MUS 160
Instructor Scott Kasun
March 5, 2013
Listening Journals #2
Title and Band: “Move like Jagger” Performed by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
Style: Dance-pop, electro pop
Instrumentation: Vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard
Form: ABCBCDCCE
Intro, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Chorus, Ending
"Moves like Jagger" has a very simple pop form, but it's a short pop and dance song intended for radio all the way, so it fits the form completely. It looks like this: ABCBCDCCE. The song has only two chords (a riff) that keeps repeating, but the arrangement outlines the song's sections. The intro and ending are both shortened verses with the signature line over the top.
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