Memorability
The one-hour test: could you recall this 60 minutes after hearing it once? Hooks, refrains, and sticky phrases.
What good looks like
Lines that lodge in the brain involuntarily. A chorus you catch yourself humming without trying.
How SongForgeAI scores it
theme-coherence.ts (Build 946) + hook-bonus on fire-line scoring. The chorus "destination phrase" must be present and consistent; memetic-bonus rewards lines that work out of context.
Common failure mode
A forgettable chorus. The song plays, the song ends, and 20 minutes later you can't name it.
What it looks like in the wild
- A chorus built on a 3–5 word core phrase that anchors the song.
- An unusual word or image that keeps resurfacing in the listener's head.
- A melodic + lyric hook alignment that makes humming trigger the lyric.
Why it’s in the Impact tier
Will anyone remember it tomorrow? Transcendence, arc, stickiness, and genre fit.
The Impact tier contributes 35% to the final composite score. The tier weight is distributed across its member metrics — no single metric dominates the composite.
Other Impact metrics
The Transcendent Line
#9The unrepeatable line. Not necessarily the cleverest; the truest. The line someone would quote.
Emotional Arc
#10Does the song move from state A to state B? Revelation, release, recalibration. Not just emotion, but emotional motion.
Genre Authenticity
#12Does this honor its genre while extending it? Genre fluency without genre cliché.
The full rubric
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