Songs that don't use 4 bar phrases

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Most songs naturally breakdown into sets of either 16, 8 or 4 bars. However music certainly doesn't have to do this and many songs instead feature phrases and sections of irregular numbers of bars.
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[@leon723]

Important note to add about Yesterday: The first word of the second verse is "Suddenly." It's more genius. Paul knows that that verse is starting a bar earlier than the normal convention of pop music would dictate and that it therefore begins suddenly. So the listener experiences a little jolt that parallels the narrator's sudden loss of his relationship.

[@bradleydonrichter]

Excellent point. A perfect pairing of lyric and music.

[@wyattstevens8574]

Maybe it was actually accidental word-painting!

[@maetzchenmusik]

@@wyattstevens8574 Well, in the B 2s' mid period you may find quite a lot of analogies between lyrics and music, especially in A Day In A Life. Even if the four guys weren't conscious of what they were doing in those cases, it was at least well-felt … and don't underestimate George Martin's influence on them, as he was classically trained in musicology as well as on the oboe.

[@maetzchenmusik]

The first bar of the verse is missing and so is the I-narrator's yesterday. It's gone, he cannot fix it anymore. And it's not just an affair amongst others. He really detects for the first time that a dimension called yesterday definitely exists, this really begins to dawn on him (Oh, Yesterday came suddenly - a statement that otherwise would not make much sense). Jumping from childhood to adulthood. It's an existential discovery.

[@robranney-blake8731]

Came here to say this. I noticed it first when I learned to play and sing the song.

[@Stavboy]

I was today years old when I realised that Yesterday has a 7 bar phrase. And I've been playing it over and over again in my head, counting in double-time, and half-time, trying to find out where it feels like it's been 'cut'. And I can't. That's crazy. And genius.

[@erikleite839]

Yeah you don’t really feel it when listening to it, but when I learnt to play it on the piano the abnormal structure was more noticeable.

[@danayang7712]

Me too! And usually, phrases like that throw me totally off, I usually feel like I skipped or added some beats by failure when playing them. But with Beatles, nah! Haven't even noticed! That gave me an interesting theory, I've been listening to Beatles since I was 7, and was a hardcore fan right from the start. Which means now, at 42, I've heard all their songs so many times it just feels natural. It's supposed to be that way. Because I ve got used to it, of course, but can it also be, that, like with many other things, we are more open for it when we're kids? I had already started playing instruments at that age, but I just didn't care about how many bars a phrase held. Now, having played music all my life, irregular phrases (and bars) throw me off guard straight away. But Beatles still sounds fine. 😁🤣 Isn't that weird?

[@G60syncro]

@@danayang7712 Same here at 44 and as a drummer I throw some Ringo'isms in songs we write that my younger bandmates and not so hardcore Beatlemaniacs just don't catch on the first throw!!

[@IncredibleGoliath]

One issue with this kind of music theory is that it's usually presented without explaining HOW these ideas manage it. For example, Yesterday is in 2 bar phrases, not 4 bar: it actually gets 7 bars by halving the length of the first phrase, helped out by the fact that it's the only bar which is exclusively the tonic. The melodies of the first three phrases all resolve: the first from G to the tonic, the second from A to D, the third from D to G. Then the last phrase ends on a plagal cadence to prevent it from sounding like the end of the song. Of course, Paul didn't approach it by thinking "how can I write a 7-bar phrase", or any of the above, but that's what he wound up with. The idea of "tagging on" a bar (or cutting a bar from an 8-bar phrase) will have never even been considered.

[@Stavboy]

@@IncredibleGoliath Excellently put. And, thank you. You've discovered where it has been 'cut'. You're damn right. It's only the first phrase, the titular refrain, that is one bar long. The rest are two bars. That's what I was looking for, and couldn't spot, because of how expertly crafted and well-hidden the 'anomaly' is. Of course, as you say, Paul wasn't thinking in terms of uneven bars of phrasing when conjuring this magic. But he 'fooled' the theory nerd in me, and I can only give him (and you for not being 'fooled') immense credit!

[@Davaroni]

These Beatles and Radiohead people make good music. You should feature them in more videos.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Idk I don’t think they’ll catch on

[@sandybarnes887]

What is a Radiohead? 🤔

[@marcelszekowski315]

what do mean beatles

[@bongjovi4928]

Most overrated groups of all time

[@buddyneher9359]

guitar groups are on the way out

[@santoriomaker69]

Speaking of Queen, Don't Stop Me Now is another one that uses 5 bar phrases, but for most of the song. It's impressive how smoothly integrated it is that it doesn't sound jarring or feel like it's stretching.

