Cheap Music

Description

Every second of every day, another unknown hopeful somewhere in the world uploads a song onto a website, and waits, hoping that something in their tune or lyrics will catapult them into the spotlight, bringing them fame, acclaim and wealth. But it rarely happens. Hardly ever. So what’s different this time? ‘Little Me’ is catchy, certainly. Once heard, it is impossible to forget the sweet swooping notes of the chorus, or the syncopated, choppy guitar chords. The singer’s voice is pure, there is nothing practised or fake about the way she sings the simply story of a relationship which lasts just one bitter sweet day. Perhaps the perfect pop song defies critical analysis. the fact is, it started as a trickle of internet interest, and grew into a deluge of downloads, as the rumour of an exciting new talent transmuted into the birth of a brand new star. Jack re-read this paragraph a few more times and smiled. He couldn’t make up his mind if this was music writing of the highest order, or absolute bilge. He decided it didn’t matter. he had found a way of turning eight words – ‘Boob’s first single was downloaded millions of times’ – into 147 words, and that was surely the way to fill a book.