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  • Ever wonder why all those pop songs sound kinda the same? Well, it's pretty simple; They all use the same 4 Chords! Subscribe For More: bit.ly/TheAxisofAwesome
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    SONGS in 4 CHORDS
    Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
    James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"
    Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is the Love"
    Alphaville -- "Forever Young"
    Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours"
    Train -- "Hey Soul Sister"
    The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go"
    Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
    Akon -- "Don't Matter"
    John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
    Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi"
    U2 -- "With Or Without You"
    The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You"
    Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved"
    The Beatles -- "Let It Be"
    Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry"
    Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy"
    Men At Work -- "Land Down Under"
    Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos
    Jack Johnson -- "Taylor"
    Spice Girls -- "Two Become One"
    A Ha -- "Take On Me"
    Green Day -- "When I Come Around"
    Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight"
    Toto -- "Africa"
    Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy"
    Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
    Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head"
    The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
    Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us"
    Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated"
    The Offspring -- "Self Esteem"
    The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid"
    Akon -- "Beautiful"
    Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize"
    Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie"
    Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life"
    Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface"
    Aqua -- "Barbie Girl"
    Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside"
    The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow"
    MGMT -- "Kids"
    Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye"
    Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne"
    Five for fighting -- "Superman"
    The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane"
    Missy Higgins -- "Scar"
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  • @Tekl
    @Tekl Před 3 lety +11940

    The fact that those 4 chords made them famous makes their thesis true.

  • @aimeebozify
    @aimeebozify Před rokem +4671

    The fact that Ed Sheeran presented one of their videos at his defense trial for copyright infringement is a thing of beauty.

    • @J_GamerSP
      @J_GamerSP Před rokem +76

      Bro do you have a source on that

    • @HeyHeyChey
      @HeyHeyChey Před rokem +36

      ​@@J_GamerSP what? Leaving my comment here to get notified in case of a response

    • @colleenstaheli1931
      @colleenstaheli1931 Před rokem

      @@J_GamerSP czcams.com/video/38OY_0NHNA8/video.html

    • @georgesarelis2269
      @georgesarelis2269 Před rokem +47

      ​@HeyHeyChey it's on the case where he is being sued by Marvin Gayes trust

    • @georgesarelis2269
      @georgesarelis2269 Před rokem +33

      ​@@J_GamerSP most news outlets are reporting it

  • @NiceAstronaut-
    @NiceAstronaut- Před rokem +1553

    The fact that 12 years later this song was part of Ed Sheeran's successful defense against a frivolous copyright infringement lawsuit just makes it even more legendary.

  • @azoo6269
    @azoo6269 Před 2 lety +2053

    In case you want the songs:
    0:10 Don’t Stop Believing - Journey (1981)
    0:18 You’re Beautiful - James Blunt (2004)
    0:29 Where is the Love - The Black Eyed Peas (2003)
    0:38 Forever Young - Alphaville (1984)
    0:45 I’m Yours - Jason Mraz (2008)
    0:55 Hey, Soul Sister - Train (2009)
    1:03 Wherever You Will Go - The Calling (2001)
    1:12 Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (1994)
    1:22 Don’t Matter - Akon (2006)
    1:30 Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver (1971)
    1:38 Paparazzi - Lady Gaga (2008)
    1:44 With Or Without You - U2 (1987)
    1:53 Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight (2007)
    2:02 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (2002)
    2:11 Let it Be - The Beatles (1970)
    2:16 No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley (1974)
    2:18 Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy (1997)
    2:20 Land Down Under - Men At Work (1981)
    2:23 The Funny Things You Do - Jill Colucci (1991)
    2:30 Taylor - Jack Johnson (2003)
    2:36 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls (1996)
    2:39 Take On Me - a-ha (1984)
    2:55 Save Tonight / Africa - Eagle-Eye Cherry / Toto (1997 / 1992)
    3:04 If I Were A Boy / Behind These Hazel Eyes - Beyoncé / Kelly Clarkson (2009 / 2004)
    3:10 In My Head - Jason Derulo (2009)
    3:20 Bullet with Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins (1995)
    3:24 One of us - Joan Osborne (1995)
    3:26 Complicated - Avril Lavigne (2002)
    3:33 Self Esteem - The Offspring (1994)
    3:39 You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring (2008)
    3:47 Beautiful - Akon (2008)
    3:55 Apologize - Timbaland ft. OneRepublic (2007)
    4:03 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna (2010)
    4:10 It’s My Life - Bon Jovi (2000)
    4:20 Poker Face - Lady Gaga (2008)
    4:25 Barbie Girl - Aqua (1997)
    4:27 Other Side - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
    4:34 Double Rainbow Song - The Gregory Brothers (2010)
    4:43 Kids - MGMT (2007)
    4:55 Con te partirò - Andrea Bocelli (1995)
    5:02 Auld Lang Syne - Tiny Hill and his Orchestra (1939)
    5:09 Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting (2000)
    5:13 Bird Plane - The Axis Of Awesome (2008)
    5:27 Scar - Missy Higgins (2004)

    • @dbonechis
      @dbonechis Před rokem +56

      The fact that MGMT got onto here just shows how incredibly skilled they were at parodying all of pop.

    • @stephenhillier3522
      @stephenhillier3522 Před rokem +86

      Excellent list, a few I don't know. Also there's a brief snippet of "When I Come Around" Green Day during the astounding Aha cover.

    • @Dan-cj9yg
      @Dan-cj9yg Před rokem +20

      As someone who knows a lot of these on guitars, I can confirm that a lot do NOT follow the same chord progression. At least a third do not.
      Most obvious are Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Self Esteem, and Sex and Candy. Not even close.

    • @JayDillDrums
      @JayDillDrums Před rokem +2

      How do u need this typed out? Lol

    • @denizoz9224
      @denizoz9224 Před rokem +6

      How do you save a youtube comment? Lol good list thank you from 2023

  • @henryfink5348
    @henryfink5348 Před 3 lety +4537

    “Musicians hate them, learn these four chords to play any song”

  • @sir.grumpypawson6598
    @sir.grumpypawson6598 Před 5 lety +3909

    i fricking love discount jack black

    • @barp94
      @barp94 Před 5 lety +133

      He a woman now

    • @tossemopossum1595
      @tossemopossum1595 Před 5 lety +2

      Lmao

    • @block2344
      @block2344 Před 5 lety +3

      russian russia bullshit prove it

    • @laurabriones7417
      @laurabriones7417 Před 5 lety +118

      what the fuck is so improbable about a trans musician

    • @dingoDogMan
      @dingoDogMan Před 5 lety +9

      It actually is Chester Bennington reincarted after he hanged himself.

  • @codyromrell6897
    @codyromrell6897 Před 5 měsíci +83

    13 years later. Damn take me back to the simple times.

    • @angellycabean
      @angellycabean Před měsícem

      It's been in my top 100 on Spotify for several years in a row 😂 never gets old

  • @WIckedOmenOfThunder
    @WIckedOmenOfThunder Před 7 měsíci +52

    Currently i am drunk in a train towards Amsterdam. I walked through the train when i encountered a group singing this song. We sang the whole song together until they took off, right at the birdplane song . Thank you for this moment!

