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Tim mcgraw songs4/25/2023 Take a look at how this song does it:īet your window’s rolled down and your hair’s pulled backĪnd I bet you got no idea you’re going way too fast You want to make your song the most appealing thing around, and the quicker the better. There are a lot of distractions vying for the listener’s attention. GET YOUR LISTENER INVOLVED: An interesting, informative opening pair of lines can be a big plus. Remember this when you write your opening lines (and you entire lyric, for that matter). They don’t know who the singer is or who he’s singing about. They don’t know what has happened or what will happen. It’s always important to keep in mind that when a song starts, listeners are completely in the dark. See if you can identify the verses, pre-choruses, and chorus. Listen to the song and notice where each song section begins. Although the transition isn’t as abrupt as most Pop songs, it still keeps the song’s momentum going and keeps the singer front and center. There’s no four-bar instrumental break here like there would have been in hits of the past. The end of the chorus resolves to the I (one) chord and holds it for one bar before launching into Verse 2 on the same chord. Instead of reaching for the expected big held-out note before hitting the chorus, the vocal melody simply repeats the same “baby, oh baby.” The melody in the turnaround is not so standard, however. The pre-chorus ends on the V chord (an A chord) and resolves to the I chord (a D chord) to start the chorus. TRANSITIONS: The transitions between sections are fairly standard. If you do it, you may not have those advantages.ĬHORUS: Each chorus begins with “The highway won’t hold you tonight.” After the instrumental break, the line is shortened to “The highway don’t care” and, with the pre-chorus, becomes a duet. In this case, Taylor Swift has a very recognizable voice and there was plenty of publicity surrounding the recording. ![]() If listeners didn’t catch the line that sets up the pre-chorus they could become confused – Who is singing? Why is she saying that? – and you never want that to happen. In Pre-chorus 1, the lead-in line is “And the song goes…” In Pre-chorus 2: “So you sing along…”īut what happens if the listener doesn’t hear that lead-in line? I’d be careful about doing something like this in a song of your own. Suddenly the vocal switches to a female and the lyric tells listeners she’s the singer on the radio. PRE-CHORUS: The pre-chorus consists of one repeated line: “I can’t live without you.” The pre-chorus in this song has a novel twist. “I bet…” It tells you a lot about this relationship. ![]() VERSES: Verse 1 opens the song with a line that draws listeners right in: “Bet your window’s pulled down and your hair’s pulled back.” Verse 2 starts with a similar line: “I bet you got a dead cell phone in your shotgun seat.” Both verses paint a picture of what the singer imagines is going on. This song has a structure that’s similar to many Pop hits. While the production and vocal performances clearly stamp this with the current Country sound, the song itself has a number of lyric, melody, and chord elements in common with today’s Pop hits. Keep in mind that today’s Country songs reach a huge audience, many of whom listen to both Country and Pop. “Highway Don’t Care” is solidly in the Contemporary Country genre.
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