"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon

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Song Appeal

Hunter Farris

34 episodes

3 days ago

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.

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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.

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"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon - Season 2, Episode 10

Song Appeal

8 minutes 44 seconds

7 years ago

"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.

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