  • @bobcloneyproductions
    @bobcloneyproductions Před 4 lety +6046

    Don’t get me wrong. 42 million is a lot of viewers, but..I still feel like more people should know about this gem

    • @andrewj3177
      @andrewj3177 Před 4 lety +86

      I think like 30% of them view is re view after years ago, like myself

    • @charmedrools1
      @charmedrools1 Před 3 lety +70

      @@andrewj3177 and the other 70% is music teachers showing their students

    • @makisekurisu8594
      @makisekurisu8594 Před 3 lety +7

      @@charmedrools1 This can't be a coincidence

    • @charmedrools1
      @charmedrools1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@makisekurisu8594 what can't be?

    • @siddhartramotar8774
      @siddhartramotar8774 Před 3 lety +17

      someone else actually posted a live performance of this and got I think 66 million views. Its about a minute shorter though.

  • @missybarbour6885
    @missybarbour6885 Před 5 lety +2553

    When I was in middle school, my bunk mates and I mashed up "Soul Sister", "I'm Yours", "Party In The USA" and "123" for our summer camp talent show. It turns out we had... several more options...

    • @michellejirak9945
      @michellejirak9945 Před 5 lety +39

      Pretty awesome! One of my favorite mashups was Twist and Shout and La Bamba performed by a polka band, but I would have loved to see yours too.

    • @deanbaker9031
      @deanbaker9031 Před 4 lety +1

      All night longggg...

    • @klausthoma1915
      @klausthoma1915 Před 4 lety +1

      well and you failed to become rich and famous....feel stupid at all? :-)

    • @vitoscaletta7032
      @vitoscaletta7032 Před 4 lety +1

      Like
      500000000009 more

    • @dumpster_mcgee_96
      @dumpster_mcgee_96 Před 4 lety +1

      Missy Barbour I see what you did there(123 for)

  • @benharrison7485
    @benharrison7485 Před rokem +142

    I just love how the last song, "Scar" has the chorus that explains this entire video and then ends with the line "That's all it takes to be a star." It's like it was makes just for it to be in this video because I never knew of it's existence until Axis made this.

    • @mixerfistit5522
      @mixerfistit5522 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Yup and no doubt deliberately. There's so many versions of the 4 chord song, different songs, different orders etc but they always include Scar (and bird plane of course) at the end

    • @KoopySandwiches
      @KoopySandwiches Před 3 měsíci +1

      It's been a year since this comment was made, do you still still care that that isn't the original line that Scar ends with?

    • @adamdonaldson8867
      @adamdonaldson8867 Před 3 měsíci

      I didn't even know that was a different song I thought they added that because it's so fitting

  • @shayne_has_landed2511
    @shayne_has_landed2511 Před 2 lety +167

    We performed this at a choir concert one year and the audience loved it. Highly recommend for large student choirs.

  • @sirjambon
    @sirjambon Před 6 lety +4567

    I'd love to see an updated version of this

    • @themodereviews3182
      @themodereviews3182 Před 5 lety +124

      itll most likely have despacito on there

    • @sidtv2542
      @sidtv2542 Před 5 lety +195

      Should include songs like:
      Someone Like You
      Hello
      Whistle
      Despacito
      Cruise
      Its Time
      Demons
      Whatever It Takes
      Edge Of Glory
      Bailando
      Danza Kuduro
      Jar Of Hearts
      Stronger
      We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
      I Just Had Sex
      Nice Guys Finish Last
      We Found Love
      Wake Me Up
      Faded (Alan Walker)
      Cheap Thrills
      Fight Song
      Drive By
      Let It Go (Frozen)
      Let Her Go
      Hall of Fame
      Give Me Everything
      International Love
      Say You Won't Let Go
      Better Now
      Ride (Twenty One Pilots)

    • @eliah7346
      @eliah7346 Před 5 lety +72

      @@sidtv2542 and like every ed sheeran song

    • @Pixelando
      @Pixelando Před 5 lety +8

      Some brazilian songs like "de musica ligeira" and "à sua maneira" have tha same chords of "Save Tonight"

    • @nutritiousnut
      @nutritiousnut Před 5 lety +3

      @@Pixelando de musica ligera brazilian, try again.

  • @carl13220
    @carl13220 Před 7 lety +1839

    4 chords that made a million...

  • @Grato537
    @Grato537 Před 9 měsíci +31

    I feel like the fact that a solid 80% of these absolute bangers is maybe the even more impressive part. Like what about these cords is sooo appealing?

    • @ryleecarlton9415
      @ryleecarlton9415 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I assume the familiarity. Our ears become extremely accustomed to this progression (clearly). It's relaxing. Tension in music comes from subverting expectations with unexpected chords or modulations. Since these chords are extremely predictable to our brains, it almost feels like home

    • @mack.attack
      @mack.attack Před 2 měsíci +4

      Basically there's the concept of tonic chords and dominant chords. Tonic chords are at "home," they sound resolved and like they don't need to go anywhere. Dominant chords are tense and feel like you must go somewhere, like you've got to move to another chord. The progression is I-V-vi-IV. I is a tonic chord (it is the strongest tonic chord), then we go to V which is the dominant/tense. vi is a tonic chord but it's got more of a wistful sense to it and isn't quite as strong as I. IV is subdominant -- it isn't resolved, but it's not as tense as V, it isn't at home but it's not desperate to go somewhere either. So you have this constant home-tense-kinda home-kinda tense. It also makes a very good loop because unlike the strongest resolution which is V-I, it features IV-I when the loop repeats which doesn't have as much sense of finality to it, rather it kinda feels like it wants to keep looping around. So it's all about tension and release and the open-ended sound of the end of the loop.

  • @joannasmith3762
    @joannasmith3762 Před rokem +340

    I play this every time I'm inconsolable to the point of being a danger to myself.
    Thank you from the ADD/ADHD family. I personally endorse this song as the best medicine for those with a short attention span. I appreciate your art.

    • @jacobrispoli4351
      @jacobrispoli4351 Před rokem +4

      XD!

    • @ameliebowers9301
      @ameliebowers9301 Před rokem +8

      I was just thinking the same thing! It's what my brain wants when I'm listening to the radio 😄

    • @mjh5437
      @mjh5437 Před rokem

      Everyone wants to be an "ADD sufferer" nowadays.Maybe you all just have the attention span of a goldfish.

    • @RinaldoPitzerJunior
      @RinaldoPitzerJunior Před rokem

      This.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 Před rokem

      Danger? How?

  • @Chlo-xu2ob
    @Chlo-xu2ob Před 6 lety +3001

    You just go 50 songs stuck in my head at once

    • @imperfectspatula8802
      @imperfectspatula8802 Před 5 lety +5

      How true is that?!

    • @wagwang468
      @wagwang468 Před 5 lety +1

      exactly

    • @lilielf5652
      @lilielf5652 Před 5 lety

      YESSSSS!

