. If not, you're welcome to stay but I'd imagine you mightn't want to. It's about to get really juicy and interesting folks. St...

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