[@xenontesla122]

That’s the first example I thought of. Maybe it’s the combination of an extra bar and the fast tempo? Or just Queen making anything sound natural XD

[@santoriomaker69]

@@xenontesla122 I personally think it's in the chord progression that makes the odd length phrase sound smooth. That, and how well-structured the composition is to go along with each chord.

[@AtomizedSound]

@@santoriomaker69 how it’s arranged and performed is most of the structure for how it sounds smooth for sure

[@fluffyfluffykatz]

Kiss from a Rose is another great example! The verses are in 5-bar phrases.

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

Kiss From a Rose is a masterpiece of a pop song. 27 years later, I never tire of it.

[@ytcorporate9237]

You know the video's gonna be a good one when Macca's in the thumbnail :)

[@jasonremy1627]

I don't think he's done a video without at least one Beatle or Radiohead reference.

[@zdoesgame]

More like you know it's a David Bennet video when Macca's in the thumbnail.

[@ytcorporate9237]

@@zdoesgame David Bennett = Good video, they're the same thing

[@Tortidis987]

Awwwww q😅😅and 😅 a😊q😅😊😅😅😅😅a😅😅 😅 aaa

[@thesilvershining]

I was gonna say the same thing, lol

[@OurgasmComrade]

Also Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" uses 11 bar structuring in both the verse and chorus!

[@ESLSongs]

I especially like Bjork's Hyperballad... firstly the bass enters seemingly playing 3 bars, but when Bjork starts singing we realise the three notes of the bass are actually one 3/4 (3/2?) bar. But then if you count her lines... she sings 10 bars before she starts the chorus! I love it!

[@variousthings6470]

When I saw Bowie in the thumbnail, I guessed that Ashes to Ashes would be the example you talked about. However, I was expecting you to talk about its outro rather than the intro, because the outro has the added detail that the harmony repeats every three bars, but the vocals repeat every four bars. So the vocal phrase begins on a different chord every time it loops: |[Bbm] My mama said, to | |[Ab] get things done, you | |[Ebm] better not mess with | |[Bbm] Major Tom... | |[Ab] My mama said, to | |[Ebm] get things done, you | |[Bbm] better not mess with | |[Ab] Major Tom... | |[Ebm] My mama said, to | |[Bbm] get things done, you | |[Ab] better not mess with | |[Ebm] Major Tom... |

[@mr.fahrenheit5131]

Last Nite by The Strokes is another example of a 5-bar phrase Babooshka by Kate Bush is another example for 6-bar phrase Ban All The Music by Nothing But Thieves is a good example of mixing it up within the chorus section of the song

[@zarzaparrilla67]

@Dustin Void that's actually the first song that came to my mind before clicking the video, i love it, one of my favs from the strokes

[@leetaylor15202]

The intro to Massive Attack's "Teardrop" uses a looping three-bar phrase before switching to four bars for the verse.

[@scartissue121]

I always loved that the shortness of bars in the beginning Yesterday is then followed by Paul singing the word 'suddenly'. Clever songwriting. I think you did another video touching on artists who use words in this way in songs (the obvious being when a singer says 'stop' and the music stops e.g uptown funk)

[@maetzchenmusik]

Clever writing of lyrics to music would be a more appropriate way to express the fact.

[@hopsiepike]

Isn’t that painting with words?

[@scartissue121]

@@maetzchenmusik isn't that what I said?

[@wyattstevens8574]

Maybe this instance of word-painting is an accident. David has a full video about "How much theory did the Beatles know?"

[@maetzchenmusik]

@@scartissue121 Surely you did so. I just wanted to make sure that lyrics aren't usually set to music in pop. Rather, one thinks about words to musical ideas.

[@wgb01001]

Another cool thing about Ashes To Ashes is at the end, he repeats a 4-line phrase, but does it over a 3-line melody, so no line gets repeated at the same melody. “My mother said/to get things done/you better not mess with/Major Tom.”

[@PANTECHNICONRecordings]

Exactly what I was going to say. (Well, it’s actually a four-bar melody repeated over a three-bar chord sequence to be precise).

