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Re:Is Spotify Killing the Top 40? by rorykoehler on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @08:09AM (#24407603)
A lot more goes into writing a song than a chord progression. Writing pop hits is an art few people master. That’s why so many hits are written by the same people. See Max Martin for example.
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Re:Is Spotify Killing the Top 40? by readred on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @08:26AM (#24407707)
I thought writing a pop song was 10% talent and 90% marketing? Written by the same people because they gatekeep those marketing dollars.
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Re:Is Spotify Killing the Top 40? by rorykoehler on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @08:39AM (#24407792)
There is massive competition to be a chosen producer or song writer. Being chosen as the one who is marketed is where the competition is. Their positions are earned.
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Re:Is Spotify Killing the Top 40? by blaser-waffle on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:59AM (#24409075)
They're earned the same way big movie star roles are earned -- by knowing the right people or sleeping with the producer.
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Re:Is Spotify Killing the Top 40? by rorykoehler on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:05AM (#24409128)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y22Dx3jvafY
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