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      How Carly Rae Jepsen used a 'musical pun' in Call Me Maybe | CBC.ca Loaded

      How Carly Rae Jepsen used a 'musical pun' in Call Me Maybe

      8 months ago
      Duration 0:54

      How Carly Rae Jepsen used a 'musical pun' in Call Me Maybe

      • 8 months ago
      • Music
      • Duration 0:54

      Itโ€™s the music equivalent of the ๐Ÿ™ˆ emoji. In Composer Brain, James Lowrie takes a deep dive into Carly Rae Jepsen's hit โ€œCall Me Maybe,โ€ and explains how it manages to sound like a literal manifestation of a nervous crush. ๐Ÿ’— Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.

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