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I really miss the Vox Earworm videos that explained the science and history of pop music, like “The sound that connects Stravinsky to Bruno Mars” or “How a recording-studio mishap shaped ’80s music.”
A spiritual successor? This video exploring the origin of the somehow-ubiquitous “Gen Alpha Melody” from Carl E. Martin, at the time a musicology grad student. Be sure to watch all the way until the last second.
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