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Beyonce track could cause economic collapse
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 14 January 2009
Well, Bowie may have started it, but Beyonce’s not helping apparently. According to reports, scientists say that her song ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ could lead to economic collapse, because if its low beat variance.
Yes, it’s true. A study carried out at a New York University has discovered that the release of songs with more regular beats coincide with periods of economic volatility in the US.
Professor of finance and risk engineering Phil Mayim says that low beat variance songs had an “inverse correlation with market turbulence”.
Explaining what a low beat variance song is, he told PRI Radio: “If it’s a steady beat, the same beat, no matter if it’s fast or slow, that’s a low beat variance song. If it starts off slow and becomes fast and comes back down, that’s a high beat variance”.
He says that the last market crash coincided with the popularity of A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’, which had a steady beat. So it’s all their fault, too.
