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In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian experimented with tape speeds in the recording studio. He learned that if he sped up the tape, the vocal performance would sound high-pitched and would play at a faster tempo. He used the effect he had learned on a novelty single, “ The Witch Doctor ,” under the name David Seville . The song reached number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 and laid the groundwork for Bagdasarian’s next single, in which he used the effect more than just for a “witch doctor voice.” Ross thought that the voices of the sped-up tape sounded like chipmunks, and with some tweaking of the tempo, requiring him to sing at about half speed, he was able to make his chipmunks sing along with a human, a fictionalized manager of the mischievous rodents, David Seville. Bagdasarian founded the fictional band David Seville and the Chipmunks when he released his second single titled “ The Chipmunk Song ” (Christmas Don’t Be Late). The song topped the newly created Billboard Hot 100 chart and would be t

In today’s pop scene, there are more Taylor Swift s and fewer Adele s, at least in terms of output. Yes, both artists release music in the form of full-length albums, but Swift is constantly releasing music. Adele on the other hand waits years between albums to release new music. But the modern pop artist is continually generating music for their fans. The “post-album” single is now the thing, which may or may not lead to a deluxe edition of the album you paid good money for if you still music, but probably just streamed. Two years ago, Olivia Rodrigo shook up the pop chart, bringing pop-punk to the forefront again, and then after SOUR ’s album cycle, the singer kept a low profile.  FAME FUCKER. Olivia Rodrigo returned in June with “ vampire ,” her first single after SOUR with the first single from her album GUTS , released two weeks ago. The song drew immediate comparisons to the lead single from SOUR, “ driver’s license ,” for its mellow, piano-driven tone, which was only partially