My favourite song of each decade âQ&A#5
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 07. 2024
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0:00 Introduction
0:19 My favourite song of each decade
5:58 Flute-sized pianos or piano-sized flute?
6:20 Why are classical pieces named with a key signature?
7:58 Does studying music theory detract from the magic?
9:02 Is music theory important?
10:32 Would you rather meet Lennon, McCartney or Yorke?
11:12 Do you listen to any non-English language music?
11:47 What was your dissertation on?
13:18 What is the most dissonant interval?
13:38 Have you ever suffered from stage fright?
15:12 Am I too old to become a professional pianist?
16:22 F7/C#?
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đUPDATE: Warner Music Group decided they weren't much pleased by the the ten second clip of "Once in a Lifetime" that I played in this video, so I've had to cut it out! đ Sorry about that and thanks for your support đ
Idiots...
O.k. ... If Warner Music wants us all to put them on our Black Lists, so be it!
Maybe you can use a cover? Listen to the one by Wasis Diop, Defaal lu wor, from the album Toxu.
I'll just drop this here in case you need an intriguing topic for a future video. No music channel can truly be said to be complete without a magnifying glass on the work of David Bowie's favourite American band...
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That is such a great song, and Iâm almost positive that David Byrne at least wouldnât be happy with that decision... in his book he seems to not be terribly impressed by the aggressive actions of record labels.
"I started when I was 20."
Dang man, you still look 20.
I thought he was really about 20. Isn't he?
He says he did his dissertation 7 years ago so I would guess he is about 29.
he kept the Ring, so he dont age
@@briancunning423 29?!?!?!? That's insane
Yeah , if you donât have a real job that equates to zero stress and zero anxiety which means aging is non existent.
âFor the 90s Iâm sure itâs no surpriseâ I see what you did there đ
What did he do there
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@@epicbottleflips5032 his fave band is radiohead from that era. and no surprises is a popular radiohead song, so. little bit of cheecky word games there :D
but then it was all alarms when he said "Paranoid Android"
@@truth5705 have you noticed he looked so tired unhappy all the vid.
Modesty is the best policy, you are genuine and people recognize that. You love music not just likes.
Thanks Kris!
@@DavidBennettPiano hi
Congratulations on 400K! You absolutely deserve it. This is one of the best channels on CZcams.
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@@DavidBennettPiano I agree with Titanic Sinclair. You make music theory relatively painless!
@@DavidBennettPiano Aurora's cover of Nature Boy....live in a cathedral....is one of the most musically astonishing things I've ever seen or heard. If you like that song in the slightest.......look this up.
You'll thank me.
Watch the entire show that's from....and it'll legit change your life.
Bruh itâs Titanic Sinclair
@@avedic Thank you!
I like that you literally put the question in the title very first, no fluff or anything. straight to the point, very appreciated
You shouldn't be surprised by the number of subscribers, you definitely deserve each and every one of us subscribers. Congratulations!
Thank you! đđ
Honestly he deserves 5x more than he has right now
Riders on the storm! A man of culture I see
I think Macca would enjoy taking to you, it would make a nice change for him to have someone asking "serious" musical questions, and while not musically trained, he's clearly someone with masses of musical knowledge and a very enquiring mind.
You should try 10 best songs of every decade. There are too many great songs.
Whatâs going on, so what - miles, nights - frank ocean
Favourite song of each decade:
1940s: *Nature Boy* by Nat King Cole
1950s: *Pennies from Heaven* by Louis Prima
1960s: *Strawberry Field Forever* by The Beatles
1970s: *Riders on the Storm* by The Doors
1980s: *Once in a Lifetime* by Talking Heads
1990s: *Paranoid Android* by Radiohead
2000s: *Reckoner* by Radiohead
2010s: *The Less I Know The Better* by Tame Impala
2020s: *Kyoto* by Phoebe Bridgers
I thought you were going to pick No Surprises for the 90s. But I guess that would have been no surprise.
