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Song Guide: “Bones” – Galantis & OneRepublic

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WHY THIS SONG

The song “Bones” by Galantis and OneRepublic has been successful in three different music markets: a Dance Club hit, a Pop/Dance Radio hit, and Film & TV placements. Like many Dance genre songs, this one is the product of several talents including Swedish production duo Galantis and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.

In fact, there are nine songwriters credited with writing this song. You’ll see crowds of songwriters like these on many Pop and Dance hits, and even some Country songs. These songs are the result of a songwriting process called toplining.

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Hit Songwriting: “The Bones” by Maren Morris

As a songwriter in Nashville, Maren Morris has always expressed what was on her mind and never pulled punches. Her demand for honesty from other women in “Drunk Girls Don’t Cry” is forthright and refreshing. An edgy sense of humor and fresh Hip Hop-style rhymes light up the lyrics of “Rich.” And she successfully combines elements of the Rock and Blues genres in songs like “My Church” and ‘I Wish I Was.”

So it shouldn’t have come as a total surprise when Maren agreed to lend the power of her voice and attitude to Pop/Dance smash “The Middle,” helping to make that song a #1 Pop smash. Now here she is back in the Country genre with another big hit single.

 “The Bones” – Maren Morris

Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz

TECHNIQUES TO HEAR AND TRY: 

  • Give your singer plenty of character in the lyric. 
  • Add a fresh twist to a familiar lyric phrase or cliché. 
  • Change the beat emphasis in your melody to get attention.
  • Use a different phrase length in each song section.
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