{"id":11380,"date":"2011-12-27T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T08:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=11380"},"modified":"2020-10-09T17:37:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T00:37:42","slug":"how-to-write-a-hit-ballad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/how-to-write-a-hit-ballad\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO WRITE A HIT LOVE BALLAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the most incredible things I&#8217;ve ever heard: the perfect blueprint for writing the kind of pop love ballad that radio stations love to play.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the creation of <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Da Vinci&#8217;s Notebook<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>While <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Axis of Awesome&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/video-4-chords-hit-pop-song\/\">&#8220;Four Chord Song&#8221;<\/a> is a great idea, brilliantly executed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This<\/strong> is, in the words of a friend, &#8220;Absolutely bloody perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3547\" title=\"DaVincisNotebook\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DaVincisNotebook.jpg\" alt=\"radio programming graphic\" width=\"249\" height=\"185\" \/>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulandstorm.com\/\">Paul and Storm<\/a> for giving me permission to share this with you.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite moment is at 3:31, on the word &#8220;modulation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11380-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DaVincisNotebook-TitleOfTheSong.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DaVincisNotebook-TitleOfTheSong.mp3\">http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DaVincisNotebook-TitleOfTheSong.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the most incredible things I&#8217;ve ever heard: the perfect blueprint for writing the kind of pop love ballad that radio stations love to play. 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