“Clever” is without doubt one of the extra subjective adjectives we’ve utilized in one in all our present’s episode themes. Though come to consider it, every thing about music is subjective — however “intelligent” is a phrase that conveys intelligence, wit, and deep understanding. Although what does that actually imply within the context of a tune?
And the way does cleverness translate to a listener, to you for instance? Whether or not it’s demonstrated by the usage of acrobatic, flowery phrase play, or concocted expertly within the mirroring of music, lyric, and imagery, we see it at work within the profound musings of writers who’re introspective and empathetic.
Within the newest episode of Themes and Variation, the panel discusses songs they really feel exemplify that very phrase. Alongside my colleague and co-host, Mahea Lee, I’m joined by Chris Lindsey, a Grammy-nominated songwriter and intensely insightful particular person who hosts the podcast, Pitch Listing. Chris has written mega hits with the likes of Taylor Swift, Martina McBride, Keith City, and The Civil Wars simply to call just a few. His uniquely deep perspective on songwriting made him the excellent visitor for this intelligent theme.
To see which tracks we’ve chosen as our favorites, take heed to Themes and Variation, Episode 15 proper right here.
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Episode 15 Highlights
1. For Carter, one intelligent line was what bought him on “Hometown Hero.”
Carter: “If I needed to decide one line it could be ‘hometown hero flexing his arm, with a 5 yard go to the tip of the bar’ and simply how that one, one easy line completely encapsulates the, to me the picture of a hometown hero. They’re not on the hockey rink anymore, they’re not on the soccer area anymore, they’re in a bar in entrance of their associates that they’ve had for years, nonetheless displaying their expertise, reliving these previous highlights, however they’re throwing a go to no one.”
2. Jimmy Webb will make you weep.
Chris: “The ASCAP Awards one yr had been on the Ryman, downtown. It’s not massive, it’s about 2,500 seats; it’s the place, it’s been there since… they did the unique Grand Ole’ Opry there. They’d the ASCAP Awards there one time, and we had been actually shut as much as the stage and Jimmy Webb was the musical visitor, and he did three of his greatest songs in a medley the place he performed piano and sang, and I’m telling you… That place had two thousand songwriters in there and a thousand of them had been grown males they usually had been crying, the entire place was simply weeping, as a result of he was so good.”
3. “All Star” is a lot greater than an enviornment anthem.
Mahea: “This is a tune that understood its viewers and it understood its intentions. They had been seeking to write an anthem for his or her followers. They usually acquired fan mail from these individuals who felt like outcasts on this planet, however actually recognized with Smash Mouth. You realize it looks like simply this upbeat sports activities arena-type tune ’trigger that’s how we’re used to listening to it. However while you get into it, it’s actually cynical at instances, it’s purely ‘every thing’s nice.’ It doesn’t draw back from the truth that some issues suck.”
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Identical to we do each time we launch a brand new episode, we’ve created a collaborative Spotify playlist in an effort to share each tune talked about on this episode and discover many others that match the subject. We’d like your assist, we would like your assist, and we are able to’t wait to listen to the songs you like which might be extremely intelligent!
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