VIDEO: Hidden secret in Rihanna hit song revealed
You will never listen to the song in the same way again...
Music has many levels that can help you get in touch with your feelings.
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While some songs have more superficial lyrics, they can still carry meaning.
Songwriters often have difficulty creating lyrics that make sense, fit the melody, and resonate with listeners.
There is also the pressure to create a hit that could top the charts.
Often, there are interesting stories connected to songs, and singers will explain what certain lyrics mean.
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One writer, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, recently revealed some interesting information about a Rihanna song.
Bogart was a songwriter with more experience writing rap songs when he wrote his first pop song for Rihanna's album, 'A Girl Like Me'.
It was the first pop song he ever wrote and on a recent podcast, 'Behind The Wall', he told host Daniel Wall that he had no idea what he was doing.
If you really look at how that song is written, it’s not written by anyone who knows anything about pop music. I was going off of instinct. If you look at the verses, they’re crafted with a lot of clever word play and internal rhyme schemes — like a rapper would.
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The song was 'SOS' and became Rihanna's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
In the interview, he also revealed a secret about the lyrics of the second verse:
@danielswall Replying to @N A N Z Why Rihanna’s First #1 Song Has a Secret In our conversation with Evan ‘Kidd’ Bogart, he reveals the surprising secret behind one of the biggest songs he wrote for Rihanna years ago—a detail no one ever noticed. Here’s a clip from our full conversation @kiddbogart @Rihanna #singer #songwriter #rihanna #sos #hitsong #80smusic #songwriting #demo #viralsong #popmusic #musicproducer #singing #secret #trendingsong #2000s #lyrics ♬ original sound - Daniel Wall
The song was featured on Riri's second album which also included hits like 'Unfaithful' and 'Break It Off'.
Listen to the throwback tune here:
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