Comments on: 5 Pop Songs With No Music (TrendWatch)

By: Karyl Twehous

Karyl Twehous — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:47 +0000

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By: catlebrity

catlebrity — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:25:57 +0000

Pharrell does a lot of very minimal, “no music” production. Check out “Grindin” by Clipse, in which the only “music” consists of eerie mouth-popping sounds and some weird falsetto singing of the song’s title by Pharrell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laOZ7HPu9yU

and the instrumental:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQwfBLJwD_8

Apparently the Clipse guys were a bit baffled when Pharrell presented them with the track, but he convinced them it would work and it did.

By: Braba

Braba — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:03:29 +0000

I know this is an old article but i just stumbled upon it and found it revelatory. Thank you. The first post is totally missing the point! Keith isn’t trying to weigh in on the artistic aspirations/”achievments” of the ying yang twins. He’s exploring an strange and interesting development in pop music: popular songs with no “music” i.e. Instrumental melodical content. Its fascinating to observe these trends. And all aspiring kanyes and pharells or even aphex twins or bonos would do well to take note, because I guarantee those types are taking note of these trends as well. . Please keep the articles coming. Its really interesting stuff.

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:58:22 +0000

81jack,

No, if that were the case, much of traditional Indian and African music would not be considered music–something which not even the snobbiest of music snobs could agree with.

“Music” is just one of those terms that can have several meanings depending on the context. When talking to clients about a mix, we often refer to it in three sections: the vocals, the drums/percussion/beat, and the music. Music is generally everything that does not fall into the first two categories (unless there are noise tracks or non-percussive ear candy).

In fact, in my view defining what is and is not “music” is a mostly useless pursuit, although there are certainly plenty of people (not me) who would argue that these 5 songs are not.

As for the songs sucking, well, this blog post is not neither an endorsement nor a condemnation of the songs. I like about half of them.

By: 81jack

81jack — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:13:06 +0000

so, does this mean that if a song doesnt have melody or harmony, its not really music? bit of a closed minded view. also, all of the above songs suck.