There’s a movie coming out “Yesterday” Where a singer/songwriter is hit by a truck and wakes up in the world where no one‘s heard of the Beatles. But he remembers all of their songs and goes on to becomes a huge star Claiming to have wrote & performing their songs. The movie is not out yet and I have only seen the trailer but it looks really interesting. You better get ready to break out your Beetles’ tracks.
But it got me thinking what makes a song a truly all-time hit. Is it you hear the track so many times and/or told it is hit it so becomes a hit?
Is it also timing coming releasing it at just the right time?
Or is it something intrinsic in the melody and/or the lyrics?
Now, I don’t even try to break music and even back in the ’80s when I was on the radio & doing the college events. And in the ’90s with the corporate parties, I was just trying to play a diverse range of genres and tracks for my target market. I did, however, have a couple of tracks I remember playing first that I never heard before. They are Rich Girl by Louchie Lou & Michie One, Action by Terror Fabulous & Nadine Sutherland & I like to Move it by Reel 2 Reel. Interestingly, I still play those songs regularly and have been since the early 90s’.
I am going to run a few tests on my kids and see if they like songs which are major hits that they never heard and gauge their reactions.
But it got me thinking what makes a song a truly all-time hit. Is it you hear the track so many times and/or told it is hit it so becomes a hit?
Is it also timing coming releasing it at just the right time?
Or is it something intrinsic in the melody and/or the lyrics?
Now, I don’t even try to break music and even back in the ’80s when I was on the radio & doing the college events. And in the ’90s with the corporate parties, I was just trying to play a diverse range of genres and tracks for my target market. I did, however, have a couple of tracks I remember playing first that I never heard before. They are Rich Girl by Louchie Lou & Michie One, Action by Terror Fabulous & Nadine Sutherland & I like to Move it by Reel 2 Reel. Interestingly, I still play those songs regularly and have been since the early 90s’.
I am going to run a few tests on my kids and see if they like songs which are major hits that they never heard and gauge their reactions.