[@wgb01001]

@@PANTECHNICONRecordings Is it a 4-bar melody though? The melody repeats every three lines, though the lyrics repeat every four.

[@PANTECHNICONRecordings]

@@wgb01001 No, the melody spans four bars (the downbeats are on “my”, “get” “better” and “Major”)

[@wgb01001]

@@PANTECHNICONRecordings Yes I know this. But the MELODY repeats every three lines. The melody of the MY mother says and MAJOR Tom lines are the same. The melody is 3 bars. The lyrics repeat every 4.

[@anthonyorr8868]

I always found that 3 or 5 bar loops have a very cyclical feeling as opposed to 4 bar loops, which, to me, doesn't feel like it "loops" so much as it tells a linear story through musical notes. 4 bars feels like there is a beginning and end to the melody; 3 bars feels like it keeps swirling over itself, and beginning and end overlap. 5 bars feels like I got to hear a little more of the melody than I was meant to, only to start it again.

[@anthonyorr8868]

@@AJBlueJay funny, I like the way the music I described sounds. I like when things are off

[@jasons9663]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears is in 3 bar phrases. Same with the chorus section the The Police's Roxanne.

[@EmonEconomist]

Is it? I counted Everybody Wants To Rule The World and got 4-bar phrases, just that the melody sits in the second half of the bar so it feels offset to the usual phrasing.

[@Faerithpiggles]

The outro music you started doing in these videos is always a treat, but I especially loved today's. Could hear the principles you discussed in the video clearly, and the radiohead style perfectly compliments that kind of uneasy feeling that can come from the subversion of how you expect the piece to play out. Phenomenal!

[@antinlogin]

Beautiful outro song indeed!

[@analogbunny]

Yes! Sorry for pestering you about this for so long 😅 First time I counted out Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" I've been obsessed ever since.

[@aidanphr1446]

I always liked how the chorus of “Here Today” by The Beach Boys lasts seven bars, with the premature ending coming right as the line “its here and gone so fast” is sung. I doubt it was an intentional composition choice by Brian, but it’s pretty brilliant.

[@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou]

The Beatles were like the rebels of conventional songwriting wisdom/theory, they would do the opposite of what others thought was "proper" and make it work! This is one of the reason's why I'm confident AI will not overtake or ruin music, it doesn't have the reasoning ability to make these types of writing decisions such as irregular phrase lengths or other neat tricks.

[@OurgasmComrade]

Awesome thanks David! The reason why writers can get away with this technique without sounding too jarring is because they are pairing these phrases in sets of two which eventually adds up to even bar counts. 3x2, 5x2, 7x2, etc.

[@Oswlek]

The piano at the end is stunning. I would have listened for at least another four or five minutes. Probably more.

[@forthefrogs]

Me and Your Mama and Redbone both have incredible outros. definitely some of the best ive ever heard, and it isn't often you can definitively say something like that

[@joseph-fernando-piano]

A really well-known example of irregular phrase lengths from the classical music world is Chopin's Etude in E Major Op 10 No 3, the main section with it's incredibly famous melody is in four phrases, that are 5, 3, 5, and 7 bars long respectively...

[@teccam]

Strange Overtones by David Byrne & Brian Eno is a great example. It's built on a ten-bar progression.

[@joermnyc]

Great song!

[@Kylora2112]

The Four Horsemen/Mechanix by Metallica/Megadeth has a verse riff built on a 7-bar loop. The middle section of Natural Science by Rush is also built on a 7-bar progression.

[@thesuncollective1475]

I have used this in my writing. I think anything that is unexpected but gratifying is a plus. Great vid Thanks for the affirmation.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you 😊

[@D1mitr3s]

The BEST channel! Explains music

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@adasmi5]

I love how you demonstrate the topic of your video even during the sponsorship part

[@jakeupsmith2217]

as always perfect man

[@captainraventwelve4895]

Foo Fighters are really good at implementing this in their songs. Time like These, as David mentioned, uses 3 bar phrases in both the riff and the chorus. Everlong uses 7 bar phrases in the verses and 3 bar phrases in the prechorus, which sounds awesome. And All My Life uses 7 bar phrases in the chorus.

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

The unanticipated jump to "suddenly" in "Yesterday" is genius -- the music surprises you and the lyrics reflect it beautifully.

[@christhacker9450]

David, another great video! Thank you!

