Song Appeal Quotes

Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.

It's always nice, no matter what style of music, as long as it's grooving and you feel that, I feel that's what makes... part of what makes a great song, for sure.

We've always been quite clear about how we want the songs to sound. If we can imagine the song being played at a party, and it gets people tapping their feet, then it's in.

But I think a song that is really emotionally packed, with a great melody that just will soar, that's the keeper.

The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.

I write simple songs, and people like that. They're mature enough to appeal to people who aren't teenage girls. Most of my fans are older, and it's nice to think the songs can appeal to middle-aged men and women.

'Dance Macabre' feels like one of those songs that you want to play forever.

Well, what's interesting, I try not to think about the radio when I'm writing a song. I want people to love the song, and that means it might not be exactly thinking about the radio, but it's thinking about your audience and saying, 'I want people to like this song after it's done.'

Whenever I write anything, I do sing to it, to try and make sure it's interesting or compelling to sing to. I've gotten in the habit of sharing that with other, more charismatic vocalists.

The easiest way I can describe what makes a pop song a pop song is that it's a song you want to hear over and over.

As a writer, I find it very satisfying when a lyric suddenly ties together more neatly than you expected it to. But for the listener, hearing a good lyric is not generally as exciting as hearing a great beat or a great riff or a great melody or even a distinctive singing voice for the first time.

If it's a good song, it doesn't really matter if it's trendy or not. It will hit.

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

'One More Summer' is one of those songs that I think will go over really well.

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

I think a "song" is, like, just play it on the guitar and sing it. You look out and see thousands of covers of "Animal" for example, so you think, "That was probably a pretty good song, because people feel like it's satisfying to just play it with one instrument accompanying it."

I can't figure out why fans keep coming, maybe it's because they dig the songs.

A lot of people say 'Boo'd Up' reminds them of '90s R&B. It has that feeling, which is why I think people take to the song so much.

I don't know what happens at radio as far as what is that X factor that makes a song click and have people get connected to it when it's in another language.

I love listening to the radio because there's something about that discovery, that platform, still being the main medium. And it is changing with streaming services, but I like to listen to what people are listening to and figure out why is this song so catchy.

Even when I wrote death metal songs for a death metal record, I was always trying to do my best to make it as catchy as possible because that's how I like music.

Sometimes videos make a bad song very tight.

I think that a good song is catchy, and a great song is not catchy - but it has a deeper meaning.

The focus is on melody: If you get it right, and it connects to the mass audience, it doesn't matter if it's a studio album or played on the dance floor.

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.