{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"A Big Pony (bigpony)'s status on Thursday, 16-Aug-12 10:44:03 UTC","author_name":"A Big Pony (bigpony)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/bigpony","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/1816368","html":"@omni<\/span><\/a><\/span> "As a genre, pop music is very eclectic, often borrowing elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country; nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop. Such include generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), as well as the common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks." as much as I hate to refer to wikipedia for my facts, that's a misconception I used to have as well."}