    • @salmaahmed8726
      @salmaahmed8726 Před 5 lety +2

      I relate to this so fucking much

    • @mennograafmans1595
      @mennograafmans1595 Před 5 lety +16

      @@maxotto9877 The point is to show they have the same basics, not the same song. What you're saying is the same as saying every famous statue is the same because they are all made of marble.

  • @Samantha89065
    @Samantha89065 Před 4 lety +3349

    "Endgame is the most ambitious crossover."
    The Axis of Awesome:

  • @jxdas5847
    @jxdas5847 Před rokem +22

    And now this is Ed sheerans defence in court against yet another copyright infringement

  • @beardedpokemontrainer4919
    @beardedpokemontrainer4919 Před 10 měsíci +31

    11 years later and this is still epic!

  • @DanLetts97
    @DanLetts97 Před 8 lety +745

    Look folks, before you start talking about how pop stars are unoriginal, there actually aren't many chord progressions out there. There are surprisingly few combinations that work and sound good. This happens to be one of the most powerful chord progressions; that's why it gets used so much.

    • @patrick1984
      @patrick1984 Před 8 lety +25

      +Dan Letts, Next to the fact they only play 4 bars of each song. With 1 chord per bar you could virtually fit every song ever wrote in this. Except for hiphop (no chords) or jazz (about 5 chords per bar)

    • @HyenaDandy
      @HyenaDandy Před 8 lety +59

      +Dan Letts It's more about an amusing observation than it is actually about 'originality.' The four chords of pop show up a lot, but it doesn't make the songs bad for using them.

    • @justwitti
      @justwitti Před 8 lety +33

      +Dan Letts There are so many combinations that sound good. But just a few that sound like Pop.

    • @lavon9305
      @lavon9305 Před 8 lety +4

      +Dan Letts the producers are unoriginal

    • @justwitti
      @justwitti Před 8 lety +1

      +$-No-MND no, not at all. this progression is just widely poular. it's not about the progression but about the actual song.

  • @USHARDY
    @USHARDY Před 7 lety +1524

    Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, and Aiden English make quite the trio.

    • @Snedz496
      @Snedz496 Před 7 lety +8

      Dude in the glasses looks like Chris Evans 😂

    • @MrSamuel539
      @MrSamuel539 Před 7 lety +5

      OffLeatherWings it's like you tried really hard just to reference a wrestler

    • @AlexM-km3fi
      @AlexM-km3fi Před 6 lety +40

      You mean Jack Black, Eddie Murphy, and Chicken Little.

    • @gregoryeatroff8608
      @gregoryeatroff8608 Před 6 lety +9

      I didn't know Neil Patrick Harris wrestled.

    • @aligonwa2256
      @aligonwa2256 Před 6 lety +3

      OffLeatherWings THE BEETHOVEN OF BARITONE

  • @spinninglaundry
    @spinninglaundry Před 18 dny +1

    Legends say they‘re still playing

  • @madaxe79
    @madaxe79 Před 2 lety +39

    Man, all these years later and these guys have 45 million friggin views... awesome... I remember watching this on TV once on a comedy special or something, now all these years layer it comes into my feed and I’m stoked. Awesome work

  • @lllllGreenDaylllll
    @lllllGreenDaylllll Před 8 lety +6028

    *I - V - vi - IV*
    Journey - Don't Stop Believing 0:09
    James Blunt - You're Beautiful 0:18
    Black Eyed Peas - Where Is the Love 0:27
    Alphaville - Forever Young 0:37
    Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 0:45
    Train - Hey Soul Sister 0:54
    The Calling - Wherever You Will Go 1:04
    Elton John (Lion King)- Can You Feel The Love Tonight 1:12
    Akon - Don't Matter 1:21
    John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads 1:28
    Lady Gaga - Paparazzi 1:37
    U2 - With Or Without You 1:44
    The Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You 1:53
    Maroon Five - She Will Be Loved 2:01
    The Beatles - Let It Be 2:11
    Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry 2:15
    Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy 2:17
    Men At Work - Land Down Under 2:19
    Jill Colucci - The Funny Things You Do 2:23
    Jack Johnson - Taylor 2:30
    Spice Girls - Two Become One 2:35
    A Ha - Take On Me 2:39
    Green Day - When I Come Around 2:41
    Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight 2:55
    *vi - IV - I - V*
    Toto - Africa 2:56
    Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy 3:03
    Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes 3:04
    Jason DeRulo - In My Head 3:11
    The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings 3:20
    Jan Osborne - One Of Us 3:23
    Avril Lavigne - Complicated 3:27
    The Offspring - Self Esteem 3:32
    The Offspring - You're Gonna Go far, kid 3:39
    Akon - Beautiful 3:46
    Timbaland feat. One Republic - Apologize 3:55
    Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie 4:03
    Bon Jovi - It's My Life 4:10
    Lady Gaga - Pokerface 4:19
    Aqua - Barbie Girl 4:25
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside 4:27
    The Gregory Brothers - Double Rainbow 4:35
    MGMT - Kids 4:43
    *I - V - vi - IV*
    Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye 4:55
    Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne 5:02
    Five For Fighting - Superman / The Axis Of Awesome - Birdplane 5:09
    Missy Higgins - Scar 5:26

  • @dearreader9739
    @dearreader9739 Před 8 lety +1252

    I don't know there names, but the one with (in my opinion) the best voice is the one who looks like a Pug. The Chihuahua is pretty good. I'd love to hear the Great Dane when he really tries.

    • @naomismith9741
      @naomismith9741 Před 7 lety +14

      Omg 😂😂

    • @sealey5832
      @sealey5832 Před 7 lety +39

      Also know as chicken little

    • @madasnave
      @madasnave Před 7 lety +10

      Benny is the blonde Jordan is the one who used to sport the bears and Lee is the bean pole they hang their coats on

    • @madasnave
      @madasnave Před 7 lety +2

      +Adam Evans beard not bears hate auto correct

    • @sophiaguzman5893
      @sophiaguzman5893 Před 7 lety +11

      its funny because you know exactly who he's talking about

  • @---yl4mf
    @---yl4mf Před 2 lety +8

    I just love the bits with Lee, that imperfect singing still matching drives it home.

  • @Hugoderpugo
    @Hugoderpugo Před rokem +58

    after 11 years of coming back to this every few months I've just now realised that the industry formula for catchy songs caught me even through a parody of said formula...

    • @l0sts0ul89
      @l0sts0ul89 Před rokem +6

      If it works It works.

    • @zacharyyan4898
      @zacharyyan4898 Před 11 měsíci +1

      The idiots who say stuff like “they don’t make songs like they used to” need to learn some basic music theory

    • @symmetries_
      @symmetries_ Před 10 měsíci

      @@zacharyyan4898 I wouldn't say they're "idiots". After all, two songs using the same chords does not make them the same song; you can't just entirely ignore the factors of lyrics, drum beats, what instruments are used, etc.

  • @biggatorguy
    @biggatorguy Před 6 lety +2263

    7 years later and this is still a banger

    • @rascal2323
      @rascal2323 Před 6 lety +10

      Original sketch is from 2009.

