The creepiest popular song in my opinion has to be Every Breath You Take (I'll Be Watching You) by The Police. This song sounds sweet because it sounds like a man talking about how he loves his girlfriend but he never really says that the song is about his girlfriend or even that she knows that someone is watching her.
If you really listen to the lyrics it is really creep how the guy ...
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Some people may think that Eminem is only popular because he is a white rapper. Most popular rappers are African American, so just by being white, it makes him unique in the genre. Also, for people who hold racist tendencies want to like rap music but are resistant to black culture, they may be willing to listen to rap music coming from a white rapper.
If Eminem was a black rapper, I ...
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I do not think Nickelback is becoming a joke to all music fans. There may be some music fans who think that Nickelback is a joke, but they may be people who were never fans of that musical genre to begin with, or they may be younger fans that were not around when Nickelback was really popular.
Nickelback was really popular in the early 2000's. It often happens that when a band becomes ...
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I am not entirely sure what you mean by "dumbing down" your music but if you are refering to the fact that your music is deep and insightful and other people are not connecting to it, then I would say that you should not change what you want to say in your music. Some people connect with music because of the lyrics, and the lyrics can speak to people in different ways. Other people connect to ...
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I think the saddest, but also the most hopeful, song of all time is Love Hurts by R.E.M. This song always makes me cry because it talks about raw emotions that we all have. It is hopeful because it makes me feel like I am not alone, but sad because I know that everyone feels pain.
Even the music video for this song is really sad and emotional. It is hard to hold back the tears when ...
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It depends on how you envision your music career playing out. If you go witha record label, there is more of a sense of stability and they can help you promote your music. However, record label often want you to portray a certain characteristic and may even ask you to make changes in your music or your appearance.
If you are independent, you will have the freedom to make the kind of ...
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The term sell out is negative because it implies that an artistic is more concerned about getting paid than sticking to their own artistic style. For some people this means that they are selling themselves to someone else and no longer have control over their own work.
Others may see music as a career and do not think it is necessarily a bad thing to change your style to make more ...
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Music publishing refers to the use of music commercially, or to make money for a product other than the music itself. For example, a song used in a commercial for laundry detergent will generate income for the artist who originally created that music.
It is different from selling tickets to see a musician perform because the music is being used to sell an entirely different item. You ...
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Sometimes song writers will make more money than the actual musical performer, but it really depends on the song writer and the performer. There are some really famous song writers who may charge a fee for writing a song or collect a certain percentage of the revenue from a song when it is successful.
Some musicians will make more money than the song writers though, especially if the ...
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There are several things you should do before approaching a producer to make music with them. First, you need to know what kinds of things you are willing to compromise about and what things are you willing to negotiate. For example, you may be willing to change your looks but you may not be willing to change the style or your music, or vice versa.
Secondly, you need to be confident ...
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