The song “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell features a classic verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure. It starts with a verse: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ...

When we critique songs getting shorter, the point of comparison is to songs that have a clear structure within the confines of their genre. For instance, a pop song having two verses, a bridge ...

Paul McCartney wrote the tune for 'Yesterday' after he woke from a dream, but it wouldn't have worked without this trick.

Dance pop tracks tend to follow pop music song structures more than other electronic tracks, and it’s common to create a radio mix and extended mix of the track. Build yourself a visual arrangement ...