11/21/2023 0 Comments Kiss theory keep it simple stupid![]() ![]() Yet musical or verbal complexity can easily add clutter rather than depth, not to mention idle pretension. To tell a story or sum up an attitude in a handful of sung verses or a salvo of hip-hop rhymes, and to unite them with music that lodges those words in memory - and, at best, also summons the feeling behind them - is a songwriter’s job description…. Simple touches your heart and makes you listen.Ĭoncision, admittedly, is the essence of pop: its discipline, its challenge, its genius. Simple asks what are you trying to say, and expects an unequivocal answer. Simple means one story well told, one emotion well reached, a connection made with an audience. Simple can be two chords: Eleanor Rigby, two words - Anchor Me, or two notes - Born Free. Simple does not mean shallow or dumbed down. Oh yes, my friend - keep it simple, stupid! It reminds us that we should be able to sing along – not necessarily professionally, but at least in the shower, or in the car in a traffic jam, or while we’re vacuuming, or when we’re slumped on the couch heartbroken, sobbing under a blanket. It reminds us that we, your audience, should be able to remember something about your song after ONE listen. It reminds us of the purpose of songs – they provoke emotion – we should feel something.Ĥ. We hear them – and need to understand them quickly.ģ. It reminds us that songs are short and they travel in real time.Ģ. KISS ( Keep It Simple Stupid) is the ultimate acronym to have tattooed at the front of your songwriting brain. ![]()
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