WHY MANIKE MAGE HITHE IS SO CATCHY?
This song from our neighboring country Sri Lanka has taken the whole Indian subcontinent by storm. Let’s analyse this song to dissect why this has struck such a chord with everyone. The cover is sung by -Yohani.
The concept of making an earworm song, which will get stuck in your head and goes on loop every minute.
The anatomy of an earworm song:
- 1.BuildUp
- 2.Melody
- 3.Hook
The build up
The first one line song take 9 seconds to build up and it is the slowest part of the song. It sets a baseline of the song. The language it is written and sung is Sinhala a native language of Sri Lanka.
The melody
The melody seems to be on faster level as compared to build up one. The rhythm and repetition are used very wisely. The beats are placed properly matching the song. The syllable grouping method of poetry was known as Chhandas Shastra in ancient India, used in Sanskrit poems and hymns which made them easy to remember. The origin of Chhandas Shastra is from Maharshi Pingalacharya.
The Hook
The hook is mostly have same beats like famous songs like “Why is Kolaveri Di”, “DJ wale babu-Badshah”. The USP of song is its language most of the people dint understand the language but they find it very soothing.
The cover of the original song is very slow and re-verbed, which gives it a cinematic element to the song. This song has gone viral over every region you could imagine. A round of applause to 28 yrs old Yohani (Singer) for making such a melodic song . The videography has also done a fabulous work by keeping close-up shot of singer,capturing her smile ,eye-contact.
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