I just read a really interesting article by a Nashville producer on how to write a hit song.

He said the most important feature by far--#1--is to put the title in the chorus and use it in the chorus at least twice if not three times, and MAKE SURE the title is the last line of the chorus. He said that was the #1 trait of 95% of the songs that make it to the top of the charts.

Suggested structure?

V, CH, V, CH inst CH (no bridge unless you HAVE to), prechoruses ok 50% of the time as long as you don't repeat lines in prechoruses 1 and 2. And NO third verses. But a BIG third chorus.

SO, it is very interesting to me that this seemingly simple but catchy song reflecting the golden age of happy 50s music is actually a textbook format for what some producers who do research on these things are calling the hit song rules of June 2018.

Hmmmmmmm.

All you have to do is take this same formula, change it to a different style in BIAB, add some hip hop beats and....

Ok gotta run. smile

Good one beatmaster. You followed the "rules" on this and it really works.

It's a miniature lesson in songwriting form. Thanks. Well done.

Very warm mix on the music as well.

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