Song Appeal

By Hunter Farris

What tools can a pop song use to affect us psychologically to make us like the songs more? We'll take a look at everything from music theory, to linguistics, to rhetoric, to applied psychology.... more

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How many episodes does Song Appeal have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Song Appeal episodes:

December 21, 2018 "Silent Night" - Season 2, Episode 16
Why do we like "Silent Night"? In this episode, we'll take a look at how silences make music more enjoyable.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, references, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/SilentNight.
You can help support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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12min
December 14, 2018 "What Child Is This" - Season 2, Episode 15
Why do we like "What Child Is This?" In this episode, we'll take a look at how the song changes its brightness and what makes a song bright or dark.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, references, and link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/WhatChildIsThis.
You can help support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Special thanks to 12tone for their help with this episode. If you like Song Appeal, you'll definitely like 12tone's YouTube videos.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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11min
December 07, 2018 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
Why do we like "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"? In this episode, we'll take a look at what sequences are, how they're used in this song, and how they fuse familiarity and novelty so we can get the benefits of both.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/Santa.
You can help support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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14min
November 30, 2018 "Life & Death" from Lost - Season 2, Episode 13
What makes "Life & Death" sad? And why do we like sad music? In this episode, we'll take a look at how our minds learn that certain music represents certain ideas, and we'll look at how our brains respond to the mediant chord, the minor third, and a good controlled cry.
Special thanks to David Rosen and Brea Murakami for their help with this episode.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear this theme at SongAppealOfficial.com/Lost.
You can help support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal, where you'll find some great perks, including the full interview with Brea Murakami.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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16min
November 23, 2018 "Stay" by Zedd & Alessia Cara - Season 2, Episode 12
Why do we like "Stay" by Zedd and Alessia Cara? In this episode, we'll take a look at how the song repeated itself to trigger the mere exposure effect without needing to be played over and over.
You can find the transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/Stay.
You can help support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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16min
November 16, 2018 "Geronimo" by Sheppard - Season 2, Episode 11
What keeps the chorus of "Geronimo" from being boring? In this episode, we'll take a look at how our brains split this song into 4-bar phrases to make it feel less repetitive.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/Geronimo.
You can help support this show at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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10min
November 09, 2018 "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon - Season 2, Episode 10
Why do we like "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon? In this episode, we'll take a look at how what this song does to make its title line more memorable through a principle called the "Von Restorff effect".
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/ShutUpAndDance.
You can help support Song Appeal at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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9min
November 02, 2018 "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - Season 2, Episode 09
We just passed our first Patreon goal, so here's an episode about the most requested song.
Why do we like "Bohemian Rhapsody"? In this episode, we'll take a look at how the song uses novelty to get us to release dopamine.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/BohemianRhapsody.
You can help support Song Appeal on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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11min
October 26, 2018 The Twilight Zone - Season 2, Episode 08
Why is The Twilight Zone theme scary? In this episode, we'll take a look at what each interval in the song does to us psychologically to musically represent the feeling of being stuck in a living nightmare, with some help from Jeremiah Tabb, the host of the Hype Harmony podcast.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the theme at SongAppealOfficial.com/TheTwilightZone.
You can help support Song Appeal on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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14min
October 19, 2018 The Halloween Theme - Season 2, Episode 07
What makes the Halloween theme unsettling? In this episode, we'll take a look at a few of the psychological effects of 5/4 time.
You can find the full transcript for this episode, the shownotes, and a link to hear the theme at SongAppealOfficial.com/Halloween.
We just reached our first Patreon goal, so I'll be putting up the most requested episode pretty soon. You can send in your requests over Twitter (@SongAppeal) or over Facebook by searching for Song Appeal.
You can also support this show on Patreon at Patreon.com/SongAppeal.
Support Song Appeal by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/songappeal
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11min

FAQs about Song Appeal:

How many episodes does Song Appeal have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.