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Re:The Musical Diversity of Pop Songs by ireflect on Sunday June 03, 2018 @01:39PM (#17220654)
That's like saying blue bubblegum and pink bubblegum make for a diverse range of foods. I guess maybe that seems like the case, given we've all mostly been eating bubblegum for some time.

There are far more similarities in these songs that have a greater impact:

* Very similar tempo (approx 120 bpm)

* Very similar keys (Eb Major vs Bb Major)

* Very similar dynamics (crushed and loud)

* Very similar ultra-present vocal processing

* Very similar light syncopation (Katy Perry's synth chords vs Kesha's chopped vocals)

(edit: formatting)

Re:The Musical Diversity of Pop Songs by mwcampbell on Sunday June 03, 2018 @01:48PM (#17220695)
Yeah, you're right. The differences I listed are only superficial variations on the same template.