“How to Write a Pop Song” oleh Dylan Galvin adalah sebuah satir synth-pop yang merenungkan hubungan rumit banyak orang terhadap musik pop. Dengan lirik yang penuh satir dan aransemen musik yang mengingatkan pada era synth-pop tahun 1980-an.
Dylan, lulusan Berklee College of Music yang telah bekerja dengan Paul Simon dan diajar oleh idolanya, John Mayer, membawa kisah pribadi yang mendalam dan pengalaman unik ke dalam musiknya. “How to Write a Pop Song” adalah kritiknya terhadap formula musik pop yang sering kali dirasa dangkal dan diproduksi secara massal.
Dengan lirik yang memberikan ‘instruksi’ tentang cara membuat lagu pop yang sukses, dan hook gitar yang segar bersama vokalnya yang menggoda, lagu ini dengan cerdas menyoroti kecenderungan untuk mengulangi apa yang telah terbukti sukses daripada mencari sesuatu yang baru dan autentik.
Dylan Galvin – How to Write a Pop Song Lyric :
Step one just get online and hunt for the trendiest conversation Don't get creative, just gather the data Step two get a real good producer who can make you sound smoother And cover up your imperfections with some tricks on a computer Step three just make sure you have a real nice beat If you get stuck on the words just repeat, repeat, repeat The chorus has got to be big The thoughts have gotta be small Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy and now you've got it all If you think too hard You will get it wrong You gotta stay nice and stupid If you wanna write a pop song Just sing about your ex and how things used to be Or steal a good idea from some song in the 70's Strip it down of anything that's unpredictable Turn it up and they’ll forget about the original You can sing out nothing new, loud as you want As long as everybody else can sing along The chorus has got to be big The thoughts have gotta be small Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy and now you've got it all If you think too hard You will get it wrong You gotta stay nice and stupid If you wanna write a pop song Old cassettes and 45's will disagree (what will they tell you?) But oh, they're just mad cause they'll disappear with history (well then, let’s take it back a bit) If we go to "way back when" It's already been said So just do what you’re told and follow all the steps The chorus has got to be big The thoughts have gotta be small Throw in Love and above, baby and crazy And now you’ve got it all If you think too hard You will get it wrong You gotta stay nice and stupid Don't make it too convoluted Keep it loose and barely lucid If you want to write a pop song