    • @biggatorguy
      @biggatorguy Před 6 lety +23

      9 years later and this is still a banger

    • @lvl6665
      @lvl6665 Před 6 lety +1

      Lizzy Meloy So True mah boiii

    • @gogl0l386
      @gogl0l386 Před 6 lety +2

      Well canon in D is actually I V VI III IV I IV V whereas these four chords are I V VI IV.

    • @thekingofthealleyway5842
      @thekingofthealleyway5842 Před 6 lety +2

      Fucking 7 years? God I'm getting old

  • @Benjamin-js4nf
    @Benjamin-js4nf Před 5 lety +16408

    Imagine how many copystrikes this video could get.

    • @donotunsubscribe
      @donotunsubscribe Před 5 lety +377

      UMG would like to: know your location

    • @q3a2
      @q3a2 Před 5 lety +565

      None cause theyre covers

    • @jiphoutvast7347
      @jiphoutvast7347 Před 5 lety +61

      @@q3a2 oh damn XD

    • @Yawyna124
      @Yawyna124 Před 5 lety +250

      @@q3a2 That has never stopped them before. Just saying. Covers can quite frequently get snagged by those sorts of things, even if they deviate extremely: for example:
      czcams.com/video/oTkSKK307Vg/video.html
      This cover of 'Take Me Home Country Roads' has gotten Copyright Strikes before.

    • @olivergrantham8182
      @olivergrantham8182 Před 5 lety +10

      LOL!!!

  • @dailanchang1864
    @dailanchang1864 Před 11 měsíci +5

    This just never get old. So good.

  • @Maivillain
    @Maivillain Před rokem +7

    Here I am, more than 11 years later, still loving this song. It's still so good.

  • @Paykwee
    @Paykwee Před 5 lety +1223

    Some dude in the quad: I can play like 50 songs on guitar

  • @JamUsagi
    @JamUsagi Před 4 lety +1674

    0:21: Accidentally gets paper in his mouth
    0:28: Trying to spit out paper with no success
    0:33: Conspicuously chewing something

  • @Neonb88
    @Neonb88 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Still stuck in my head a decade later. Wow, time flies

  • @SerpentStar_
    @SerpentStar_ Před rokem +5

    Over a decade old now, never get tired of this video, these 4 chords or these songs! :D

  • @CreedVDOTA
    @CreedVDOTA Před 9 lety +1133

    for those wanting to play on guitar easily-
    capo on 2nd.
    C, G, AM, F

    • @jullin9553
      @jullin9553 Před 9 lety +8

      no ! this video is played in D maj key ! not C !

    • @danielgrobbelaar9672
      @danielgrobbelaar9672 Před 9 lety +78

      Jul Lin That is D major. It's C Major on capo 2, which makes it D Major. Likewise using those cords on capo 4 would make it E Major.

    • @billyum608
      @billyum608 Před 9 lety +37

      It's not easy if you have to use an F chord! :P But in all seriousness, I think it's easier to play in the key of G no capo. G D Em C

    • @guitarXshredder
      @guitarXshredder Před 9 lety +3

      seems to sound betta, like Am, F, C, G on al lotof em :p

    • @billyum608
      @billyum608 Před 9 lety +13

      ***** First of all, as a musician, I know. You don't need to explain it. It was kind of you to do so, but no need to be rude, man. I'm aware of plenty of music theory. I understand, completely. Don't be rude, dude. It does no good.

  • @Enivri
    @Enivri Před 4 lety +659

    4:25 every time I hear poker I always sing “come on Barbie lets go party” at that part.

    • @solosam9
      @solosam9 Před 4 lety +1

      Barbie

    • @Enivri
      @Enivri Před 4 lety

      miss B damn autocorrect haha

    • @solosam9
      @solosam9 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Enivri I get that problem all the time!!!! 🤣

    • @jadsmvs8651
      @jadsmvs8651 Před 3 lety +3

      Have been doing it for 8 years now

    • @cotch.
      @cotch. Před 3 lety +7

      There's actually quite a few songs on this list where I end up reciting the 4 chord song instead of the lyrics from just that song glad i'm not alone.

  • @siegy9515
    @siegy9515 Před rokem +1

    How could I miss this gem

  • @richarddavis3980
    @richarddavis3980 Před 2 lety +3

    It was this song that made me realize how much I like that chord structure like most of the songs on this list and a bunch of songs that aren't that I noticed after

  • @leolimitedition
    @leolimitedition Před 4 lety +3944

    Who’s music teacher also showed them this?

    • @pikazooka
      @pikazooka Před 4 lety +52

      Surprisingly enough, my English professor showed us this. That's how I found out about this a few days ago

    • @TheDarkLordSaber
      @TheDarkLordSaber Před 4 lety +20

      My history through music teacher showed us the live on stage version.

    • @torshadasgupta2501
      @torshadasgupta2501 Před 4 lety +10

      same

    • @tweektweak7039
      @tweektweak7039 Před 4 lety +7

      Mine xd

    • @noahhplays2156
      @noahhplays2156 Před 4 lety +4

      Leo Limited Edition my music teacher showed me this

  • @ViperTechnologies
    @ViperTechnologies Před 9 lety +1535

    They sing half of these better then the original singers did

    • @ViperTechnologies
      @ViperTechnologies Před 9 lety +70

      I think you guys should sing all these songs fully and put them up on youtube

    • @locomike7568
      @locomike7568 Před 9 lety +22

      Its mostly benny singing.

    • @ViperTechnologies
      @ViperTechnologies Před 9 lety +11

      ya but its still better lol

    • @locomike7568
      @locomike7568 Před 9 lety +7

      Agreed.

    • @kitsdollies2466
      @kitsdollies2466 Před 9 lety +13

      I noticed this too! My parents were both Voice trainers. these guys give me chills.. It's the best sort of eargasm!

  • @51HUFFMAN
    @51HUFFMAN Před 2 lety +6

    Listening to this song just makes you feel such nostalgia & happiness it’s amazing

  • @riffrff
    @riffrff Před rokem +2

    It's been more than a decade and I keep coming back to watch this video and the other one, and they're still good.

  • @isaacyarrell607
    @isaacyarrell607 Před 3 lety +1441

    It just struck me that this actually tells a story of a guy falling in love getting married, argue and fights with his wife, he cheats, tries to apologize, but its too late and then they split and he's single again.

    • @facebuddi1849
      @facebuddi1849 Před 3 lety +108

      And then just some random shit

    • @QuelTipoSulTubo
      @QuelTipoSulTubo Před 3 lety +5

      What do you mean dude

    • @isaacyarrell607
      @isaacyarrell607 Před 3 lety +47

      If you follow the lyrics the songs they choose combined together, tells a story.

    • @QuelTipoSulTubo
      @QuelTipoSulTubo Před 3 lety +9

      @@isaacyarrell607 that's crazy, I'll check that out

    • @ArwEli100
      @ArwEli100 Před 3 lety +121

      And at some point, gets high on drugs and becomes a birdplane.

  • @frederikmarohn6358
    @frederikmarohn6358 Před 8 lety +664

    Pop music is 4 chords for 1,000 people, Jazz is 1,000 chords for 4 people.

