Ever heard one of those catchy tunes that got stuck in your head for no apparent reason? I don’t know about you, but a lot of these songs that got stuck in my head are three-beat songs. What are three-beat songs? They are songs with, well, 3 beats in them!

So what’s so different about a 3-beat song? You know waltz? It’s something like that. I don’t know what’s the fuss about a 3-beat song, but I read somewhere that they are supposed to have soothing qualities. That’s because our own body rhythm are 3-beat. Our heart is beating at a 3-beat. So you will sleep better listening to them. I don’t know if there is a scientific truth in them, but I sure think that these songs are cool.

Most old songs has this peculiar arrangement, for reasons unknown. This is most noticeable in nursery rhymes, children songs and festival songs. Think of the famous Christmas song that goes “We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year”. Yeap, that song. Some of the older songs that I can think of are:

• Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
• Rock-a-bye baby
• Happy Birthday to you
• (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
• My Bonnie

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