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Old 20th August 2011, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Kogepan_19 View Post
In relation to my studies of music in popular culture, the process of creating "Why..." and "beloved" appears to me to have taken more elements from musical genomes such as melodic line/harmonic progression, beat pattern, etc. that would appeal to a general public audience...following a "Middle of the Road" style rather than being more daring in "progress". That's why both of the songs sound like they have been produced before, although of course changes are added in or else it'd be outright plagiarism.
It takes me a second read to understand what you said (I dun study music lol). But I guess you're right. I can't remember what beloved sounds like (it's so forgettable), so can't comment on it. The piano opening of Why... is quite similar to JUJU's song (Ashita ga Kurunara), of course the beats are different. For the verse and chorus, I can't recall similarities with other songs, but the melody sounds familiar.

Anywayz, what attracts me tho is ayu's voice in Why. Her vocal sounds different than her recent stuff, and I love her vocal in Why.
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