Larry Beaird, with Nashville Recording Studio Beaird Music Group, has looked at the most recent trends from the Top 5 hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
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Yup, yup; yup and yup…
Today's new country's gotta' be into the chorus at 30 to 40 seconds, repeat the chorus at least 3 times, more is better. Long eight line verses are pretty much gone, more and more songs today have two to four liners. Short two bar breakdown bridges and a total elapsed time of 2.5 to 3 minutes. Occasionally a four minute masterpiece sneaks through the gate, but it's rare and it has to be a "The House That Built Me" level of writing from established veteran Grammy winning songwriters like Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin. Yup… that's a commercial songwriter's mission should he or she deside to accept it. Good Luck Y'all…!
I wrote a hit country song !! I can’t wait to release it and thank you for the amazing video !! ??
Reba Macintire's One Promise Too Late only has one verse, one bridge, and tons of Chorus.
Dwight Yoakam's Ain't That Lonely Yet has 2 Verses, One Bridge and a sh*t ton of Chorus, (almost half the song is a repeat of the Chorus at the end).
The Beatles Let It Be is nothing more than a repeat of Na na na na na na naaaaa, for over 20 bars at the end of the song.
Point is, make your Chorus the best part of your song and beat the listener over the head with it.
once again Larry Beaird is the only one who zeros in on a country hit backed by pure research. His Nashville studio is worth every cent Check it out…and so is his guitar playing
thanks Larry..