Just Listened To The New Spotify Top 10…What is Happening?!
- Rick Beato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtUgtIoNGns
There is a popular young couple on YouTube that gives reactions to old songs that their viewers recommend. The thing that constantly seems to amaze them is that the artists of yesteryear actually played their own instruments, didn't have to rely on autotune, sang with heartfelt emotion, and had meaningful lyrics. They often say they wished they had lived in those times.
I notice he’s found a top ten song that actually has a key change — prompting him to point out that there hasn’t been a #1 song with a key change since 2009, a big change from prior decades when key changes were common in pop music. And of course this goes to his point that modern music lacks sophistication.