Simple Songwriting

On this episode we take a look at one of Aubrey's favorite songs (as well as his son's), but this song has a secret past that may change Aubrey's perception of it forever... Enjoy!

In this episode we discuss Post Malone's new country album, "F-1 Trillion", an interesting new direction from one of music's most diverse artists. Aubrey and Cameron have slightly different views on the album - enjoy the discussion!

The this episode we discuss "Afterlife", one of our personal favorite songs of all time. But do we like it just because of nostalgia? Or does the song hold up to our critiques? P.S. - We've got an old clip of Cameron playing the solo back in high school. Enjoy!

In the episode we discuss one of the most iconic songs of all time, "We Will Rock You". Played across stadiums everywhere for decades, everyone knows the familiar "Boom Boom Clap", but what else goes into this primal anthem? Find out here!

In this episode we take a look at one of the biggest flops of the year, "Woman's World". The song was plagued with bad press from the start, but we believe that the real culprit is the song itself. We discuss the various songwriting mistakes, including the song structure, lyrics, and themes (or lack of), to determine what went wrong. Enjoy!

On this episode, we discuss the "hardest" song on Eminem's new album "The Death of Slim Shady". "Fuel" is a nonstop barrage of rap, and we break it down piece by piece. But this time, we actually have music to go along with our analysis! So strap in, we're going full throttle on this one.

In this episode we discuss a classic Linkin Park song. We dive into why the chorus melody is so great, despite being relatively simple, and discuss the pros and cons of Linkin Park's songwriting style. Also, we apologize in advance for some of the audio issues in this episode, we're not sure what happened but we'll get them fixed by the next episode.

In this episode we discuss "We Didn't Start the Fire", a song that Billy Joel himself is not a fan of. Do we agree with him? Take a listen to find out.

In this episode we discuss Ariana Grande's new album "Eternal Sunshine", one of the blandest, safest albums we've ever heard, but received critical acclaim from most news outlets. We discuss illogical lyrics, meaningless songwriting, and the nature of "perfect" art.

In this episode we discuss "Hot Bottom Feeder" by Clutch, a fun, unique song where the band describes how to make crab cakes.

In this episode, Aubrey and Cameron discuss Eminem's latest single, "Houdini". This song is a throwback to old-school Eminem, and also interpolates "Abracadabra" by The Steve Miller Band.

In this episode we break down the iconic opening track for AC/DC's album "Back in Black". We discuss the essentials of song structure, and how applying simple concepts well is often better than overcomplicating things.

Welcome to Simple Songwriting! This is an introductory episode to get to know Cameron and Aubrey, what kind music we like, and what our expectations are for the show.