The Magic in Aramide's 'Feeling this feeling'

Feeling this feeling by Aramide lyrics
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     "You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room" John Maxwell.

     In this series, we have discussed how to make people relate to your song using "common ground" and "hooking the title of your song". This edition of the series is based on "using a universal theme/title".
     A theme is the central idea of your song- Deep love, love found, heartbroken,etc. A theme is considered universal when it can be related to by the majority of people. Most people want love. When the theme is a part of life that most people experience, that is a universal theme. Conversely, a personal theme represents what can be related to by only you. For instance, if your song is about "How I Met Mary", you may be strongly related to the song but not everybody will relate to that.
     Aramide rode on this concept to make people relate to her song "Feeling This Feeling". A theme/title almost everybody can relate to since we all love and love is about feeling.
     The subsequent paragraphs contain the other things that contribute to the success of "Feeling This Feeling" by Aramide and the lessons songwriters, and music producers will learn from the song.

Form
The overall form of the music is:
intro- verse1- chorus- verse2- chorus- bridge- chorus- chorus- coda

Vocals
The voice of the singer is so pathetic that it arouses listener's emotion. In other words, Aramide expressed the emotional content of the music through her vocal.
     The brilliant vocal pads introduced in the chorus add to the beauty of the music. Besides, the vocal accompaniment introduced towards the end of verse2 adds intensity to the chorus that comes after it and lays emphasis on the hook ("feeling the feeling......................." )

Melody
The melody of "Feeling This Feeling" by Aramide is tuneful. The melody of each section is unique. The most interesting part is that the melody of the chorus is higher in pitch than that of the verse to emphasize the hook.

Bridge
The bridge creates the contrast that really makes the entire song interesting. The bridge is instrumental while the verses and the chorus are vocal.

Coda (outro)
"Feeling This Feeling" ends with a coda that is made up entirely of the hook of the song.

Lessons

• Carefully chose a theme/title that is universal. A title that will be easily related to by majority of people.
• Strive to bring out the emotional content of your song.

REVIEW OF "GOD WIN" by KOREDE BELLO

  

   “If you can learn to pinpoint how those around you experience the world, and really try to experience the same world they do, you’ll be amazed at how effective your communication will become.” Terry Felber.

     Korede Bello understands the above notion. He really studies his audience (Nigerian populace) and sees things through their eyes.

     Psychologically, Nigerians- old and young, male and female, rich and poor attribute their success or failures to the Supreme Being (God). This is what someone once termed “Nollywood Mentality” because that is what is portrayed in Nigerian films.

     Korede Bello utilizes this common ground (Nollywood Mentality) to connect with his audience and come up with the phrase “God Win” which is related to by the whole Africans.

     “God Win” was written and performed by Korede Bello and produced by Don Jazzy.

Intro

     “God Win” by Korede Bello starts off with a rhythmic instrumental intro which is only percussion and followed by a vocal cue that set the pace for the first verse. This instrumental intro creates unity in the work as it also serves as the percussive background to the verses.

Vocals

     Captivating voice of the singer really adds to the beauty of the song. Another interesting thing in the vocal is the expressive “vocal pad” that adds energy to the chorus of the song.

Lyrics

     The lyric of “God Win” is heart-warming as it builds around the hook (God win) of the song. The hook comes up at least once in every line of the verses while the chorus is composed of the hook.

Instrumental Arrangement

     The song is accompanied with a creative instrumental arrangement. It is kept distinct in different section of the song (verses and chorus). The instrumental accompaniment in the verses is dominated by percussion. A strong string section and a powerful bass guitar riff are added to heighten the chorus of the song. Again, the verse and chorus have difference in chord progression.

Form

The form of the song is:

 intro- verse1- chorus- verse2- chorus- verse3- chorus- verse4- chorus- chorus- codetta.

Lessons to Be Learnt From “God Win” by Korede Bello

•   You have to see your song writing as communication. Have your audience in mind when you are writing your song. In other words, see yourself in the world of your audience. This will trigger their emotion and they will relate to your song.

•   Build your song off the hook and place the hook at strategic places in the song. If this is done correctly, listeners will hold onto the hook after the first listening.

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"God Win" lyrics

THE REVIEW OF "MELO MELO" by OLAMIDE

     The song "Melo melo" was written and performed by Olamide, CEO of YBNL and produced by Pheelz. The song starts off with an attractive vocal of the singer and accompanied by a vocal pad. The singer has a dynamic voice and a strong vocal projection which makes him unique. The vocal pad at 0.36-0.42 is very appealing.
     The melody of the song is tuneful as it is made of unity and contrast, and varied pitches. The lyrics of the song is clever as every section builds towards the title of the song. The instrumental accompaniment is engaging as it is varied in each section of the song. The smooth string section that accompanies the chorus also makes the song very interesting.
     Overall design (form) is: pre chorus- chorus- verse1- pre chorus- chorus- verse2- pre chorus- chorus- verse3- pre chorus- chorus.
     The design and arrangement of this song is worthy of emulation for upcoming artistes/song writers and producers as it will improve their art of songwriting and production respectively.