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Interview: What Makes a Hit Pop Song

It's Been a Minute

English - February 11, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
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Listen up music composition nerds and music lovers! In this episode Sam is joined by Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding, co-hosts of the podcast Switched On Pop. They break down what makes a song: why certain pop songs become ear worms and what their form and structure mean for the future of music. Answers to those questions and more that will leave you singing along. Sloan and Harding's recent book is called Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works and Why It Matters.

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