Ahhhhhh this is so good! I am so so interested in how other vidders vibe with song choice because the way I connect with a song is almost undefinable? For me? Like I always hear it and go YES THIS but I’ve also had songs I’ve listened to that I know I want to vid but they just don’t fit the fandom yet. I heard Comeback Kid while I was vidding SPN and it just didn’t work for that fandom but I held onto it and then The Untamed happened and there was a lightbulb moment and it just FIT. So sometimes the connection might start with lyrics if I know WHO and WHY but I think for me it’s a musical connection too.

The most important thing for me musically is that it BUILDS and has affect which means my vids tend to be quite long! As a result I always have this fear in the back of my mind that I will lose viewers but for me 4 minutes plus seems to be the sweet spot for really driving the story home.