If I Were a Boy Technique

Music

Musically speaking, "If I Were a Boy" hardly varies at all from the verses to the chorus.This lack of variation works because of Beyoncé's incredible singing. Beyoncé isn't afraid to use a vocal...

Songwriting

"If I Were a Boy" sounds like a song about gender. But on another level, it's a full-fledged heartbreak song in which a woman bemoans the loss of her lover. In order to tell both stories, the son...