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Post by jamie on Oct 5, 2011 13:43:44 GMT -5
No Adam mention, but interesting. GlamPimpLinda Linda Hays Catchiest Song Scientifically Proven yhoo.it/nY2kiw via @yahoonews @adamlambert interesting 20 minutes ago "Scientists have figured out what makes a song a smash hit." I enjoyed that! According to British researchers at the University of London, the 4 key elements, or x-factors, for a catchy song are: 1. Long and detailed musical phrases 2. Multi-pitch changes in a song's "hook" 3. Male vocalists 4. Higher male voices making a noticeable vocal effort Paraphrasing video: Songs making the list of most sing-a-longable songs were "Final Countdown" and the theme from Baywatch, "I'm always Here." The #2 catchiest song is often acted out as much as it's belted out; coming in at #2 is "YMCA." #1 is "We Are The Champions." And they didn't come right out and say it, but...the #1 and #2 catchiest songs are sung by gay men. So we've got that covered.  And LOL, Baywatch???? ??? |
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Post by evergreen on Oct 5, 2011 13:46:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2011 13:48:46 GMT -5
For those doing this who are at level 4 or 5 where you get a lot of votes before maxing out, in a fit of extreme boredom I checked out the competition and ninja'd this technique. When you are at the "vote" button, c lick it 2 or 3 times rapidly, not just once. You will see your points rise quickly, then click on "vote again" and repeat the process. It doesn't give you more than your daily allotted votes/points but for me it cut in half the time it took to vote daily. didn;t work for me I am level 3 now... also - where do you write in the name for the "Must Follow Artist"? I see no place to do so at the linked page ??? rabbit says the write ins ended yesterday, so now we will have to wait to see if Adam gets added into the nominees! |
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Post by SusieFierce on Oct 5, 2011 13:53:12 GMT -5
I enjoyed that! According to British researchers at the University of London, the 4 key elements, or x-factors, for a catchy song are: 1. Long and detailed musical phrases 2. Multi-pitch changes in a song's "hook" 3. Male vocalists 4. Higher male voices making a noticeable vocal effort Paraphrasing video: Songs making the list of most sing-a-longable songs were "Final Countdown" and the theme from Baywatch, "I'm always Here." The #2 catchiest song is often acted out as much as it's belted out; coming in at #2 is "YMCA." #1 is "We Are The Champions." And they didn't come right out and say it, but...the #1 and #2 catchiest songs are sung by gay men. So we've got that covered. And LOL, Baywatch???? ??? Haha! I didn't even think of that, but I say Adam has a likelihood to satisfy all four. Definitely 3 and 4, of course and what are the chances he WON'T do multi-pitch changes in the song/phrase? And then we only have long and detailed musical phrases ... hopefully they've got that covered too.      Now if we could just hear the effing thing ...  |
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Post by crazylady on Oct 5, 2011 14:17:06 GMT -5
And they didn't come right out and say it, but...the #1 and #2 catchiest songs are sung by gay men. So we've got that covered. And LOL, Baywatch???? ??? Haha! I didn't even think of that, but I say Adam has a likelihood to satisfy all four. Definitely 3 and 4, of course and what are the chances he WON'T do multi-pitch changes in the song/phrase? And then we only have long and detailed musical phrases ... hopefully they've got that covered too. Now if we could just hear the effing thing ... LOL; that WOULD be nice! Question - how much advance notice do you (or anyone here) think we will get about the release date? |
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Post by rihannsu on Oct 5, 2011 14:25:36 GMT -5
Actually I think #4 refers to straining to hit notes. That's how I interpret "obvious vocal effort".
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Post by kathleenpf on Oct 5, 2011 14:33:26 GMT -5
LOL; that WOULD be nice! Question - how much advance notice do you (or anyone here) think we will get about the release date? I was wondering that too. Also, and this may be a stupid question, but is there a day of the week more likely for the announcement to be made? I would think earlier in the week would be better than later to build anticipation, but I have no idea. So ready for a new song. |
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Post by kathleenpf on Oct 5, 2011 14:35:12 GMT -5
Actually I think #4 refers to straining to hit notes. That's how I interpret "obvious vocal effort". Wouldn't that be unpleasant though? |
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Post by SusieFierce on Oct 5, 2011 14:35:45 GMT -5
Crazylady, with Kelly C. and Daughtry (the two recent releases I've seen occur peripherally), it seems to happen very fast. That's why I didn't really panic when Adam said, "As soon as I know more - u will," because it really almost seems like everything is in a holding pattern until the artists get The Call, and then everything happens very quickly. Daughtry had been tweeting about stuff, but it was all rather non-committal (he was still recording), then he tweeted the single release date and the next day (or was it within hours?) the single was streaming on his site. Actually, that was the alternate single, "Renegade," which was released to rock. It was about a week after that you could hear the HAC song – he was immediately doing radio promo. I think it was less than a week from Kelly's tweet that said, "Hey everyone! My single is coming out Xxx date!" to her being in full radio promo mode. The thing with these is that both of them debuted on their websites, whereas Adam has debuted on Ryan's show in the past. I'm not sure how they're planning to do that with Adam since we've gotten so few hints up until now. 
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Post by SusieFierce on Oct 5, 2011 14:39:52 GMT -5
Actually I think #4 refers to straining to hit notes. That's how I interpret "obvious vocal effort".  Why would "straining to hit notes" make for a catchy song? Seems like it would make the listener uncomfortable and have the opposite effect. I totally took "obvious vocal effort" to mean a male who is expending energy and passion – i.e., not phoning it in – to give a compelling vocal performance. |
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