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What Makes a Song Catchy?
Over the last two decades a new type of song has emerged. Today's hits bristle with "hooks," musical burrs designed to snag your ear every seven seconds, songs just like 'Hit me baby one more time' by Britney Spears. John Seabrook, author of the Song Machine speaks to Roger Hearing about what makes songs so incessantly catchy.
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