Rock Chart Wire: Week of December 17Th

Hit Songs Deconstructed Deconstructing Today's Hits for Songwriting Success http://reports.hitsongsdeconstructed.com Rock Chart Wire: Week of December 17th [TABLE=131] *Note: “*” denotes a new addition to the top 5. Changes from last week’s chart: Bush holds onto the #1 spot for a fifth week in a row with “The Sound Of Winter.” The Black Keys climb one spot, landing at #2 with “Lonely Boy.” Foo Fighters drop one spot, landing at #3 with “Walk.” Coldplay holds onto the #4 spot for a second week in a row with “Paradise.” Seether drops out of the top 5, landing at #6 with “Tonight.” Chevelle enters the top 5 at the #5 spot with “Face To The Floor.” New Arrivals To The Top 5: “Face To The Floor” (Chevelle – Rock): Written Pete Loeffler, Sam Loeffler and Dean Bernardini, “Face To The Floor” was the first single release from the “Hats Off to the Bull” album and is characterized by an infectious, memorable riff that occurs in the intro, verse and chorus sections, an engaging bridge/instrumental break section that provides a strong departure from the rest of the song, and “pissed off” lyrics that reflect the damage caused by Madoff and his Ponzi scheme. Songwriter Alert: When you’ve got a strong, infectious riff like the one that defines the intro, verse and chorus sections of “Face To The Floor,” making ample use of it throughout your song is a great way to take the memorability factor of your song to the next level. Remember, though, that overuse use can start to bore the listener and ultimately cause them to lose interest. Chevelle countered this by providing a shift in the music during the pre-chorus sections as well as during the instrumental break/bridge section. Deconstruction: Four out of five songs in the Rock top 5 have an Alternative nature to them. The exception is “Lonely Boy,” which possesses a Garage Rock/Blues vibe. In regard to song structure, one song possess a straight-up A-B-A-B-C-B form (“Walk”) and two possess an A-B-A-B-Inst. Break or Solo –B form (“Lonely Boy” and “The Sound Of Winter”). “Paradise” follows an A-B-A-B-Inst. Break-C-B form and “Face The 1 / 2 Hit Songs Deconstructed Deconstructing Today's Hits for Songwriting Success http://reports.hitsongsdeconstructed.com Floor” follows an A-B-A-B-C/IB-B form” (the instrumental break and bridge sections are basically combined into one). All songs feature a male lead vocalist. In regard to when first choruses occur, two out of five songs have their first choruses occurring at 1:00 + into the song (“Lonely Boy” and “Paradise”). With the exception of “Walk” (which sees its first chorus occurring at 14% of the way into the song), the other songs in the category have their first choruses hitting around one-fifth to one-quarter of the way into the song. Four out of five songs feature a distortion based electric guitar as the primary instrument. The exception is “Paradise”, which prominently features strings and synths. All five songs contain “proper” intros, one of which is exceptionally long in length (“Paradise,” landing at 1:01), one that is quite long in length (“Lonely Boy,” landing at 0:38), and three that are relatively short in length (“Walk”, landing at 0:09, and “The Sound Of Winter” and “Face The Floor” which both land at 0:11). Two out of five songs contain an outro section, one of which is quite short in length (“Walk,” landing at 0:15), and one that’s moderate/long in length (“Paradise,” which lands at 0:45). Three out of five songs contain a bridge, two of which occur after the second chorus and one that occurs after an instrumental break (“Paradise”). Four out of five songs contain a solo or an instrumental break that occurs after the second chorus. The exception is “Tonight,” which doesn’t contain a solo or instrumental break in its framework. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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