Today we're talking about time signatures - what are they, and why are songs with non-traditional time signatures so cool sounding? This is not super math heavy or expert-level analysis, but in it I share some of my favorite songs with weird time signatures and/or meter changes.

Songs discussed in this episode:

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (1963) (snippet only)

OCS - Memory Of A Cut Off Head (2017)

The Beatles - We Can Work It Out (1965)

The Mad Capsule Markets - 公園へあと少し (1994)

Wipers - Taking Too Long (1981)

Ben LaMar Gray, Finom - Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks On You (2021)

Robert Palmer - Woke Up Laughing (1980)

Genesis - It's Gonna Get Better (1983)

Rihanna - Desperado (2016)

Basement Jaxx - Distractionz (2009)

The Stranglers - Golden Brown (1981)

Pentangle - Light Flight (1969)

Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky (2009)

Ty Segall - To You (2024)

The Chills - Don't Even Know Her Name (1989)

Kassa Overall, J. Hoard, Angela Davis - Show Me A Prison (2020)