The Great Song Podcast

Music Theory Posts

Aug. 19, 2022

My Friend Changed My Life with a Single Sentence, and I'm Gonna Change Yours With It

It's not braggadocious of me to say that I'm a very good musician. I'm humble, but I'm not an idiot. If you have listened to the show, you know that one of my specialties is music theory--that is the breakdown of the musical inner workings of a son…

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July 5, 2022

The Breakdown: "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel

Doo-wop era Billy Joel doesn't get catchier than "Uptown Girl." It's a world-class pop record among world-class pop records—an eminently singable underdog love story. What could be more lovable? Today we're gonna break down some of the musi…

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