Three Perfect Songs
What makes a perfect song? Is it the beat, the lyrics, the production, or something else entirely? Three Perfect Songs examines the properties of perfect songs through the lenses of various guest authors. If you are interested in contributing to Three Perfect Songs, please visit the Write to us page to learn more.
Alex
What makes a song “perfect” is subjective. It all depends on the eye of the beholder. Whether recording in a big studio or a bedroom, the song has to connect to the person listening to it. I like minimalist music but also love really complicated stuff with lots of solos. Song: Muffin ManArtist: Frank ZappaReleased:…
Harry Barnes
My first song choice is Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Song: Somewhere Over the RainbowArtist: Israel Kamakawiwo’oleYear: 1993 The lyrics and melody come to me unbidden as if on the ether like a spirit moving me to whistle, hum, and sing it all the time, for years I have done so. My second choice is Paul Desmond’s Take…
Carol Pozefsky
The lyrics must organically flow from the music and vice versa. The perfect song is effortless, as though it always existed and needed only someone to present it to the world. The perfect song must reach the heart, or memory bank or funny bone and elicit a deep emotional reaction. The perfect song must be…
Natasha Martinez
It’s all about the instruments. The perfect song. It’s a tough, personal choice as to what that means. For me, it is when instruments can come together to create a beautiful work of art that truly lets an instrument shine. Solos, riffs, and carrying the melody. The best songs allow for an instrument to take front and…
Stephen Furlani
It was extremely difficult for me to narrow down my musical tastes to three genres, let alone just three songs. So what is presented below is just three songs that I think are perfect. They aren’t necessarily my favorite songs, or even exemplary songs from each category. Just three songs that I think are perfect…
Reuben Brenner-Adams
For me, the essence of a perfect song is that I can’t imagine a better recording of the given piece of music than the one I’m hearing. Any changes I can imagine would detract from the performance, and any flaws that I hear add to the listening experience. I tend to enjoy fairly minimal production…
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