The vocal melody of Walking Behind You by Eddie Fisher is more complex than Poker Face by Lady Gaga, scientists say.
An analysis of hundreds of chart hits from the past 70 years has shown “a significant decline” in the complexity of rhythm and pitch in song melodies, UK researchers said.
The researchers said the findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggest complexity and creative expression in popular music is shifting away from melody and towards other elements such as quality of the sound. Ms Hamilton, along with Dr Marcus Pearce, a senior lecturer at QMUL’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, analysed 1,131 melodies from 360 year-end singles that reached the top five in the US Billboard charts each year between 1950 and 2022.
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