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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="320"] Song structure, otherwise known as musical forms of songs in popular music, are typically sectional, repeating forms, such as the popular twelve bar blues.[/caption] One of the golden rules of songwriting is that – like most other forms of art – there aren’t really any. But with that said, it’s never a bad idea to take a page from successful ideas, and this is most definitely true when it comes to budding songwriters trying to find their groove.   Song structure, otherwise known as musical forms of songs in popular music, are typically sectional, repeating forms, such as the popular twelve bar blues. Other common forms include thirty-two-bar form, verse-chorus form, and strophic form. Popular music songs are rarely composed using different music for each stanza of the lyrics (songs composed in this fashion are said to be "through-composed"). This form can be used in any structural difference in melodies. A common format would be as listed: Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Bridge, Verse, Chorus, Middle Eight. Continue reading →

In the mid-’90s, things were looking pretty good for Jeff Buckley. Although his 1994 debut album, Grace, hadn’t been a blockbuster, it was a massive critical success. Upon the record’s release, Buckley seemed to become the favorite newcomer for rock’s elite, earning praises from Bono to Jimmy Page to David Bowie to Bob Dylan, who called him “one of the...

This is a collection of some of our favorite odes to the big Gobbler. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your favorite Turkey! One Ton Tablespoon doing Adam Sandlers "The Thanksgiving Song" "The Gobble Song," by Spencer the Gardener. And just because we love Johnny Cash.