[@VictorPM1550]

About Ashes To Ashes, what I like most is the last part of the song... the loop where the music has 3 bars and the lyrics have 4 bars. So it revolves around... after 12 bars it's "in sync" again 🙂 1) My mother said 2) to get things done 3) you better not mess 4) with Major Tom 1) My mother said 2) to get things done 3) you better not mess 4) with Major Tom 1) My mother said 2) to get things done 3) you better not mess 4) with Major Tom 1) My mother said 2) to get things done 3) you better not mess 4) with Major Tom .... .... (3 bar loop goes on without lyrics)

[@composer7325]

Excellent,Dave, thank you for this upload.

[@TheHeyx]

One of the best Music Channels! Keep it up with the good content 👏

[@tatjbere]

You always keep me inspired with your videos, thank you 😊

[@DrDoogoode]

David! I just noticed you're nearly 3/4 of the way to 1M subs. Waltzin' your way there. Highly deserved and I love the covers you use for your vids.

[@materdeimusicd.buckley2974]

Thanks David. Cool examples.

[@Nathanaelsun22]

Oooo really good one, been wanting one about this.

[@brindmusicnerd]

Excellent video - thank you 😊

[@lim7lim]

Fascinating. I've thought a lot about different meters, but not about how different phrase lengths can affect the Melody. And your piano solo at the end is beautiful, as usual, David.

[@solnya]

as usual : so interesting and so well done. Perfect pedagogue !

[@smitty1937]

Thank you for making this video. I never thought there would be a difference between irregular phrases and uncommon time signatures. I always put them hand in hand

[@markam67]

Always interesting and unusual ways of looking at how music works I am always impressed by your videos and your insight. Please keep up the amazing work.

[@TheLawapa99]

Thumbs up. Love this. Exploring what I don't know but love. Music's language. Laid out in visual form with concise explanations.

[@GabeWilliams]

Definitely using this 🙏

[@Goldomatic]

The ending solo of Deerhunter's Desire Lines uses a 5 bar pattern, which really helps the ending section have a sense of constant motion

[@cakemartyr5794]

Another excellent video, explaining why some music is particularly stimulating

[@TheOddTimesMusic]

Making a song in 3 bar sections! :D Thank you david!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Great!

[@grahamashcroft5991]

David Bennet...you are an inspiration to music lovers and players. Taking apart music pieces and examining them in depth. You are an old head on young shoulders. Thankyou.

[@awilttondevitto3630]

That outro was beautiful!

[@shaobingboy]

I've never thought deeply of how many bar phrases should be used. This video is a great inspiration into a new wave of creativity that I didn't know was possible. Thanks David for spreading your wisdom

[@mickeyrube6623]

Am glad you finally covered this. I find this effect far more interesting than, say, odd time signatures.

[@doctorarmani2112]

Another excellent show and tell music theory vid using great songs to explain a complex subject.

[@timspencer1]

Beautiful outro to your video. Simply gorgeous 👏 👏

[@AJBlueJay]

Pop songs with irregular phrasing Cars - Gary Numan Kiss from a Rose - Seal Girls Just Want to Have fun - Cyndi Lauper (5 bar phrase and the whole song has unusual structure) Peek a Boo - Devo Sanctuary - Madonna (overlapping & irregular phrasing) In the Closet - Michael Jackson Young and Proud - Ace of Base Thursday's Child - David Bowie Naughty Girls - Samantha Fox Let the Music Play - Shannon Virtual Insanity - Jamiroqai Break me Shake Me - Savage Garden Spiderwebs - No Doubt Two Princes - Spin Doctors & of course lots of Beatles songs

[@rainbowrotcod]

surprised to see a mention of Thursday's Child! I have a soft spot for Bowie's more unpopular eras.

[@jasonbrown9731]

Very interesting David.

[@Charlie-bn7ho]

Hey David! Another amazing video! I really enjoy these. You make these concepts so palatable and easy to use and understand. Would you be able to make one on different uses of the III chord, i.e. chromatic mediants? I feel like you’d be able to make a really informative video on it.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks! I’ve got a video planned on chromatic mediants actually. 😊

[@nigelhaywood9753]

Interesting video. Nice outro too!

[@fredo1070]

Facinating.

[@fab5091]

so interesting video...as always...thanks

[@JayCAlan]

Top notch content. How are you not at 1M subs yet?!

