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Once you hear it, the 'Gen Alpha melody' is everywhere

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  1. [5]
    macleod
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    Yep, it's just Feliz Navidad. I brought this up to my sister who listens to a lot of K-Pop a few years ago and she told me that it ruined a lot of music for her.

    Yep, it's just Feliz Navidad. I brought this up to my sister who listens to a lot of K-Pop a few years ago and she told me that it ruined a lot of music for her.

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    1. [4]
      updawg
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      I suspect the answer is no, but do you know of any kpop songs that use this melody?

      I suspect the answer is no, but do you know of any kpop songs that use this melody?

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        Carrow
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        APT by ROSÉ feat. Bruno Mars Cupid by FIFTY FIFTY After School by Weeekly pporappippam by SUNMI start a war by JENNIE According to this Spotify playlist, there's more kpop on there too, it's a...

        APT by ROSÉ feat. Bruno Mars
        Cupid by FIFTY FIFTY
        After School by Weeekly
        pporappippam by SUNMI
        start a war by JENNIE

        According to this Spotify playlist, there's more kpop on there too, it's a long list. I know the first couple, know of the others, don't really listen to kpop though. Googling gen alpha melody songs gives several alternatives too.

        https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LF1VGZdTKEoFT9WVR7Pwm

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        1. updawg
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          That led me to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/kpoppers/comments/1jigg2k/does_anyone_else_think_start_a_war_and_seoul_city/ And that led me to what appears to be the early version of research...
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      2. macleod
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        I do not listen to kpop, but according to her, yes.

        I do not listen to kpop, but according to her, yes.

  2. snake_case
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    I think these all play at the rollerskating rink I frequent and ima be honest Im pretty sure I thought these were all the same song

    I think these all play at the rollerskating rink I frequent and ima be honest Im pretty sure I thought these were all the same song

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  3. text_garden
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    My first thought was Bad Romance but he brought it up as a counterexample because it ends on the third instead of the sixth. The third is the dominant of the sixth (I don't know if that's proper...

    My first thought was Bad Romance but he brought it up as a counterexample because it ends on the third instead of the sixth. The third is the dominant of the sixth (I don't know if that's proper terminology) so they're harmonically very closely related. I at least don't think it should be dismissed as a possibly important influence on the trend because that thing was playing everywhere every day for what felt like years.

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  4. HelmetTesterTJ
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    Fascinating. I put Primadonna by MARINA (2012) and New Light by John Mayer (2018) next to one another on my Spotify because I wanted to make a mashup of them, and I always sing Primadonna over New...

    Fascinating. I put Primadonna by MARINA (2012) and New Light by John Mayer (2018) next to one another on my Spotify because I wanted to make a mashup of them, and I always sing Primadonna over New Light.

    I want an entire playlist I can sing Primadonna over.

    1 vote