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Can’t Get You Out Of My Head  2001
Pure Pop Co-Writer Cathy Dennis has list of hits:                        (Toxic, Feel About You Now, I Kissed a Girl) #1 in UK and Europe.  USA Top 10 In Top 100 songs of the decade poll The first track in UK radio history to gather 3,000 radio plays in a single week.
Disco Groove A typical disco tempo (126bpm) ‘Four to the floor’ kick drum Hi-hat slurp on the last 1/8th beat of every other bar Synth bass plays only on the offbeat. Synth snare/clap plays the backbeat
Keyboard textures A low synth arpeggio riff rises and falls as an intro. A percussive marimba like tone plays in octave unison with the bass. Fender Rhodes style electric piano arpeggio chords are introduced at the second “la la la’s” Sustained string tones and synth bleeps are added at “Won’t you stay….” High violin tones are added in the fade.
Harmony In a minor key:  Dm //Am  // Jazz chords support the melody and take the edge off the minor tonality: Dm 7th // Am 9th The bridge introduce a flamenco style harmonic feel: /Bb /A7th /Gm 6th /A7th
Melody The song features three melodic hooks:  “la lala….”  3rd 2nd 1st of  D minor scale (FED)   “Can’t get you….”   3rd 2nd 1st  2nd 3rd 1st    “Won’t you sta---ay”  sus7th to sus6th of Dm (CB)
Vocal Performance “la lala” double tracked in octave unison Sexy aspirate tones in lower range Audible in-breaths and sibilance Natural nasal twang emphasized by ‘attitude’ of delivery Lower harmonised 9th (E) on “stay” resolves on sus 4 of Am (D) Harmonic 5ths on “ever & ever”  Light thin fold/falsetto tones on “set me free”

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Can't Get You Out Of My Head

  • 1. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 2001
  • 2. Pure Pop Co-Writer Cathy Dennis has list of hits: (Toxic, Feel About You Now, I Kissed a Girl) #1 in UK and Europe. USA Top 10 In Top 100 songs of the decade poll The first track in UK radio history to gather 3,000 radio plays in a single week.
  • 3. Disco Groove A typical disco tempo (126bpm) ‘Four to the floor’ kick drum Hi-hat slurp on the last 1/8th beat of every other bar Synth bass plays only on the offbeat. Synth snare/clap plays the backbeat
  • 4. Keyboard textures A low synth arpeggio riff rises and falls as an intro. A percussive marimba like tone plays in octave unison with the bass. Fender Rhodes style electric piano arpeggio chords are introduced at the second “la la la’s” Sustained string tones and synth bleeps are added at “Won’t you stay….” High violin tones are added in the fade.
  • 5. Harmony In a minor key: Dm //Am // Jazz chords support the melody and take the edge off the minor tonality: Dm 7th // Am 9th The bridge introduce a flamenco style harmonic feel: /Bb /A7th /Gm 6th /A7th
  • 6. Melody The song features three melodic hooks: “la lala….” 3rd 2nd 1st of D minor scale (FED) “Can’t get you….” 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st “Won’t you sta---ay” sus7th to sus6th of Dm (CB)
  • 7. Vocal Performance “la lala” double tracked in octave unison Sexy aspirate tones in lower range Audible in-breaths and sibilance Natural nasal twang emphasized by ‘attitude’ of delivery Lower harmonised 9th (E) on “stay” resolves on sus 4 of Am (D) Harmonic 5ths on “ever & ever” Light thin fold/falsetto tones on “set me free”