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

I love these videos because they tell me what I'm actually hearing. Every single one of these songs mentioned I know and have liked for the reasons he explains I've just never been able to explain why myself. Now I can explain. If I'm honest I don't truly get the bars thing but I will. I'm enjoying these deep dives into music theory. It's where I belong. 🙂

[@noviceproductions9450]

I've been waiting for someone to make a video covering this!! The chorus from hey by pixies does this when cycling G, Em and Bm. Alot of songs on the doolittle album use odd counts of prases. Gouge away uses a 5 bar progression thoughout and wave of mutilation uses a 3 bar in the intro and chorus. There are many other examples, but I digress. Nice video man! :)

[@Lesyeuxouverts]

and now I'm learning a compo secret from one of my fav artists Tame Impala, really can't get enough of your video, many thanks for producing them, it is fantastic!

[@antonblam2]

- "Infinity 2008" is an electronic classic that plays 5 bar phrases through the entire track. - "Opus" by Eric Prydz made of 6 bar phrases, and starts from the 3rd one

[@christiankruse5069]

I like how when yesterday is “skipping a bar” the first time he sings “suddenly” because we are to the start earlier than expected

[@jyotektosgaimur]

Collapse the light into earth by porcupine tree has a nice 5 bar loop, follow me by muse also does the same thing in the bridge where an extra 2 bars gets added on to an 8 bar progression for resolving the sustained dominant 5th, follow me's verses also are in an 18 bar structure. Also that 3x5 + 1 structure was also used pretty well in the song plug in baby too.

[@forthefrogs]

i didn't know that about About Damn Time!! that's so interesting. but it does make sense listening back!

[@archive6094]

That Bowie cover sounds really cool! I'll have to look it up later

[@andrewstillwell1191]

Great 👍.

[@greablood1072]

Oh!! That’s what I look for in my own songs, a standard I use to sort interesting ideas from cliche ideas

[@ljdobles8104]

Excelente explicación

[@andresmacnamara]

Great video! Also Don't Stop Me Now goes by 5

[@TeShiky]

Can't believe you made this video without mentioning Hey Ya! by Outkast.

[@A_Voice_In_The_Ocean]

Beautiful outro, good soul, God bless!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you 😊

[@TheStickCollector]

Always good to experiment with phrasing

[@PerChristianFrankplads]

Beautiful outro music - can I listen to the whole piece somewhere? And great video and videos in general, keep it up!

[@MrFlippicat]

Just the kind of stuff I've been getting into as a songwriter! One of my favorite examples of writing like this comes from MARINA's song "Froot", which features a 20 bar chorus which I only found out by accident in counting

[@healsroman4610]

gouge away by pixies is a really clear good example of a 5 loop bar, such an awesome song

[@SteveBluescemi]

And Tame is an excellent example of 3. Frank Black uses this technique very frequently.

[@MarshallMathers3000]

That’s who I hoped he’d talk about. Wave of Mutilation does it too.

[@paragraphs7235]

also, I've been tired uses a three bar loop

[@paragraphs7235]

and tony's theme uses a 5

[@Nathanaelsun22]

another idea that i would love to see one of your lovely inspiring videos on, songs where the chorus is in a different key or mode, many complex songs, use this and its mysterious what the different techniques may be... examples would be, what a fool believes, golden lady, and So many more, seems to be a lot from the mid to late 80s through the 80s... another example, Night Fever, a number of bee gees songs do this... what are the tricks that make these changes work and what are the variences that create different effects. Thanks for the great videos!

[@dominicellis1867]

This is the exact mechanism used in jazz when they employ alterations on dominant chords and sometimes alter the bass note. The macro alteration is stronger and more intense in this case because uneven bass motion creates a feeling of unease similar to the use of odd meters. For instance, we normally use V7alt to tonicize Imin because it borrows from bVImin. But, if we also alter the bass note itself and translate the chord up or down a half step we can create an even stronger tension that has an even higher divergence. That’s why Wayne will typically use bVI7 or bV7 to lead into new sections.

[@skateebee]

I've learned more watching your channel than I did in music theory class! Another great video!!👍👍👍

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😃😃😃😃

[@MandrakeGuy]

last time adam neely briefly brought up this topic i immediately created a track with this kinda idea in mind (i used 3 bars per measure/phrase), but i havent really played with the idea since, so thanks for reminding me about this concept my guy :guuut: time to make 40 tracks in a row with 5 bars per phrase /j

[@MandrakeGuy]

update; damn i didnt even notice how common this kind of thing is, so as it turns out i actually should play with this concept............ 9.4 phrase length anyone?