Paranoid Android is arguably my favorite song ever.
Such a brilliant piece of music.
Give Lucky another listen and get back to me, đ
Give let down another listen,
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Ok Computer is so overrated.
@@mahdeeznuts Wow, that's an original sentence that no one has ever said before. Also, to the person above me: wtf
@@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand you are a fool
reckoner is also my favorite radiohead song from the 2000's! congrats on 400k, can't believe i've been here for over 2 years
Thanks for sticking around!
I agree, and itâs actually one of the first Radiohead songs I remember hearing, whenever my parents would play In Rainbows and Iâd space out bcs itâs a very floaty and hypnotic album, especially to a small child
David you're a legend for having a beatles song AND a Doors song in your favourites. Keep up the good work.
Totally agree!!!!!!
Richard Feynman famously said that understanding something does not take away from the beauty of it, on the contrary.
I agree with Feynman, but I doubt he knew what it is like to NOT understand. Can he imagine being in Shakespeare's time, thinking planets move on crystal spheres?
Strawberry fields sounds like sitting in a garden on a rainy day.
"If the sun don't come you get a tan from standing in the English rain"
@@DavidBennettPiano I was lucky enough to see George Harrison perform In My Life live in 1974 here in Chicago. So it's my favorite. Perhaps surprisingly, it's consistently rated as one of the best well-written songs of all time, achieving #1 status in some polls of songwriters as recently as 2000. It's certainly an elegant piece of work, and Lennon's very first piece of work that relied on his introspection rather than hooks and pop gimmicks. George certainly respected it enough to be the only Beatles song that he included on his playlist during that tour. Don't get me wrong, I ain't dissin' the Fields.
And then getting sucked into a trans dimensional sinkhole
Tripping.
@@bearwoody In My Life is my favorite as well, although I've mainly only heard the Beatles' hits and not their albums.
Pyramid Song stands outside of time.It's magnificent.
Amazing piece of music!
What I love most about Pyramid Song is how it can sound so unrhythmic but is actually technically just in 4/4.
@@Lefty7788tinkatolli It's strange this fuss about time signatures I see so much. From Meshuggah to Tool to Radiohead. Cos these are professional musicians. Playing a syncopated rhythm, an 'odd' time signature, a poly-rhythm, are not hard with some practice. I assume it must be non-musicians who talk about it so much who think that an odd signature or rhythm are something special and worthy of attention... they're really not. The only thing that matters is if something sounds good.
@@dickmonkey-king1271 you can view at as semantics, but professional or not the only way to understand and internalize complex ideas to in turn yourself become a âpro musicianâ, is to dissect and analyze-take the abstract and make it as concrete as possible. Pyramid song is truly creative and unique in that it feels so bizarre. The first time I ever heard the piano intro it felt almost just like a free meter where it ebbs and flows as it needs to, but the drums come in about half way through and sort of cut through that illusion (not the only Radiohead song to do this), but even then it still feels impossible that itâs in common time. Very inventive. I guess your argument is that having great musical ideas is the mark of a professional; not a genius. I guess thatâs sort of fair, and I know of some smaller bands that have a sound unlike any band Iâve ever heard (do yourself a favor and check out Friend Roulette immediately), but that attitude towards musicianship feels a little suffocating and might cause me to lose my love of the sport. Itâs more fun to put music and musicians up on a pedestal sometimes đ
@@rileymerino6340 No no. Thanks for the reply, but that's not my point. I'm not even sure how to explain clearly what I mean. Like, I see lots of comments how 'X song goes from 6/4 to 3/4 to 7/8' and how amazing that is etc. etc. BUT, for a musician, that isn't hard at all. Not even that interesting. I am no-one, but I've written tracks in all kinds of odd time signatures. Recently a riff in 19/8... it's not a big deal. I feel like a lot of non-musical fans focus on the technical sides of music at the expense of how good the music actually is. Like, the last Tool album (to me) is really weak, but Tool fans will think it's great because the drumming is so complex. You know? And that's just not music to me. The technical side is a distant second to the actual quality of writing.