    • @StormDatIsApproaching
      @StormDatIsApproaching Před 8 lety +29

      Damn,that must be the most clever comment i've ever read!

    • @Milanesachan
      @Milanesachan Před 8 lety +34

      you can change "chords" for "minutes" and it still applies

    • @sourkunt9237
      @sourkunt9237 Před 8 lety

      +Milanesa-chan! lel

    • @lasdudas9210
      @lasdudas9210 Před 8 lety

      So true...

    • @tomrouse549
      @tomrouse549 Před 8 lety +3

      im a metal head but the same thing applies and i completely agree, very cleaver what they did tho.

  • @mikeblalock4116
    @mikeblalock4116 Před rokem +1

    Ive loved this song for 10 years and still listen all the time. Thank you

  • @nex144
    @nex144 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Perfect music for my adhd. Keep it going❤

  • @YowLife
    @YowLife Před 4 lety +2462

    I used to recite this song with my brother.
    The song is 6 minutes long, and we still sang it all the way through many times.
    It probably irritated my mom and my sister, but we didn't care.
    It hurts whenever I remember these times and realize he's gone.

    • @gipsybauski8971
      @gipsybauski8971 Před 3 lety +119

      Not gonna lie they had us in the first half...
      But seriously, you ok bro? How long ago has it been?

    • @YowLife
      @YowLife Před 3 lety +148

      @@gipsybauski8971
      4 years, he left a hole in me.
      It will never heal, but the pain grows less and less over time...a long time.

    • @iajbsbbabbvavavavvagah5071
      @iajbsbbabbvavavavvagah5071 Před 3 lety +26

      @@YowLife R.I.P your brother

    • @gipsybauski8971
      @gipsybauski8971 Před 3 lety +13

      @@YowLife how old were you when it happened? Did you write him a letter to say goodbye? Talk to a professional?

    • @gipsybauski8971
      @gipsybauski8971 Před 3 lety +10

      @@YowLife admitting to yourself that you need help is the hardest part. Then asking for and seeking help is the next hardest thing.

  • @Boblol126
    @Boblol126 Před 8 lety +521

    Which anime is this?

  • @kourtneyw8442
    @kourtneyw8442 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I always come back to this. Thank you for amazing timeless content.

  • @Name-fk8zk
    @Name-fk8zk Před 2 lety +2

    Back to this video after 8 years. Unforgettable…

  • @earlgrey11
    @earlgrey11 Před 4 lety +1157

    We need a yearly update of this song! "4 chords 2019", "4 Chords 2020" etc

    • @armorfrogentertainment
      @armorfrogentertainment Před 4 lety +25

      A lot of songs in recent years have switched to a different chord progression: C, D, Em, D

    • @stephenemmett9753
      @stephenemmett9753 Před 4 lety +16

      I have done a version of this medley myself with more songs... I'll give you the link: czcams.com/video/3XEbnqT5X8s/video.html

    • @williamreid6255
      @williamreid6255 Před 3 lety +6

      Yeah they should add Adele’s Someone Like You and Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams

    • @swirlingfudge
      @swirlingfudge Před 3 lety +2

      Lewis Bastard Capaldi

    • @reaz6082
      @reaz6082 Před 3 lety

      505 years for one chord

  • @TheHalcyonTwilight
    @TheHalcyonTwilight Před 8 lety +473

    There are only 4 bases in every DNA strand, (A, G, C, and T,) but the progression of arrangements of those 4 bases produces anything from a human being to a wombat.

    • @deanyona6246
      @deanyona6246 Před 8 lety +139

      Yeah, the only difference is that A,T,C, and G appear in different combinations for over 2 billion nucleotides, while these songs repeat the same combination over and over again.

    • @TimmehTRP
      @TimmehTRP Před 8 lety +23

      Don't try and talk sense into a weaboo. He's lost already. We gotta let him go..

    • @deanyona6246
      @deanyona6246 Před 8 lety

      +TimmehTRP Haha.

    • @TheHalcyonTwilight
      @TheHalcyonTwilight Před 8 lety +23

      I'm a she, not a he, and Ghost in the Shell is about as mainstream as you can get. Heck, ScarJo's starring in the Hollywood adaptation.
      I also concede the point Dean raised. Mine was a bad analogy.

    • @deanyona6246
      @deanyona6246 Před 8 lety +10

      +Avensis Astari Sorry, didn't mean to be rude, your analogy is actually more correct than not. you can have alot of variety with only 4 chords, my answer was more jokey-smartassy.

  • @Highland_Moo
    @Highland_Moo Před rokem +13

    I still come back to this whenever I need cheering up. I live in the Scottish highlands and am lonely and sore with a chronic illness. This makes me smile every time x

    • @notlikethis5782
      @notlikethis5782 Před 2 měsíci

      Howdy stranger and hope you're feeling above the weather and smiling today :)

  • @LeagueofWut
    @LeagueofWut Před rokem +6

    I can't believe how happy this made me, so amazingly well done!

  • @thexalon
    @thexalon Před 3 lety +360

    I can't be the only one who is very impressed that Benny could hit the high note in "Take On Me". A note that probably is an entrant on the list of "most botched notes by otherwise decent karaoke singers".

    • @afuzzycreature8387
      @afuzzycreature8387 Před rokem +12

      i am that person, that note is brutal to the human soul

    • @brucewahler6789
      @brucewahler6789 Před rokem +14

      They are playing all these songs in one key -- which happens to be HIGHER than the key that A-Ha used in the original!!!

    • @mintegral1719
      @mintegral1719 Před rokem

      I hit that note every time... but I'm a woman :P

    • @thexalon
      @thexalon Před 10 měsíci +1

      @markpark4028 They've performed this song live. And Benny has hit that note.

