POP Music

By Anne

    Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Madonna, and Michael Jackson. These people are legends, legends who paved the way of POPULAR MUSIC till to this day, they created such unforgettable songs, that even till to this day, we think about it from time to time. 

    

    Pop music is usually playing in the background. "Pop" as in "popular" comes from the term itself. These are the songs that we hear on a daily basis, no matter where we travel. These are the ones that make it to the top of the charts. Aside from the technical meaning of popular, the term pop is already used to describe a musical quality. Pop music is always on our minds, whether we listen to it directly or indirectly. 

    Now, another POP artist, who as well is considered a legend in the POP Music field, is BRUNO MARS. I'm sure all of you have listened to Just The Way You Are, 24k Magic, and significantly more of his songs. A versatile singer who could as well do genres other POP. As a major pop performer, one of your responsibilities is to provide recordings that are like a portion squeezed into a song on a regular basis. And few, if any, people in the twenty-first century have been as successful as Bruno Mars in achieving that aim.

 Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and dancer. He is recognized for his on-stage antics, throwback theatrics, and ability to perform in a variety of musical genres, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. 

    One of his all time fan-favorite POP Music, That's What I Like. This upbeat pop music, with a new jack swing, hip hop soul, and contemporary RnB, has garnered around 1.9 BILLION views on Youtube. In 2018, "That's What I Like" won Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (Official Music Video)

    That's what I like was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, Fauntleroy, Yip, Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. It was produced by Mars, Lawrence and Brown under the alias Shampoo Press & Curl; and co-produced by Yip, McCullough, Romulus, and Reeves as the Stereotypes. And, is in the album 24k Magic, which was released last November 18, 2016.

    Well, it turns out that one of the reasons he's so brilliant at party songs is because he actually lives that life. Or, as Roy Romulus, one of the co-writers of "That's What I Like," put it, Bruno really enjoys a lifestyle of "Cadillacs and champagne." And with this song, Mars' personal goal is to "(offer) you a day in the life." 

    Not only did he make a song about a day in his life, but as well as the things that Bruno Mars likes just happen to be luxury items that will impress a girl. In the song, luxury items were included such as a Gold Jewelry, Condo in Manhattan, Cadillac, a trip to Puerto Rico, and noticeably more.

References:

Bruno, M. (2017, March 2). Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like (Official Music Video). Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMivT7MJ41M

Amanda, L. (2021, June, 8). “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars. SONG MEANINGS + FACTS. https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/thats-what-i-like-by-bruno-mars/

Genesia, T. (2021, December 3).  Album Review: 24K Magic. The California Aggie. https://theaggie.org/2016/11/30/album-review-24k-magic/