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Instrumentality

A mad musical adventure

Instrumentality
  • Labwerks
  • Instrumming
  • Sparks
  • Alchemy

Analysis

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Takes well-known songs and instrumental pieces and analyses them in order to find out just what it is that makes them special.

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Analysed: Halleluja by Jeff Buckley

  • February 23, 2023
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Hallelujah is a classic Leonard Cohen song that has been performed by a multitude of artists. So what is it about this song that makes is so engaging?
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Analysed: Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever

  • February 10, 2023
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Happier Than Ever is not only a very successful song from a great album of the same name, it's a highly unusual musical composition. I explore why it's so unusual and why it seems to work so well.
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Analysed: The Killers’ Mr Brightside

  • January 23, 2023
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Mr Brightside was the Killer's debut single, released in 2004. It was voted best song of the 2000s in many polls and is the most streamed track released before 2010. So why is its appeal so enduring?
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Analysed: The Rolling Stones’ Paint it Black

  • January 7, 2023
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The Rolling Stones' Paint it Black is one of the three most streamed songs in 70 years of the charts. Considering it was released in 1966, long before streaming, that's quite a achievement. So, why does it have such long-term appeal?
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Analysed: Harry Styles’ As It Was

  • October 21, 2022
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Harry Styles' hit As It Was has become the longest-running number one on the US singles chart by a British artist. It's a simple song so why has it been so successful?
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Analysed: Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline

  • September 26, 2022
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Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline has emerged as the number one celebratory anthem in sports stadia around the world. How has this simple song become such a favourite?
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Analysed: Paul Simon’s American Tune

  • August 17, 2022
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Paul Simon's American Tune is not only one of my favourite songs of all time, it's a chorale based on an old German tune that was also borrowed by Bach.
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Analysed: Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill

  • June 20, 2022
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Kate Bush's classic Running up that Hill has made number one in the UK singles chart, 37 years after its release, aided by its inclusion in Netflix's Stranger Things. So why is this track still such a hit after all these years? We take a look ...
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Analysed: David Bowie’s Absolute Beginners

  • June 6, 2022
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David Bowie's Absolute Beginners is many people's favourite song, but why should that be? What is it in the songwriting that creates such warm feelings? I check it out.
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Analysed: Baby Shark – why sometimes less is more

  • May 16, 2022
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Baby Shark is the most viewed video ever on YouTube with more than 10 billion views. If you leave aside the key change, it's about as simple as a song can get. As musicians, can we learn anything from it?
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