The-Dream has been on my radar since I first hear Rhianna’s Umbrella. That drum beat/production was enough for me to take to Wikipedia and take a closer look at The-Dream. Recently the man has been perhaps more famous for being in the tabloids than for his music alone. But all personal bullshit aside, Terius Nash [...]
In late May of this yearm I spend 4 days with Jason Blume, and Gavin Brown, at a Songwriters Workshop Jason Blume is a songwriter who has had significant commercial success writing with the likes of Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, and Gypsy Kings. Gavin Brown is a producer, musician and songwriting doctor as he [...]
On this weeks Hit Song Breakdown we tackle Coldplay’s inaugural hit: Yellow This song is the reason Coldplay are the biggest band in the world. Their first single “Trouble” was well received but it was nothing compared to Yellow. So why was Yellow such a massive hit? There are a few reasons. Timing – D’ya [...]
What makes a hit song work? why do some song have all the elements but never break anywhere? why is mmmmmbop stuck in my head????? why am I asking all these questions? This is what we will be going over in our weekly post called Hit Song Breakdown. First up is Rihanna’s Umbrella. Okay so [...]
Hit Song Breakdown: No Woman No Cry
Vincent Tata Ford, the human being credited to writing No Woman, No Cry has died. I doubt that many major news outlets will cover this story, but I would argue that out of most of the news that you will hear today, little will be as important as the death of that songwriter. I may [...]