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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
I would like to add
Excellent categories!
I have my cross-genre cover picked out already
Hey, I had you in mind when I wrote it. And where's msbelle? Does she know about this?
Will we settle on a final list of categories, or will we just pick from the vast lists being provided now?
Corwood will settle on a final list.
Excellent.
This cracked me right up.
Indie-tastic!
I *love* these categories, but the ones needing actual knowledge of music theory and/or structure may need some handholding. Could I tell you what part of any song is the bridge, without guessing? No. Unless it's the live version of "Sunkeneyed Girl," where he says "this song doesn't have a bridge."
Could I tell you what part of any song is the bridge, without guessing?
A bridge is the part in the middle of the song, maybe two-thirds of the way through, that doesn't sound like the verse or the chorus.
A typical pop song is structured something like V-C-V-C-B-V-C. This is also known as ABACAB (Holy Genesis, Batman!).
What Jon said. Ray Charles said a good song is all about the middle 8. He broke that rule himself often, but a great bridge is pure transcendence.