[@elijahderinger7080]

You should do a whole video dedicated to Tame Impala. He's such a talented composer, and uses "tricks" as one of his main techniques. Tons of interesting stuff to cover in almost every song, and such a diverse sound across his albums.

[@salutcmoi2287]

You're right lots of 3 bars loops, and also an awesome 5 bars loops in Runways, Houses, City, Clouds

[@egilsandnes9637]

Damn. I got too high expectations to Tame Impala after reading your comment. Not my cup of tea unfortunately.

[@elijahderinger7080]

@@egilsandnes9637 There are four albums, each with a unique sound. What kind of music do you like normally?

[@egilsandnes9637]

@@elijahderinger7080 I like most music. Favourites are Bach, Pink Floyd, Liszt, all sorts of jazz, Sevish, Bel Canto, several Norwegian singer songwriters, Røyksopp, Rachmaninov ... just to name a very few from the top of my head. I guess the two things that didn't really hit me right with Tame Impala is the general sound (That quickly got a bit stale I think) and the melodies (or lack thereof). To be fair I only listened to the first 5-6 tracks of the album Currents, and Runaway Houses City Clouds. I quickly got frustrated by both melody, timbre and harmony.

[@elijahderinger7080]

@@egilsandnes9637 i would not listen to currents or the slow rush then, give innerspeaker and lonerism a shot, im always a strong advocate of listening to the full album, he has a very cohesive sound, but only for the individual albums. lonerism is pretty widely regarded his best

[@kudeirosax]

Don't stop me now has 5 bars phrases in the verse Great video!!

These song videos always have interesting ideas.

[@andremassabki6034]

By the moment I read the vid's title, I knew "Ashes to Ashes" by Bowie would be mentioned hehe ❤️ Fun comment aside, congrats for the content, David. Keep on doing it!

[@paulnortham]

Absolutely! And what's going on in the outro? Doesn't he throw a 4/4 section with lyrics over the top, which makes it sound even stranger?!

[@andremassabki6034]

@@paulnortham ikr!!

[@splatterbabble]

I'd like to point out that Devo's "Gut Feeling" delivers a great five bar phrase for all but the chorus.

[@lanceglover9538]

excellent example

[@yommish]

Banger

[@timmccarthy872]

Thank you! I could never quite put my finger on what made About Damn Time so punchy.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊😊😊

[@rdspam]

Listen to/write out Let It Happen’s four three-bar phrases into three four-bar phrases, and it’s perfectly fine. To my ear, it actually sound ps more like the intention of the music. Similarly, Bowie’s throws in bars that are all rests, plus the one “extra”, just makes it a series of 5 bar phrases.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

I was solving a crossword puzzle while watching in, and I was filling in BOWIE right when you got to "Ashes to Ashes". Strange...

[@burning_KFC]

As always writing a comment to support the channel

[@MacGyver5AF]

I think the topic of this video is more about "persuading". If I am persuaded that the song is complete and smooth, I don't need to ask myself, if there is 4/8/16 bars in a section. I am glad that Queen made it into this video. I am (unfortunately) not a fan of Beatles, and a song of Queen always make my day.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Neat, a Taka and Joe cover made it into a David Bennett video.

[@ivanazaroffmusic]

I find this topic so interesting. One of my favourite examples is “Worst Comes to Worst” by dilated peoples. Like most hip hop songs, the instrumental is a loop but on this track its 3 bars and it sounds so cool especially because barely any other hip hop tracks do that

[@artemiy_s]

also electric relaxation and lyrics to go by atcq, stakes is high and much more by de la soul, mind blowin bu pepe rock

[@sssjaeger]

I love the 6-bar chorus of “Voulez-Vous” by ABBA

[@correcturegames8389]

Tori Amos' song Spark does 6 bars of 3/4 in the intro, then in the verse adds beats to extend certain vocal phrases to a very neat effect in my opinion. :)

[@mattchandler2309]

I had always noted the jolt in “Heart of glass” but never thought much of it. Nice analysis! Have you analysed how few “pop” songs use 3/4 or 6/8 time. Ocean Colour Scene’s “The Riverboat Song” is a great 6/8 example. And The Stranglers Golden Brown is a masterpiece of time signatures

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

DUUUUDE that Ashes to Ashes example blew my mind! Bowie was a frickin' genius.