How Different Are Pop & Punk?

• Main Author: Tiggemann, Marcel
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för musik och bild (MB) 2021
• Subjects: Punk music; pop music; song identity; songwriting; arrangement; cover versions; Music; Musik
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103824

A look into song identity and the building blocks of music through a process of analysing five different punk songs and then repackaging them into a modern pop production. After completing these new versions, I compared them to their original recordings and discovered that there are more similarities between the two genres than one might initially think, and that each song’s identity was preserved on slightly different levels and in different forms. I discuss my analyses and process in terms of both music theory and non-musical descriptions, leading to generally positive results. Each song was recognizable, but I discovered that some identities were stronger than others because of factors such as original arrangement, era of release or differences in experience from person to person.