“…The recall of a song, however, is constrained by the poetics and rhythm as well as the meaning, which greatly reduces the number of words that can be used at any point. It has often been shown that meaning directs recall and that the general theme is what is most often recalled by subjects (Bartlett, 1932;Horton & Mills, 1984;Kintsch, 1974;Kintsch, Kozminsky, Streby, McKoon, & Keenan, 1975;Neisser, 1982;Rubin, 1978). In our research, the addition of more constraints could enhance the accuracy of reconstructive recall.…”