Kyoto is an incredible song, I'm glad you picked it as your choice for the 2020s.
SOO HYPED THAT MY QUESTION GOT PICKED!!!!! Thanks!
Great question đ
And once in a lifetime by talking heads! Yesssss
Man, I'm so happy for you. Literally 90% of music theory I know today is thanks to you. Actually I studied Economics and work on that field, but when talking with fellow musicians (I sing and play guitar as a hobby) they instantly become really impressed of my knowledge. I really really appreciate your work, keep it up! Greetings from Colombia!!!
Reckoner is fucking amazing, love that song, itâs so beautiful and heart wrenching
Had a quick look at the individual chapters and boy am I excited to watch the video!
Strawberry Fields Forever is my favourite song of theirs too, it always has been.
thanks to you david! Beautiful and useful videos are always worth our time
I struck my chest dutifully and with a lump in my throat when you revealed your 90s fave. đ
Apart from making good videos you are such a nice guy.
Cheers!
congrats on 400k subs mr piano!
Thank you. đ
"When you study a piece of music, you learn its ins and outs, it does lose a bit of that mystique. But, that mystique is replaced by a really deep appreciation of what makes that piece of music great".
Couldn't agree more. I have this with any form of media. A part of me wants to experience it afresh. But then I would lose all that appreciation I have accumulated.
Unrelated, but have you listened to Polyphia? I highly recommend their most recent album, I imagine you'd love it.
Congratulations! I love your content, keep it up
Saludos desde MĂ©xico!! đČđœ
I agree that the more I dig into a song or piece of music, the more I appreciate it. Because I think I would get the feeling of the author as they wrote. Also a big congratulations on your 400k milestone. You got larger numbers coming!
âHey Bulldogâ !! Yes, thankyou for mentioning that. Amazingly underrated Beatleâs rocker. Great riff, surreal lyrics, phenomenal McCartney bass line and the best George guitar solo ever.
I'll second that.
I'll third that. Outstanding piece of music. Hard to say that any Beatles' song could be overlooked but this one is.
You deserve at least 1M subscribers, adding so much to our music knoledge - thanks so much Dave. Our musical taste is very different and yet I'm a huge fan! keep them coming
Congratulations and many more subs! Well deserved, David
Hey David! As I am getting back into making music after a long hiatus, I just recently discovered your channel. Iâd like to thank you for all you do! Your videos serve as both refreshers on some bits of music theory I already knew, and as a source for lots of it I didnât learn in my long ago school years.
Iâd also like to thank you for verbalizing, or demonstrating on the piano, the concepts you show visually. I am blind and so miss out on the visual parts, but still can follow along your explanations seamlessly.
Keep up the great work!
Congratulations on 400k+ subscribers. I'm honestly not surprised. I've recommended your stuff to a number of my friends. I'm regularly amazed at the depth of your references to music from different genres. Keep up the good work!
What was your favorite song for the 110's BC?
Man with Stick (Please don't Break my Heart)
Hurrian Hymn no. 6
@@MaquiladoraIII hey the ancient Greeks invented modes we still use today, hundreds of years before then.
Look up the Seikilios Epitaph and you can play a song, note for note, from that period.
Spinning Wheel.
I don't know, but when Richard Thompson covered it in concert, it was mind blowing
Do a video about Echoes by Pink Floyd! Cheers!
Heck yeah I'm excited for this one
That end was just lovely, thanks :)
Thank you đ
Great video again, David. Keep them coming. đ
Cheers Hugh! đđ
I know a woman who was not allowed by her father to learn a musical instrument when she was young but she always dreamed of playing the cello. When she became a widow in her 70s, she took lessons and learned very quickly. She started performing in string quartets to audiences after about a year. You are definitely never too old to learn a musical instrument and perform.