  • @lienschu1071
    @lienschu1071 Před 3 lety +998

    My life is brilliant, my love is pure
    I saw an angel, of that I'm sure
    People killing people dying
    Children hurting you hear them crying
    Can you practice what you preach?
    Would you turn the other cheek?
    Forever young, I want to be
    Forever young
    I won't hesitate, no more no more
    It cannot wait, I'm yours
    Your lipstick stains
    On the front lobe of my left side brains
    I knew I wouldn't forget you
    If I could, then I would
    I'll go wherever you will go
    And can you feel the love tonight?
    Nobody wants to see us together
    But it don't matter no
    'Cause I got you
    Oh country roads, take me home
    To the place, where I belong
    I'm your biggest fan
    I'll follow you until you love me
    Papa-Paparazzi
    'Cause I can't live, with or without you
    Pictures of you, pictures of me
    Hung upon your wall for the world to see
    And she will be loved yeah, she will be loved
    When I find myself, in times of trouble
    Mother Mary comes to me
    No woman no cry
    Yeah mama this surely is a dream
    I come from a land down under
    Red, white and blue all the funny things you do
    America, America, this is you
    They say Taylor was a good girl never one to be late
    Complain express ideas in her brain
    I need some love like
    I never needed love before
    I wanna make love to your baby
    Take on me (when I come around)
    Take me on (when I come around)
    I'll be gone, winner of you...
    Save tonight
    (Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you)
    And fight the break of dawn come tomorrow
    (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do)
    Tomorrow I' ll be fine
    Here I am, once again
    I'm torn into pieces
    Can't deny it, can't pretend
    Just thought you were the one
    In my head I see you all over me
    In my head, you fulfill my fantasy
    In my head
    Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
    What if God was one of us?
    Tell me, why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
    I see the way you're
    Actin' like you're somebody
    I know she's playing with me
    Well, that's okay 'cause I got no self esteem
    With a thousand lies and a good disguise
    Hit 'em right between the eyes
    Hit 'em right between the eyes
    'Cause you're so beautiful
    So damn beautiful
    Too late to apologize, too late...
    Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
    But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
    It's my life...
    It's now or never
    I ain't gonna live forever
    Can't read my, can't read my
    No you can't read my poker face
    Come on Barbie lets go party
    How long how long will I slide
    Separate my
    Double rainbow all the way 'cross the sky
    Yeah, yeah, so intense
    Enjoy yourself
    Take only what you need from him
    A family of trees wanting
    Time to say goodbye
    Veduto e vissuto con te
    Should auld acquaintance be forgot
    And never brought to mind?
    I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane
    I'm a birdplane...
    I'm a birdplane a mother f-ckin' birdplane
    Doesn't that sound familiar?
    Doesn't that hit too close to home?
    Doesn't that make you shiver?
    The way that things have gone
    And doesn't that seem peculiar
    'Cause everyone wants a little more
    It's something I do remember to never go this far
    That's all it takes to be a star...

    • @marzbar479
      @marzbar479 Před 3 lety +26

      This comment deserves way more likes! This must have taken so long!

    • @leandab5103
      @leandab5103 Před 3 lety +16

      @@marzbar479
      Somebody had a lot of free time lol. It almost makes a story, somebody's random thoughts about a relationship going south perhaps. Brilliant

    • @marzbar479
      @marzbar479 Před 3 lety +2

      @@leandab5103 idk what you're talking about but it sounds intriguing

    • @seansierra1657
      @seansierra1657 Před 3 lety +2

      ok

    • @jackbelden3851
      @jackbelden3851 Před 3 lety +1

      We know the words

  • @DerDrako
    @DerDrako Před 6 měsíci

    You 3 deserve so much love.

  • @Shebeast3
    @Shebeast3 Před 2 lety

    listen to this so so many times always love it

  • @kokovo12
    @kokovo12 Před 8 lety +613

    My life is brilliant,
    My love is pure,
    I saw an angel,
    Of that I'm sure,
    People kill and people dyin'
    Children hurt and you hear them crying'
    Can you practice what you preach,
    Would you turn the other cheek,
    Forever young,
    I wanna be forever young,
    I won't hesitate,
    No more, no more,
    It can not wait,
    I'm yours,
    Lipstick stains,
    And the front lobe of my left side brains,
    I knew I wouldn't forget you,
    If I could,
    Then I would,
    I'd go wherever you will go.
    And can,
    You feel the love tonight.
    Nobody wants to see us together,
    But it don't matter, no.
    Cause I can't-
    Oh country road,
    Take me home,
    To the place,
    Where I belong.
    I'm your biggest fan,
    I'll follow you until you love me,
    Papa-Paparazzi,
    Well I can't believe,
    With or without you.
    Pictures of you,
    Pictures of me,
    Hung up on your wall,
    For the world to see,
    And she will be loved,
    Yeah, she will be lo-...
    When I find myself in times of trouble,
    Mother Mary comes to me,
    No woman no crying,
    (Yeah momma this surely is a dream),
    I come from the land down under.
    Red, white and blue,
    Funny things you do,
    America, America,
    This is you.
    They say that Taylor was a good girl,
    Never wanna be late,
    Complain, express ideas, and complain,
    I need love like I've never needed love before,
    I'm going to make love to your baby,
    Take on me,
    (When I come around)
    Take me on,
    (When I come around)
    I'll be gone,
    In a day or two!
    Save tonight,
    (It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you)
    And fight the break of dawn,
    (There's nothing a hundred men or more could ever do)
    There's more before I'm gone,
    (If I were a boy)
    Here I am,
    Once again,
    I'm torn into pieces,
    Can't deny it,
    Can't pretend,
    (I think I would understand)
    Just thought you were the one in my head,
    I see you all over me in my head,
    Beautiful fantasies of you in my head,
    Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage,
    (What if God was one of us?)
    Tell me,
    Why'd you have to make things so complicated,
    I see the way you're acting like somebody-
    (I know she's playing with me,
    Well that's okay 'cause I got no self esteem)
    With a thousand eyes and a good disguise,
    Hit 'em right between the eyes,
    Hit 'em right between the eyes,
    You're so beautiful,
    So damn beautiful..
    Too late to apologize,
    Too late..
    Just gonna stand there and watch me burn,
    But that's all right 'cause I like the way it hurts,
    It's my life,
    It's now or never,
    I ain't gonna live forever,
    Can't read my,
    Can't read my,
    No he can't read my poker face,
    (Come on Barbie,
    Let's go party)
    How long,
    How long,
    Will I slide,
    Separate my,
    Double rainbow all the way across the sky,
    Yeah,
    Yeah,
    So intense.
    Enjoy yourself,
    Take only what you need from it,
    A family of treason.
    Time to,
    Say goodbye,
    (veduto e vissuto)
    Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
    And never brought to mind,
    I'm more than a bird,
    I'm more than a plane,
    I'm a birdplane,
    I'm a birdplane,
    A motherfuckin' birdplane,
    Doesn't that sound familiar,
    Doesn't that hit to close to home,
    And doesn't that make you shiver,
    The way that things have gone,
    And doesn't seem peculiar,
    'Cause everyone wants a little more,
    It's something I do remember,
    To never go this far,
    That's all it takes to be a star.

  • @anirudh2513
    @anirudh2513 Před 3 lety +2647

    If you're still listening to this masterpiece in 2024 you're a legend.

