Need help thinking a song that is influenced by the history of popular music

toopy24 · 04-15-2015, 06:43 PM

This is the prompt for a paper that I am writing:
Choose any song from popular music within the past 10 years and identify three (3) influences on this song from throughout the history of popular music. These influences could take various forms, such as a certain music genre, stylistic element, or particular artist. With each element you identify, elaborate on how and why you feel this genre/style/person is informing the song.

I am having trouble finding a song that fits this prompt, one that has been influenced by the history of popular music. Do any songs come to mind for any of you? Thanks.

**Janszoon** · 04-15-2015, 08:43 PM

Yes, but the one I'm thinking of is 11 years old.

toopy24 · 04-15-2015, 09:39 PM

What is it?

**Janszoon** · 04-15-2015, 09:45 PM

toopy24 · 04-16-2015, 03:55 AM

and what would the influences on this be?

Jonts · 04-16-2015, 04:18 AM

Man I would've loved to have been asked to do something like this as schoolwork.

For now I'm gonna assume when they say "popular music" that they actually mean "pop" and that's what makes this so hard to find a starting point. Off the top of my head I think you could squeeze some good milage out of:-

- "Lyla" by Oasis to explore general artist influences
- "Someone Like You" by Adele to explore emotional depth
- "Grenade" by Bruno Mars to explore general pop production and performance

RoxyRollah · 04-16-2015, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by toopy24

and what would the influences on this be?

You didn't just ask what outside influnces are on beauty and the beat besides hip hop right...tell me Im high.

**Frownland** · 04-16-2015, 06:28 AM

Why can't you just do this with any song that you enjoy? I'm sure that if you like it enough you'll listen to it a reasonable amount of times to be able to understand what genres they are.

**Janszoon** · 04-16-2015, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by toopy24

and what would the influences on this be?

Did you not listen to it?

RoxyRollah · 04-16-2015, 06:52 AM

Apparently not Janszy....His loss,save Edan for the kool kids.

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toopy24 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4	Need help thinking a song that is influenced by the history of popular music This is the prompt for a paper that I am writing: Choose any song from popular music within the past 10 years and identify three (3) influences on this song from throughout the history of popular music. These influences could take various forms, such as a certain music genre, stylistic element, or particular artist. With each element you identify, elaborate on how and why you feel this genre/style/person is informing the song. I am having trouble finding a song that fits this prompt, one that has been influenced by the history of popular music. Do any songs come to mind for any of you? Thanks.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Yes, but the one I'm thinking of is 11 years old. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	__________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Why can't you just do this with any song that you enjoy? I'm sure that if you like it enough you'll listen to it a reasonable amount of times to be able to understand what genres they are. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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toopy24 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4	What is it?

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toopy24 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4	and what would the influences on this be?

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Jonts Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Longstanton Spice Museum Posts: 45	Man I would've loved to have been asked to do something like this as schoolwork. For now I'm gonna assume when they say "popular music" that they actually mean "pop" and that's what makes this so hard to find a starting point. Off the top of my head I think you could squeeze some good milage out of:- - "Lyla" by Oasis to explore general artist influences - "Someone Like You" by Adele to explore emotional depth - "Grenade" by Bruno Mars to explore general pop production and performance