Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought: “That song is going to be huge”?
Then it flops like a fish tossed on a dock.
It’s nearly impossible to predict which songs will become hits; some of the worst songs you’ve ever heard do it all the time. Anyone who can hear a song, say “It’s a hit” and nail it even 50% of the time needs to run, not walk, to the nearest casino because their luck is astounding and they’ve got “millionaire” tattooed on their DNA.
I’ve been a huge music fan since I was 12 years old and bought my first stereo with paper-route money. I spent about 20 years as music writer for The Birmingham News in Alabama. I figure I received at least 3,000 CDs from the record labels and saw about 1,000 concerts in those years.
Shawn RyanI’m still lousy at predicting hits. But I still try.