Comments on: What Do Nas, Sting, and Metallica Have In Common? https://tonyconniff.com/what-do-nas-sting-and-metallica-have-in-common/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/what-do-nas-sting-and-metallica-have-in-common/#comment-6684 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:39:57 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2280#comment-6684 In reply to Rick Bassett.

Rick,
Great example!
Thanks,
Tony

]]> By: Rick Bassett https://tonyconniff.com/what-do-nas-sting-and-metallica-have-in-common/#comment-6683 Fri, 29 May 2015 17:31:54 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2280#comment-6683 I just found, and really like your songwriting posts. Another song that follows this idea in a way is Lennon and McCartney’s “Girl.” The verses and bridge are full of wordy higher pitched minor key frustration that gets released in the chorus, simply sighing “Girl” a couple times, lower pitch, and taking a breath over loping major key strumming. Not so much a reverse in volume, but a reverse in everything else. Great column.
https://youtu.be/li7vYhYRlmg

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/what-do-nas-sting-and-metallica-have-in-common/#comment-6682 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:01:46 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2280#comment-6682 In reply to Eric Saber.

Eric,
Perfect example! I’ll probably add it to the post.
Thanks,
Tony

]]> By: Eric Saber https://tonyconniff.com/what-do-nas-sting-and-metallica-have-in-common/#comment-6681 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:28:00 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2280#comment-6681 Good post Tony! A pretty recent example of this is Ariana Grande’s song “Problem,” which build and builds and then literally brings the chorus to a whisper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS1g8G_njx8

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