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Ben Ratliff's argument on repetition and length is that repetition is a "smart Psychological operation" that makes you focus on "all that is non-repetitive." This argument is true because the brain is trained to focus on patterns, repetition, and all that doesn't fall into those two categories. While it is a true argument, it is also a strong argument because it is based off of scientific knowledge which supports this fact. Ben Ratliff uses a few songs (all of which I couldn't force myself to listen to) to attempt to make his point. Eventually, those songs became so annoyingly repetitive that I couldn't bear to listen to them much longer. His argument did stand true, though. I was focusing on those things that were not repetitive, so I must agree with his argument. He also states that a long song is healthy as well, but I don’t know if I agree with that statement. If you take a long and repetitive song, and over play it, it will go down as the worst song to ever exist.

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"Repetition is a smart psychological operation-a way to make you focus on all that is in fact non-repetitive. (page 14)"
"Making Records is pushing against a clock that is ticking counterclockwise (page 15)"

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"Within the songwriting community, there are these unwritten rules for the way that a song should be written in country music, and I think that those rules are constantly being broken over the years, and the molds change and the process is evolving."
--Sam Hunt

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In this song, the chorus is repeated "Body like a back road..."

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Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (Official Audio)

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In this song, the chorus is repeated, but also certain syllables are: "har-ar-ar-ar-ard". This is an example of what he is talking about.

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"Glitter is my makeup of choice"
--Kesha