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Gogogonorrhea 03.24.2008 06:01 AM

Raised choruses
 
Because I'm currently very interested in songwriting I browsed through some articles about songwriting and stumbles over one saying it's a common trick in pop music to have the last chorus of a song raised half a step. That makes sense / I think I've heard it in a trillion songs but I can't think of any specific ones. Anyone?

Cantankerous 03.24.2008 06:20 AM

probably on like all those shit emo records being put out these days

i can't think of any specifically but im familiar with the trick

pbradley 03.24.2008 06:31 AM

Fuck theory, I play deconstuctionist rock.

Torn Curtain 03.24.2008 07:01 AM

It's the case in Good vibrations (from the bridge).

I don't think it's used that often (at least in the "pop" I listen to).

atsonicpark 03.24.2008 07:01 AM

I just said this topic to my girlfriend without reading her the rpelies and she said "man, i can think of TONS of songs like that!" I siad, "Like what?" And she goes "I dunno. TONS do that!"

Gogogonorrhea 03.24.2008 07:06 AM

Yeah, I've asked a few people, too. Everyone reacted exactly like that.

Glice 03.24.2008 09:19 AM

Britney's toxic and the third verse of every shit Oasis song ... Wonderwall? I would've thought it's more common to go up by a fifth, but then maybe that doesn't make sense... hmm.

afterthefact 03.24.2008 09:29 AM

A lot of gospel - and as a result, R&B and soul - music does this.

Cantankerous 03.24.2008 06:07 PM

i think maybe the dylan song pressing on might do this? pretty sure it was from his jesus period.

Gogogonorrhea 03.24.2008 07:24 PM

A friend showed me this song by a shitty german band, although I guess it's a whole step actually: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJEb8BNBib0

Bad example. I'd prefer something like Queen. Isn't Queen a band that is supposed to do that?

Death & the Maiden 03.25.2008 05:20 AM

Mouse - A Public Execution
It's on the Nuggets compilation, and it's considered the best ever imitation of Bob Dylan.


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