Saturday, June 30, 2007

Measuring a Hit:
'Lucky Man'


** 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. A post titled “A Closer Look” follows in a few days which brings a few songwriting craft issues of the song to your attention.

          Lucky Man
          David Cory Lee/Dave Turnbull

          time signature:                         4/4
          intro length:                              :14
          time to chorus:                         :43
          time to title:                              :44
          # title appearances:                 6
          general subject:                       thankfulness
          viewpoint:                                 1st
          form:                                           V-C-V-C-inst-1/2C
          style written:                             list
          rhyme (predominant):          near
          length:                                         3:17
          tempo:                                         slow