  • @calebloh6625
    @calebloh6625 Před 3 měsíci +2

    My life is brilliant, my love is pure
    I saw an angel, of that I'm sure
    People killin', people dyin'
    Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
    Can you practice what you preach?
    Would you turn the other cheek?
    Forever young, I wanna be forever young
    I won't hesitate no more, no more
    It cannot wait, I'm yours
    Lipstick stains
    On the front lobe of my left side brains
    I knew I wouldn't forget you
    If I could, then I would
    I'll go wherever you will go
    And can you feel the love tonight?
    Nobody wants to see us together
    But it don't matter no
    Cause I got
    Country Roads, take me home
    To the place I belong
    I'm your biggest fan
    I'll follow you until you love me
    Papa-paparazzi
    Oh I can't live
    With or without you
    Pictures of you, pictures of me
    Hung upon your wall for the world to see
    And she will be loved
    Yeah she will be lo-
    When I find myself in times of trouble
    Mother Mary comes to me
    No woman, no cry
    Yeah mama this surely is a dream
    I come from a land down under
    Red, white and blue
    The funny things you do
    America, America oh this is you
    They say that Taylor was a good girl
    Never want to be late, complain
    Express ideas in her brain
    I need some love like I never needed love before
    (Wanna make love to your baby)
    Take on me (When I come around)
    Take me on (When I come around)
    I'll be gone, in a day or two
    Save tonight (Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you)
    And fight the break of dawn
    Come tomorrow (There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do)
    Tomorrow I'll be gone (If I were a boy)
    Here I am, once again
    I'm torn into pieces (I think I would understand)
    Can't deny, can't pretend
    Just thought you were the one
    In my head, I see you all over me
    In my head, you fulfill my fantasy
    In my head
    Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
    What if God was one of Us?
    Tell me
    Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
    I see the way you're
    Acting like you're somebody
    I know she's playing with me
    Well that's ok cause I got no self esteem
    With a thousand lies
    And a good disguise
    Hit 'em right between the eyes
    Hit 'em right between the eyes
    You're so beautiful, so damn beautiful
    Too late to apologize
    Too late
    Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
    But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
    It's my life, it's now or never
    I ain't gonna live forever
    Can't read my, can't read my
    No, he can't read my poker face
    Come on Barbie, let's go party
    How long, how long will I slide
    Separate my
    Double rainbow all the way across the sky
    Yeah, yeah, so intense
    Enjoy yourself
    Take only what you need from it
    A family of trees wanted
    Time to say goodbye
    Veduto vissuto con te
    Should auld acquaintance be forgot
    And never brought to mind
    I'm more than a bird I'm more than a plane
    I'm a birdplane, I'm a birdplane
    A motherfucking birdplane
    Doesn't that sound familiar
    Doesn't that hit too close to home
    Doesn't that make you shiver
    The way that things have gone
    And doesn't that seem peculiar
    Cause everyone wants a little more
    And something I do remember
    To never go this far
    That's all it takes to be a star
    Source: LyricFind

  • @mikedanford4563
    @mikedanford4563 Před 2 lety

    I kid you not this never gets old. Whether I'm drinking to forget the long day or just hanging with friends this takes me to a whole 'nother plane of awesome where old mixes with new and there are NO complaints from this guy on MUMZ I swear

  • @415mysterio
    @415mysterio Před 7 lety +72

    That sudden Billy corgan bullet with butterfly wings got me...

  • @chester2450
    @chester2450 Před 5 lety +2420

    Whos seing this in 2019 and wonders why these guys arent famous by now?

    • @matthoang2166
      @matthoang2166 Před 5 lety +126

      Melvin Schlenz well one of them isn’t a guy anymore lmao

    • @mason4491
      @mason4491 Před 5 lety +4

      Melvin Schlenz hi

    • @Alovon
      @Alovon Před 5 lety +106

      @@matthoang2166 Hey, let her do her own thing.
      Also doesn't really answer the original question.

    • @randelrice8789
      @randelrice8789 Před 5 lety +42

      It's probably because, as clever as it may have been, they're really not that talented?

    • @kingBenTheBadger
      @kingBenTheBadger Před 5 lety +39

      @@randelrice8789 what the fuck are you talking about

  • @BenjiJediMaster
    @BenjiJediMaster Před rokem

    I don’t understand why I am only finding this song now, I got chills the whole time. So good!

  • @victoriagarth1115
    @victoriagarth1115 Před 2 lety

    Still amazing over a decade later. Good stuff. 👍❤

  • @thewanderer4552
    @thewanderer4552 Před 5 lety +551

    I find myself singing this in random places, and I think people assume I can't keep my mind on one thing or something.

  • @jabadabadingdong2359
    @jabadabadingdong2359 Před 8 lety +167

    i want a full cover of The Offsprings- You're going to go far kid.

  • @immrsg
    @immrsg Před rokem +2

    A forever gem of youTube.

  • @Ay_yo_mum_yea
    @Ay_yo_mum_yea Před 2 lety +1

    Watched this in music class today. It was brilliant

  • @leozhen9329
    @leozhen9329 Před 5 lety +468

    2019??? This IS sick. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS!!!!!!

  • @alyssabiggs4912
    @alyssabiggs4912 Před 9 lety +125

    2:52
    Dayum...I could never hit that note.

  • @Azatt11
    @Azatt11 Před 2 lety +1

    I just love this video

  • @Silktor
    @Silktor Před rokem

    masterpiece

  • @daprof2930
    @daprof2930 Před 9 lety +563

    only one question remains... who was the first

    • @jplay2121
      @jplay2121 Před 9 lety +95

      Ruben de Roode The Illuminati of course! Duh!

    • @daprof2930
      @daprof2930 Před 9 lety +8

      GoodGamingJ
      I knew it

    • @jimjobjugger3307
      @jimjobjugger3307 Před 9 lety +111

      Ruben de Roode Actually I think it was Pachabel/Pachabels Canon

    • @daprof2930
      @daprof2930 Před 9 lety

      Asher Swartz
      thank for the info

    • @jimjobjugger3307
      @jimjobjugger3307 Před 9 lety +2

      Not sure its true, just my speculations after hearing some things from people who actually know what their talking about. Don''t quote me

  • @MrsPunkella
    @MrsPunkella Před 8 lety +145

    All the time when I'm singing one of these songs I keep on singing the way it is here....I forgot how most of the songs actually continue because of this!!

    • @scatter_brained5780
      @scatter_brained5780 Před 8 lety +1

      Exactly!

    • @LoveLee_Dreamer
      @LoveLee_Dreamer Před 8 lety

      Me too!

    • @fctrumpet
      @fctrumpet Před 8 lety

      Nice make up.

    • @MrsPunkella
      @MrsPunkella Před 8 lety

      fctrumpet I wish I could do that with make-up. It's just a filter though

    • @joaosoares-rr5mj
      @joaosoares-rr5mj Před 7 lety

      you wanna know the best part? this music is acctuly better than 50% of the "original" musics like lady gaga and stuff like that :v

  • @phredhenson9638
    @phredhenson9638 Před 2 lety +1

    10 years?! Wow! I wonder what each of you have lived since this. I use this as an example when explaining music still. Thank you you awesome mo'fo

  • @user-cr8fj9nz9u
    @user-cr8fj9nz9u Před 2 lety +1

    That song cant be forgettable ♥️

  • @FredySandoval_123
    @FredySandoval_123 Před 4 lety +328

    It's incredible how clear they speak English, I understood words that from the original didn't.

    • @solosam9
      @solosam9 Před 4 lety +31

      Well since English is their first language its not hard

    • @izd4
      @izd4 Před 3 lety +48

      @@solosam9 there are a lot of people who can speak flawless english but cannot enunciate their lyrics properly at all

    • @nicholashurst780
      @nicholashurst780 Před 3 lety +7

      @@izd4 *do not* not cannot. It goes the other way too. A lot of British acts that aren't from Southern England are incomprehensible when talking but enunciate well in song

    • @nicholashurst780
      @nicholashurst780 Před 3 lety +1

      Covers of Nirvana songs are like that too lol like Amy Lee's cover of Heart Shaped Box

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 Před 3 lety +1

      @@solosam9 I think he was referring to the original artist, not these guys! Unless he meant original vid in which case live sounds don't record as well etc

  • @wesrodriguez566
    @wesrodriguez566 Před 5 lety +325

    My roommate started teaching me how to play guitar.
    His first lesson was learn this four chords and you can play over 1000 popular songs

    • @haru5257
      @haru5257 Před 4 lety +2

      Wes Rodriguez what are the four cords? Asking for a friend

    • @lucasgray2757
      @lucasgray2757 Před 4 lety +8

      @@haru5257 Em, G, C, D

    • @connorlee9242
      @connorlee9242 Před 4 lety +16

      @@haru5257 G, D, em, C is the right order

    • @petehill8885
      @petehill8885 Před 4 lety

      ?

