For Beginners: Pop Rock Singles Reviews. Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls

This radio hit is simple, like most radio hits, and I also find it worth listening to for fun.  It follows very common formulas that can be used by just about anyone to produce music that is on the level of the quality that typically sells millions of albums.  Just about anyone could play this song, such that it is a great song to learn as one’s first song.  There is virtually no difference between this style of music than that which is commonly written for bands that play in churches.