Before years end we’ll begin looking at the common threads found in the hit songs we’ve looked at. We’ll compare them to modern historical hits so you can easily see what top songwriters already know when it comes to songwriting for mass public ‘consumption’.
Here’s this week’s ‘measurement’.
These Are My People
Dave Berg/Rivers Rutherford
time signature: 4/4
intro length: :10
time to chorus: :58
time to title: :58
# title appearances: 6
general subject: everyday people
viewpoint: 1st
form: V-V-C-V-C-B-inst-C
style written: story
rhyme (predominant): single & double perfect
length: 3:25
tempo: mid
** Each week I measure the #1 song of the week in “Measuring a Hit” for you to readily see common threads in the songwriting of today's biggest hits (hint: we’ll find many!). A post titled “A Closer Look” follows in a few days which brings a few songwriting craft issues of the song to your attention.
Tomorrow we’ll take a closer look at this song.
