This is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever heard: the perfect blueprint for writing the kind of pop love ballad that radio stations love to play.
It’s the creation of Da Vinci’s Notebook. Thanks to Paul and Storm for giving me permission to share this with you.
My favorite moment is at 3:31, on the word “modulation.”
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Thank you very much Dan for sharing this. Very “educational” (and funny song from Paul and Storm. Billboard charts, here I come!
Glad you liked it, Steve. It’s such a brilliant work, I thought we’d get lots of comments.
Oh, well. You and I appreciate it.
Dan! This is the most brilliant stanza-by-stanza verse-by-verse line-by-line analysis of the construction of a pop smash since Robbie Fulks “Fountains Of Wayne Hotline” (although that one is specific to the style of a particular band), which I could listen to over and over.
If I were to suggest anything, it would be to tack on sung notation(s) as they repeat “title of the song” that says, “optional fade for single edit” and/or “full resolve ending from album version” by the time they get to the cold ending. I always thought the shoehorning of a 5 min artistic vision into a 4-min w/fade radio- ready selection is what the following line referred to
“So sad they had to fade it / Everybody wants to rule the world…” – Tears For Fears
Captain Scarlet: Great idea. Would’ve loved to hear them sing “optional fade for single edit” in a way that fits the song structure.