Millennial whoop: Difference between revisions
Update about Duck Tales theme song +2 refs |
reflect that it isn't always the same syllables |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Millenial whoop.png|thumb|right]] |
[[File:Millenial whoop.png|thumb|right]] |
||
The '''millennial whoop''' is a musical vocal effect, using the "Wa" and "Oh" syllables, in a repeating pattern on the fifth and third notes in a [[major scale]]. It has been extensively used in [[2010s]] [[pop music]].<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2016/aug/30/millennial-whoop-pop-music|title=The Millennial Whoop: the melodic hook that’s taken over pop music |last=Haynes |first=Gavin |date=August 30, 2016 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/08/29/what-millennial-whoop-and-why-every-pop-song/89547506/ |title=What is the 'millennial whoop' and why is it in every pop song? |last=Bui |first=Hoai-Tran |date=August 29, 2016 |website=USA Today}}</ref> |
The '''millennial whoop''' is a musical vocal effect, often using the "Wa" and "Oh" syllables, in a repeating pattern on the fifth and third notes in a [[major scale]]. It has been extensively used in [[2010s]] [[pop music]].<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2016/aug/30/millennial-whoop-pop-music|title=The Millennial Whoop: the melodic hook that’s taken over pop music |last=Haynes |first=Gavin |date=August 30, 2016 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/08/29/what-millennial-whoop-and-why-every-pop-song/89547506/ |title=What is the 'millennial whoop' and why is it in every pop song? |last=Bui |first=Hoai-Tran |date=August 29, 2016 |website=USA Today}}</ref> |
||
==Origin == |
==Origin == |
||
Revision as of 13:08, 19 February 2018
The millennial whoop is a musical vocal effect, often using the "Wa" and "Oh" syllables, in a repeating pattern on the fifth and third notes in a major scale. It has been extensively used in 2010s pop music.[1][2]
Origin
The term was first coined by the musician Patrick Metzger, who described it in a blog entry on The Patterning in August 2016[3], and later in a TED talk in February 2017[4]. He suggests that, while the millennial whoop gained popularity from the late 2000s to 2010s, it has probably always been around.[5]
Uses
Artists using the millennial whoop include Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon, The Lonely Island, will.i.am, Fall Out Boy,[1] Owl City, Carly Rae Jepsen, Demi Lovato, Chvrches, and Andy Grammer.[6] The 2017 song "Millennial Whoop" by The Pilgrims was written as a response to the idea of older generations looking down upon the younger for using such tropes: the song makes use of the interval pattern.[7]
One notable use is in the 1987 theme song by Mark Mueller for the American animated television series DuckTales which ran for a total of 100 episodes.[8] It does not occur in some other language versions of the 1987 theme[8] nor in the 2017 English version of the theme song.[9]
A four part music question on the millennial whoop featured in a 2017 episode of University Challenge.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Haynes, Gavin (August 30, 2016). "The Millennial Whoop: the melodic hook that's taken over pop music". The Guardian.
- ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (August 29, 2016). "What is the 'millennial whoop' and why is it in every pop song?". USA Today.
- ^ Metzger, Patrick (August 20, 2016). "The Millennial Whoop: A glorious obsession with the melodic alternation between the fifth and the third". The Patterning. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Metzger, Patrick (February 28, 2017). "Why do so many pop songs sound the same?". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ Bartleet, Larry (September 1, 2016). "What Is The Millennial Whoop? Once You Hear This Virulent Pop Hook You Won't Be Able To Unhear It". NME. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Epstein, Adam (August 27, 2016). ""The Millennial Whoop": The same annoying whooping sound is showing up in every popular song". Quartz.
- ^ "The Best Vermont Music of 2017 (So Far) - County Tracks". County Tracks. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ a b NerdSync. "Why the DUCKTALES Theme Song is Stuck in Your Head Right Now...", YouTube. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Disney XD. "Theme Song DuckTales", YouTube, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links
 | This music-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |