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Quote by David Foster
I always try to have a surprise in a song, a lift in a song.
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The speaker wants each song to contain something unexpected and a moment that raises its energy or feeling. A song should not remain completely predictable or flat; it should give the listener a surprise and a noticeable lift.
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- Berklee College of Music
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