Talk About...Pop Music

Dee and Anu talk about writing the perfect pop song. How do you balance and prevent both boring and confusing the listener? How do you make things - lyrics, melody, chords, instruments -  interesting? Why are pop songs like THAT? Why do the bass notes matter so much? And more!Michael is on vacation this week!---Links to check out related to us and our conversation...The Manual (How To Have a Number One The Easy Way!): https://www.amazon.com/Manual-How-Have-Number-Easy/dp/1899858652New York Times on new song structures: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/14/opinion/pop-music-songwriting.htmlAlbhy Galuten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albhy_GalutenDee, Michael & Anu:Anu Kirkhttps://www.anukirk.comAnu on SpotifySid Luscious and The Pants on SpotifyLuscious-235 on SpotifyMichael HateleyLotus Mastering   http://lotusmastering.com/       Hateley on YouTube:Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star" videohttps://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCkBaldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier)https://soundcloud.com/baldyloks-1Dee Maddenhttps://www.deemadden.com/Penal Colony “Blue 9” videohttps://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FYDee Madden on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk Michael Hateley:Lotus Mastering   http://lotusmastering.com/Hello CrowHello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!       Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCkBaldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/Dee Madden:https://www.deemadden.com/Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FYDee Madden on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPkAnu Kirk:https://www.anukirk.comAnu on BandcampSid Luscious and The Pants on BandcampLuscious-235 on BandcampRêvenir on Bandcamp...