    • @giannine18
      @giannine18 Před 4 lety +4

      Same here, I learned ukulele just by learning four chords

  • @LucidicStuDio
    @LucidicStuDio Před 2 lety

    Thank you for showing us the connection of music using chords. You are the prophets of musical knowledge.

  • @pbristow
    @pbristow Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant! Exactly like Rob Paravonian's Pachelbel rant from about 15 years ago. So painfully true so many years later.

  • @Interestingenough4
    @Interestingenough4 Před 9 lety +197

    So in other words, this pattern of 4 chord hit songs has been in existence ever since the 1950s or 1960s. Interesting. I guess music was NEVER original in the first place! Oh well.

    • @rufuguru
      @rufuguru Před 9 lety +49

      Quite a bit older actually.

    • @Gruuon
      @Gruuon Před 9 lety +11

      Will, "The Truth is hard to believe for some" I play folk songs on my mandolin and guitar. The Derby Ram, unknown original date, but earliest known I could find was 1796. It uses this chord progression.

    • @carlosbaldellou
      @carlosbaldellou Před 9 lety +24

      This comes from Pachelbel's Canon from 1680. And probably even further in time.

    • @Castropher
      @Castropher Před 9 lety +3

      carlosbaldellou The fourth chord in Pachelbel's Canon is a different chord then the one in these songs. I believe it's like this I V vi iii IV I IV V

    • @carlosbaldellou
      @carlosbaldellou Před 9 lety +2

      Christopher Castro There's another video here in youtube. Pachelbel Rant. Look at it.

  • @aarontelander
    @aarontelander Před 4 lety +107

    “And the cast of Glee” gets me every time 😂😂😂

    • @drewpeljo5155
      @drewpeljo5155 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah I just finished watching the show and saw this video and that took me by surprise lol

    • @somenightsidontknow3762
      @somenightsidontknow3762 Před 2 lety

      Time stamp? I’m too drunk to catch it lol

    • @bluebod2264
      @bluebod2264 Před 2 lety +1

      @@somenightsidontknow3762 like the first 10 seconds lol

  • @SaffireRoseFletcher
    @SaffireRoseFletcher Před 3 měsíci +1

    "That's all it takes to be a star". This has inspired me to keep writing. Thankyou. ❤

  • @damiantena5289
    @damiantena5289 Před rokem +9

    I always loved how they sing "Can you feel the love tonight"

  • @nobody.123
    @nobody.123 Před 5 lety +780

    There's a big difference between
    *_"lack of creativity"_* in modern music and the *_"limitations of the octave scale"_*
    Creativity is usually found in the melody, which can be broken down into a (mostly) unique pattern of individual notes and is why you can distinguish between songs being played here, but most western music is based on a single octet interval. Doesn't mean there's no creativity, it's just the structure of the traditional western music. This video is such an incredible demonstration,
    but don't misinterpret it!

    • @mantasinspace
      @mantasinspace Před 5 lety +20

      Apple Juice Simpson underrated comment

    • @alfyalfy4411
      @alfyalfy4411 Před 5 lety +32

      @@mantasinspace yes seriously underrated comment. Its the way the chords sound and since pop song is mainly about feeling good and happy these chords will always show up. Many of the popular pops you hear on the radio take over a month to produce even with a team of people.

    • @bmssenjoyer
      @bmssenjoyer Před 5 lety +20

      This is the exact reason metal music is superior. It's a much more versatile creative outlet with fewer constraints to deal with.

    • @CrisKRA
      @CrisKRA Před 5 lety +34

      @@bmssenjoyer I love metal, but I wouldn't say it's superior, that's a word I don't like to use. And I think it's better because it doesn't follow a formula and it's made by musicians who want to make real music, not a consumable. Most pop songs are recyclable, but true metal anthems stay. I'd say that Queen music is also better or has more staying power because it was made from the heart

    • @bmssenjoyer
      @bmssenjoyer Před 5 lety +8

      @@CrisKRA What's your bias against the word? It has a legitimate and relevant meaning. And contextually, it is a synonym for better, like you used.

  • @Shekinahhhh
    @Shekinahhhh Před 3 lety +550

    I’m here because of my music teacher. Wow. This is so fascinating.

    • @beebob77
      @beebob77 Před 3 lety +4

      same :)

    • @jassi_.xx344
      @jassi_.xx344 Před 3 lety +2

      random girl yeah Me too

    • @SandlyCut
      @SandlyCut Před 3 lety +3

      Check this one. it's much better in my opinion.
      czcams.com/video/5pidokakU4I/video.html
      Or in text: Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)

    • @VicChao
      @VicChao Před 3 lety +1

      V

    • @deservingcomplexionm8111
      @deservingcomplexionm8111 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

  • @Chipmunk-jx3xq
    @Chipmunk-jx3xq Před rokem

    One of the most amazing things I have ever heard!

  • @josephinecaruana4387
    @josephinecaruana4387 Před rokem +1

    I have been learning bass 5 years
    How you have speeded me up with your 4 chords amazing
    I can follow you and have a better understanding of music as I am playing mainly by ear

  • @ChrisAlmonte
    @ChrisAlmonte Před 5 lety +706

    We watched this in music class at school. Is a sick mashup!

  • @feriday4820
    @feriday4820 Před 6 lety +353

    I think every music teacher today has shown their class this video .. xD

  • @Luftimore
    @Luftimore Před rokem +3

    I know I'm not one to talk (yet) but I miss how creative people used to get with relatively low budget.
    The spirit still lives on and I love it!

  • @gorfdog
    @gorfdog Před 2 lety

    love you guys.

  • @amelieclowrey5113
    @amelieclowrey5113 Před 4 lety +2095

    For anyone who needs the chords that are actually in this key :
    D A Bm G

  • @Godzillarex
    @Godzillarex Před 2 lety +1899

    Such a brilliantly executed concept!

    • @KM-sb3zk
      @KM-sb3zk Před 2 lety +2

      Yo what’s up godzillarex

    • @leonardobueno55
      @leonardobueno55 Před 2 lety +1

      @@KM-sb3zk cc

    • @amandam8609
      @amandam8609 Před rokem +2

      I’m very disappointed in myself that I only discovered this video now 😞

  • @ElvishMayo
    @ElvishMayo Před 2 lety

    11 years later and I still come back to watch this nonstop

  • @sqirmsicles7267
    @sqirmsicles7267 Před 11 měsíci

    One of my favorite videos.