Your channel is a blessing! Keep it up and thanks for all your effort! :)
Cheers!
Congrats on hitting 400k David! I discovered your channel about two or three weeks ago and now ur one of my favourite CZcamsrs!! The way u explain music theories is very clear and I love how u use at least a Beatles song in almost every videođ
Strawberry fields forever is also my favourite Beatles song, and I enjoyed the video where u talked about the production of it, truly amazing video.
Anyway, thanks for creating these incredible contents and keep it up!!!
Great videos! Always enjoy them. Keep going, David B! Thank you, and it reminds us how we humans truly NEED music in our lives, no matter how complex or simple! Rock on from the US. đđ»
Whoa! I have no idea how you could narrow down your favorite songs from entire decades, but I love your choices! I guess that's part of why I enjoy your channel so much. Congrats on the amazing subscriber numbers. âïž
You deserve every single subscriber and so many more. Love your content!
Cheers Chris!
You are truly musicly inclined and you sharing your knowledge with us is why I'm a sub
Congratulations! I love your break-downs of songs and exposition of what makes them tick, how they can be similar or different, their influences and so on. Watching the music play directly off the page, transposing into different keys and such must be a huge amount of work. Always fascinating though. Well done!
Congratulations on 400k. You earned every single one.
Congratulations man! I love your videos âšđ€
Thanks Edwin!
Great content. You earned it
Keep up the great work David!
Thanks!
Congratulations! I'm so glad CZcams sent me your way back whenever, as it has been very gratifying to see your channel grow, and you take on increasingly audacious topics. You've really added some dimensionality to the way I listen to music. Especially pop and rock music, which aren't always my bag. I don't think peeking under the hood ruins anything at all, I love learning how things work.
Congratulations, David. I always look forward to, watch, & enjoy your videos. đ
Thanks!
Before watching the video. My favorites would be...
1930s: Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman
1940s: La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf
1950s: Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
1960s: A Day In The Life - The Beatles
1970s: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
1980s: Still Loving You - Scorpions
1990s: Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
2000s: Like a Stone - Audioslave
2010s: Touching II - Iamthemorning
Iâve never heard anything from the 1930s or 1940s, so:
1950s: Hound Dog by Elvis Presley, 1956
1960s: Stand By Me by Ben E. King, 1961
1970s: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, 1975
1980s: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson, 1988
1990s: U Canât Touch This by MC Hammer, 1990
2000s: A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay (no, not the album, the title track of the album), 2002
2010s: Pompeii by Bastille, 2013
2020s (so far): Bones by Imagine Dragons, 2022
I love how you answered the flute/piano question with a perfectly straight face. đ I enjoy your channel and music knowledge very much!
wow, Strawberry Fields Forever and Hey Bulldog are my favorites as well :)
You have an immediacy and a genuineness that set you apart. Congratulations, and well-deserved.
Also: I hope youâll develop that piece at the end!
Whoa thanks for featuring my question!! I hadn't even considered the quarter-tone. It's interesting the closer you are to the unison without it being a unison it seems to get more and more dissonant. Uncanny valley maybe?
Oh my word, your dissertation subject is wildly amusing and perfectly amazing. (And backing up a skosh, Julie Fowlis, oh yes.)
Congratulations on the milestone of 400K. If I had to name what I find as the principal attraction to you and the channel it is how well a subject is researched and presented.
Well done on getting 400k! Thank you for answering my question as well!
Even though much of what you do is beyond me as I am a music hobbyist, I recognize that you are a music genus and I find your videos brilliant and really interesting.
Thanks đ
Congratulations for the 400k. You have a very esquisite taste for music!
Hey, do you think you could do a video on the Grateful Dead? I feel like they aren't very talked-about despite Bob Weir's creative rhythm playing, Jerry Garcia's melodic improvising, and Robert Hunter's beautiful lyrics. Not to mention their impact on the music industry.
