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> The two most similar songs from 2007 to 2011 were Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Kesha’s “We R Who We R” , and they indeed sound alike. I disagree. I jus
by mwcampbell 8y ago
> The two most similar songs from 2007 to 2011 were Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Kesha’s “We R Who We R” , and they indeed sound alike.
I disagree. I just listened to both songs on Spotify, and they do not sound alike. Different keys, different vocal ranges, different voices, different instruments (or at least, different synthesized sounds). The Kesha song has more electronic effects on her voice. Kesha raps, while Katy doesn't. Really, the main similarity between the two songs is that they repeat the same chord progression through the whole song -- that's probably a consequence of what John Seabrook calls "track and hook".
- ireflect 8y agoThat's like saying blue bubblegum and pink bubblegum make for a diverse range of foods. I guess maybe that seems like the case, given we've all mostly been eating bubblegum for some time. There are far more similarities in these songs that have a greater impact: * Very similar tempo (approx 120 bpm) * Very similar keys (Eb Major vs Bb Major) * Very similar dynamics (crushed and loud) * Very similar ultra-present vocal processing * Very similar light syncopation (Katy Perry's synth chords vs Kesha's chopped vocals) (edit: formatting)
- mwcampbell 8y agoYeah, you're right. The differences I listed are only superficial variations on the same template.
- ThomPete 8y agoNone of those defines whether a song is similar. The melody and harmonies mostly do.
- Raphael 8y agoThe example I remember is two different songs by the same artists. ("California Girls" and "Tik Tok" are the same song.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2dPA2dCRNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2dPA2dCRNY