Keep up the great videos. I liked your one about jazz and wouldnât mind more content like that.
Excellent choices. Particularly Hey Bulldog, A great among greats.
It is surprising that another band never had a hit with this song?
Wow! Congratulations on 400k subs, your channels almost doubled since I started watching and each one is thoroughly deserved
Congrats from Boston. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!
Amazing Q&A, David! Congratulations on 400K subscribers! Your videos are the best!
Thank you!
@@DavidBennettPiano Anything! đ
man, i really appreciate your channel so much. actual music theory has always baffled me and i never could grasp the conventional wisdom that seemed easy for other people- i knew what sounded good and had my own "rules" but i had such a hard time understanding basic ideas- but your channels honestly made me finally relate music as a science to my idea of music. so well explained, straight to the point and well articulated, and the depth of your analysis is like swimming to the bottom of a pool- its never so deep that i cant recover, but at the same time i learn i can go deeper and stay longer each time. love your channel man, youve earned much success
Your channel is awesome David, keep going! Greetings from Chile.
Thanks Juan đ
â@@DavidBennettPiano Thanks to you David, iÂŽm an amateur musician and composer and I have learned a lot from your musical analysis
Excellent video as always and very interesting choice of songs.
Love your selections. Really shows that you listen to the music vs hearing music.
Great List, Keep up the good work
Congrats on 400k! I'm glad to have been one of those :)
Love your channel and you earnest nature. Great work and I am looking forward to when you reach 500k!
Congrats dave, i love your videos
Thanks! đ
Your channel deserves it. So much quality.
Great content. No pretension or ego. Just tremendous information given in a brilliant manner. Thank you!
enjoyed your videos, Keep up the good work!!
David, if you like Phoebe Bridgers check out the strings version of Kyoto (itâs ace!) and also her collaboration in boygenius. They released a 6 track EP a few years ago and is fabulous.
Great channel. Every bit as absorbing as some of the big ones.
Muchas felicidades por los 400,000 y por favor no dejes de hacer videos de teorĂa musical. Saludos!
Congratulations on 400K David đđ
Congratulations on 400k!
Congrats on 400k David. Well deserved. Yourself, Rick beato and Paul Davids, if you don't mind me putting you in company. I've learned so much in the last 12 months. Thanks for doing what you do.
Huge congrats!!! Keep up the great work
Congrats on the milestone, David!
Happy 400k dude
I'm glad someone picked Paranoid Android as a song to take away from the 1990s, it's probably one of the most underrated songs out there. I think that the later 1990s get overlooked just because there wasn't much of a huge scene, like the Seattle scene, earlier in the decade that gets most of the attention. I'm glad it's never too late to get (back) into music, and thank you for being part of that journey! I've stumbled across quite a few channels, but I only follow a handful that I regularly watch. Happy 400K!
hello! I really enjoy your videos!! :D
Thank you!!
I just discovered your channel and I was amazed by your accent, so clear, and all your music knowledgement at such a young age. Congrats and thank you for sharing all this content. Suscribed ÂĄ
Congratulations, David. It won't be long before you reach one million.
You are an amazingly talented, and humble man. A fine musician and excellent communicator. A great role-model for young people. (By the way, never mind the singing, and playing; with your dead-pan humour I think you would, indeed, make a good stand-up comedian :) )
Thanks David! đđđ
@@DavidBennettPiano ----- I learn so much from your videos. You explain, with lucidity, aspects of music that have puzzled me all my life. But you make it _easy_ for me to understand :)
Congrats on 4K subscribers! You deserve it. Every one of your videos is so well done!
Also: good choice on choosing Talking Heads âOnce in a Lifetimeâ for the 80s. I love TH so much that I have an original print of their Remain in Light record.
You are a knowledgeable and a very pleasant narrator of your craft. You deserve the subscribers and views for your talents.
Congrats!!!! :-)